Boston is a bad, banned word in British Columbia

The beloved Canadian doughnut chain started by the former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman of the same name is no longer selling products in B.C. with the name “Boston’’ in them.

Please enjoy a Vancouver Creme instead.

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HALLO DEUTSCHLAND: Another German is about to get his name etched into the Stanley Cup.

Either Vancouver’s Christian Ehrhoff or Boston’s Dennis Seidenberg will join Uwe Krupp as the only German players to win an NHL championship.

After more than a decade playing together on various German national teams, Ehrhoff and Seidenberg say they won’t lose their friendship over one playoff series.

“We talk a little during the season, and when it’s over, we try to go out for coffee after the games,’’ Ehrhoff said. “This time of year, though, we’re not really talking.’’

The 28-year-old Ehrhoff and the 29-year-old Seidenberg have known each other since their days on a German under-18 national team. They’ve played together on three Olympic teams for Germany, even forming a defensive pairing in the Vancouver Games last year.

“We’ve played together since we’ve been 17, at all national tournaments,’’ Seidenberg said. “We get along well off the ice, but right now we don’t really talk.’’

Ehrhoff has been popular with German reporters in recent weeks, doing interviews over the phone after practice. Seidenberg said he hasn’t been pestered quite so much from back home.

“It’s pretty big, but right now they’re all talking about Dirk Nowitzki playing in the NBA finals,’’ Seidenberg said with a grin. “There’s a little room for us, though.’’

Nowitzki, whose finger-roll won Game 2 of the finals for the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, even recorded a congratulatory video message for the Canucks and Ehrhoff that played on the Rogers Arena scoreboard during Game 1.

“I saw it, and it was awesome,’’ Ehrhoff said. “Obviously he’s cheering for the Canucks, so it’s good.’’

The shaggy-haired 7-footer might not be the biggest fan of German hockey, however: When he was asked about excluding Seidenberg from his message, Nowitzki acknowledged he had no idea who Seidenberg was — which makes Seidenberg laugh.