== == Hockey has been able to change with the advent of new technology, such as fiber material sticks and skates, and modernizing rule changes, such as the video replay and two referees. The speed and skills of the players have improved and even the size of the players have gotten taller and heavier over the last 30 years. The average NHL player of the 1960's, would not get a second look from modern era hockey scouts now. A player who is less than six feet tall and under 190 pounds is not going to get much of a look in today's scouting reports, and if he can't skate really well and shoot hard, he is not going to the "big show" at all. Hockey is the fastest team sort in the world, with constant action all the time. Compare that to Baseball, where the fans fall asleep all the time, or soccer where scoring some times doesn't happen in a whole 90 minute game, and the players are more worried about their hair being nice looking than the game . Compare hockey to Basketball, where players sit out a game due to a finger injury or because they fell on their elbow. Hockey players play "hurt " all the time, and consider it a badge of honor to come on to the ice after taking facial injuries, with a couple of dozen stitches in their mug. My best reason to like hockey as a sport..........the players are nice guys who are humble and take the time to talk to the fans, even when thay have a plane to catch, a 4 hour flight, and won't hit the hotel bed until about 4 am in the next city, where they will play in less than 12 hours. Pro hockey players have a greulling schedule with games about every second day. In January, the Toronto Maple Leafs will play 13 games in 29 nights. Compare that to American NFL players who only play a 16 game football SEASON.
Because he takes time to pee his pants with happiness
The hockey puck was invented so hockey players had something to shoot into the goal.
well canadians created hockey so they are usually better
Well it depends on what you mean by popular. Millions of people watching famous? Most popular game of the time? But as we know the game as inveted in Canada [yes that is arguable, it was possible England did. And NO Minnesota did NOT invent hockey. Sorry Gophor fans], and had very different rules. But it stated to become more popular in late 1800s (i.e. 1895ish) to around early 1900s (i.e. 1910ish). Not only is it possible that England invented hockey but also Scotland and U.S.A have been called the inventors. But we now know that for sure it was not invented anywhere else but Canada.
It is unknown. Hockey has been claimed to be founded in so many different time periods, that it is impossible to know how old it is.
It is because that Canada is very cold and people need to exercise so people invented hockey. over the years, hockey became more popular as more people played it. Finally hockey was made an Canadian symbol.
Good, positive marketing and personal interest.
No, its as popular as it is in the States. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada, followed by Football, NFL and CFL. So NO, not really.
In countries where some form of hockey is an official sport of that country, it is because (that form of) hockey is so popular and well established, just like for any official sport.
oh it is so not that popular ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Improved: Although France isn't really a prominent ice hockey country, they do play the sport, and have teams like most countries do. Fédération Francaise de Hockey sur Glace, or FFHG, is the ice hockey federation for France. Check it out here: http://www.hockeyfrance.com - Sorry its in French and I have not yet found a way to translate it to English. So, overall, Ice hockey isn't too popular in France, but it is played there! :)
ice hockey when french soldiers created the game they used a rubber ball and then rules and regulations and the hockey puck was added Basketball and Lacrosse
It is so popular in Dutch because it has been around there for so long. It also just took off as a popular sport, just the same as Canada and Hockey. Therefore there are more people skating, more competition... and therfore create better skaters that dominate the world cercuit.
the most popular sports in Sweden are soccer and ice hockey, so i guess they are the national sporst. ;)
Ice Hockey is a major part of Canadian history, so most Canadians hold it dear to their hearts. It's not only liked in Canada, but a lot of Canadians are diehard fans because of the history of the sport in Canada.
Not as long as the payments are current and have remained so.
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Mostly hockey (no, seriously). We also dabble in lacrosse, basketball (Steve Nash, who plays for the Phoenix Suns, is Canadian. You're welcome), football, soccer, and baseball. We don't really have an official sport, so get out there and find one that you love!