If John, a Politician, Turns His Attention to Hockey, It

If John, a politician, turns his attention to hockey, it may be that he is making a statement intended to do what?

A) Highlight which team he supports in order to establish a specific civic identity
B) Receive perks including free tickets and merchandise from a specific team
C) Associate themselves with a sport perceived as synonymous with Canadian values in order to obscure their backgrounds and become ordinary citizens in the eyes of others
D) Highlight how sport and politics are intertwined in case anyone might have thought the opposite