What does hockey have to do with Canada?
Mckayla Koch
2025-05-30 08:25:05
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Hockey is Canada’s game, and we’re proud to be the home of hockey. Hockey is part of the fabric of Canadian culture, and our long-term relationship with the NHL helped make Sportsnet Canada’s No. 1 sports media brand.
Darian Waters
2025-05-30 08:06:24
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Whether you are a newcomer to Canada or have lived here all your life, you might have noticed how deeply ingrained the sport of hockey is in both the culture and its people. Named Canada’s official national winter sport by the Senate and the House of Commons of Canada in 1994, hockey has grown a great deal since its origins in the 19th century. The version of the sport everyone knows was first played in Montreal, at the Victorian Skating Rink, in 1875. The organiser, a man named James Creighton, was a Halifax native studying at McGill University, and is sometimes considered the ‘father of ice hockey’.
Hockey spread rapidly across both Canada and the world, and it is one of the most played sports amongst both adults and youths. At 21.8 percent, it beat out basketball at 17.6 percent and football (soccer) at 12.4 percent, and was followed by 30.6 percent of Canadians. Although these numbers seem close, the sport is also growing with the influx of immigrants who want to feel connected to Canadian culture, and what better way for them to do that than through sports, with 13 percent of immigrants paying close attention to hockey.
With multiple successes on both the national and international level, winning golds at both the Olympics and IIHF championships, there is every reason for Canadians to continue supporting and playing hockey.
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