SoundAndFury
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It's definitely Elektrėnai in Lithuania. A small town with population of 15k but 9 out of 10 boys practice hockey there. Most famous players are Dainius Zubrus and Darius Kasparaitis
Where are the "hockey towns" of the world?
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Definitely TrenčÃn in Slovakia.
Players from Trencin with NHL experience:
Marián GáborÃk, Marián Hossa, Zdeno Chára
Marcel Hossa; Tomáš Kopecký, Sekeráš ĽubomÃr, Bartovič Milan, Nedorost Andrej; Richard Lintner; Branko Radivojevič, Roman Tvrdoň .... I'm sure I forgot a few.
Players from Trencin with NHL experience:
Marián GáborÃk, Marián Hossa, Zdeno Chára
Marcel Hossa; Tomáš Kopecký, Sekeráš ĽubomÃr, Bartovič Milan, Nedorost Andrej; Richard Lintner; Branko Radivojevič, Roman Tvrdoň .... I'm sure I forgot a few.
CharasLazyWrister
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Are you one of those crazy Finns who's never left Minnesota?
No. Half Scandinavian though (3/8 Swede and 1/8 Dane).
CharasLazyWrister
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I've lived on the East Coast my whole life, but I've got a lot of family friends out across the Midwest and Minnesota. While it's clearly the best hockey state in the country, oddly everyone I know (they are from Apple Valley) has no care for hockey. Go figure, especially since multiple professional hockey players have come out of AVHS.
Minnesotans can be weird like that.
AV, yes. I was at the AV-Duluth East state tournament game at the Civic Center - the longest state tournament game in MN history - back in '96 when I was a freshman. Karl Goehring was absurd that game.
AV has been a perennial powerhouse for the longest time. It's tough to come out of their section though which is why they don't make the big dance as often as they should.
CharasLazyWrister
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Yeah. It's been kind of funny as I've just by coincidence stumbled upon these players being from there. Knowing my way around the place and knowing lots of people in the town (was like a second home during the summers for awhile)Keep in mind, I'm from a small, sleepy New England town 30 miles outside of Boston with a pretty weak hockey program. And as you've pointed out, Minnesota is full of hockey towns so I shouldn't be too shocked.
I have connections with two sort of random towns hockey players happen to come out of. My father is from Livnoia, Michigan, home of Mike Modano, Ryan Kesler, and Torey Krug among others. My grandmother who passed about six years ago was actually good friends with Modano's parents who lived right down the street.
I actually chatted briefly with Dan Sexton many years ago, but I believe he went to Eastview on the other side of town.
habsrule4eva3089
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Ushuaia, Argentina
Ladakh, India
Would be interesting to have a Hockey town location for each country that plays Hockey, so we can have a list, especially for countries such as Argentina and India where only die hards devout themselves to the World's Greatest Game. I'll work on it and post it up when I can. Should probably be a list of over 50 countries if I'm not mistaken, who knows!
wow, and to think people complain about the altitude in Denver, I'm sure this game was being played at double the elevation!
You guys gotta check out my book on hockey hotbeds!
Hockey Hotbeds is a collection of stories on thirty hockey cities/towns around the world that includes exclusive interviews with many of the games top players from the past, present and future. From Boston to Zurich, Ty Dilello takes you around the world in this must read for any major hockey or sports fan.
Here's a list of some of the players I interviewed for this book: Curt Ridley, Cesare Maniago, Johnny Bower, Mike Liut, Adam Dennis, Andy Bathgate, Don Beaupre, Bob Mason, Thomas Steen, Anze Kopitar, Peter Bondra, Florence Schelling, Nik Antropov.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/379954
http://www.hockeybookreviews.com/2013/12/hockey-hotbeds-by-ty-dilello.html
Here's a list of the cities in the book:
CANADA
Minnedosa, Manitoba
Notable NHL Players: Curt Ridley
Sudbury, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Todd Bertuzzi, Andrew Brunette, Mike Foligno, Randy Carlyle, Eddie Shack, Brian Savage, Al Arbour, Ed Giacomin, Gerry Desjardins
Ottawa, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Dan Boyle, Mike Gartner, Rod Brind’Amour, Dennis Potvin, Marc Savard, Derek Roy, Erik Gudbranson, Aurel Joliat, King Clancy, Clint Benedict
Vancouver, British Colombia
Notable NHL Players: Glenn Anderson, Paul Kariya, Milan Lucic, Evander Kane, Troy Brouwer, Chuck Kobasew, Ryan Johansen, Carey Price, Barry Beck
Trail, British Colombia
Notable NHL Players: Ray Ferraro, Dallas Drake, Shawn Horcoff, Adam Deadmarsh, Steve Tambellini, Barret Jackman, Cesare Maniago
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Notable NHL Players: Terry Ruskowski, Dave Manson, Johnny Bower, Ryan Parent
Weston, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Paul Coffey, Adam Oates, Craig Ramsay, Mike Liut, Brian Hayward
Montreal, Quebec
Notable NHL Players: Mario Lemieux, Ray Bourque, Luc Robitaille, Vincent Damphousse, Mike Bossy, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard, Mike Bossy, Bernie Geoffrion, Mike Ribeiro, Doug Harvey, Kris Letang, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Martin Brodeur, Roberto Luongo, Bernie Parent, Jean-Sebastian Giguere, Corey Crawford, Lorne Chabot, Gump Worsley
Toronto, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Dale Hawerchuk, Brad Park, Dennis Maruk, Steve Shutt, Mike Knuble, Stephen Weiss, Raffi Torres, Andrew Cogliano, Mark Giordano, PK Subban, Cody Hodgson, Mike Palmateer, Dougie Hamilton, Bob Essensa, Jamie Oleksiak, Jason Muzzatti, Kevin Weekes, George Hainsworth
Edmonton, Alberta
Notable NHL Players: Mark Messier, Johnny Bucyk, Jarome Iginla, Scott Niedermayer, Derek Morris, Dion Phaneuf, Jay Bouwmeester, Bryan Little, Andrew Ference, Harold Snepsts, Tyler Ennis, Johnny Boychuk, Kelly Hrudey, Jamie McLennan
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Notable NHL Players: Butch Goring, Andy Bathgate, Bill Mosienko, Patrick Sharp, Terry Sawchuk, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, Alexander Steen, Travis Zajac, Darren Helm, Derek Meech, James Reimer, Jim Henry, Mud Brunneteau
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Alex Delvecchio, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, Marc Staal, Taylor Pyatt, Steve Rucchin, Wayne Stephenson, Gus Bodnar
USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Notable NHL Players: Phil Housley, Kyle Okposo, Ryan McDonagh, Zach Parise, Reed Larson, Dustin Byfuglien, Paul Martin, Toby Peterson, Damian Rhodes
San Jose, California
Notable NHL Players: None
Boston, Massachusetts
Notable NHL Players: Jeremy Roenick, Chris Nilan, Keith Yandle, Tom Barrasso, Benn Ferriero
Washington D.C, USA
Notable NHL Players: Kevyn Adams, Bill Nyrop
Europe
Edinburgh, Scotland
Notable NHL Players: Tommy Anderson, Charlie Gardiner
Oslo, Norway
Notable NHL Players: Espen Knutsen, Mats Zuccarello, Patrick Thorosen, Ole-Kristian
Tollefsen
Gothenburg, Sweden
Notable NHL Players: Henrik Lundqvist, Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson, Calle Johansson, Loui Eriksson, Robin Lehner, Carl Klingberg
Grums, Sweden
Notable NHL Players: Willy Lindstrom, Thomas Steen
Helsinki, Finland
Notable NHL Players: Teemu Selanne, Jari Kurri, Esa Tikkanen, Sean Bergenheim, Kari Lehtonen, Lennart Petrell, Niklas Backstrom
Jyvaskyla, Finland
Notable NHL Players: Raimo Summanen, Sami Vatanen, Ari Ahonen
Jesenice, Slovenia
Notable NHL Players: Anze Kopitar
Poprad, Slovakia
Notable NHL Players: Peter Bondra
Zurich, Switzerland
Notable NHL Players: Raphael Diaz, Tobias Stephan
Ortiesi, Italy
Notable NHL Players: None
Riga, Latvia
Notable NHL Players: Sergei Zholtok, Karlis Skrastins, Raitis Ivanans, Viktor Tikhonov, Herbert Vasiljevs, Kaspars Daugavins, Arturs Irbe, Helmut Balderis, Peter Skudra, Arturs Kulda, Zemgus Girgensons
Herning, Denmark
Notable NHL Players: Frans Nielsen, Peter Regin, Nicklas Jensen
Reykjavik, Iceland
Notable NHL Players: None
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Notable NHL Players: Evgeni Nabokov, Nikolai Antropov, Anton Khudobin, Alexander Perezhogin, Vitaly Kolesnik
Hockey Hotbeds is a collection of stories on thirty hockey cities/towns around the world that includes exclusive interviews with many of the games top players from the past, present and future. From Boston to Zurich, Ty Dilello takes you around the world in this must read for any major hockey or sports fan.
Here's a list of some of the players I interviewed for this book: Curt Ridley, Cesare Maniago, Johnny Bower, Mike Liut, Adam Dennis, Andy Bathgate, Don Beaupre, Bob Mason, Thomas Steen, Anze Kopitar, Peter Bondra, Florence Schelling, Nik Antropov.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/379954
http://www.hockeybookreviews.com/2013/12/hockey-hotbeds-by-ty-dilello.html
Here's a list of the cities in the book:
CANADA
Minnedosa, Manitoba
Notable NHL Players: Curt Ridley
Sudbury, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Todd Bertuzzi, Andrew Brunette, Mike Foligno, Randy Carlyle, Eddie Shack, Brian Savage, Al Arbour, Ed Giacomin, Gerry Desjardins
Ottawa, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Dan Boyle, Mike Gartner, Rod Brind’Amour, Dennis Potvin, Marc Savard, Derek Roy, Erik Gudbranson, Aurel Joliat, King Clancy, Clint Benedict
Vancouver, British Colombia
Notable NHL Players: Glenn Anderson, Paul Kariya, Milan Lucic, Evander Kane, Troy Brouwer, Chuck Kobasew, Ryan Johansen, Carey Price, Barry Beck
Trail, British Colombia
Notable NHL Players: Ray Ferraro, Dallas Drake, Shawn Horcoff, Adam Deadmarsh, Steve Tambellini, Barret Jackman, Cesare Maniago
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Notable NHL Players: Terry Ruskowski, Dave Manson, Johnny Bower, Ryan Parent
Weston, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Paul Coffey, Adam Oates, Craig Ramsay, Mike Liut, Brian Hayward
Montreal, Quebec
Notable NHL Players: Mario Lemieux, Ray Bourque, Luc Robitaille, Vincent Damphousse, Mike Bossy, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard, Mike Bossy, Bernie Geoffrion, Mike Ribeiro, Doug Harvey, Kris Letang, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Martin Brodeur, Roberto Luongo, Bernie Parent, Jean-Sebastian Giguere, Corey Crawford, Lorne Chabot, Gump Worsley
Toronto, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Dale Hawerchuk, Brad Park, Dennis Maruk, Steve Shutt, Mike Knuble, Stephen Weiss, Raffi Torres, Andrew Cogliano, Mark Giordano, PK Subban, Cody Hodgson, Mike Palmateer, Dougie Hamilton, Bob Essensa, Jamie Oleksiak, Jason Muzzatti, Kevin Weekes, George Hainsworth
Edmonton, Alberta
Notable NHL Players: Mark Messier, Johnny Bucyk, Jarome Iginla, Scott Niedermayer, Derek Morris, Dion Phaneuf, Jay Bouwmeester, Bryan Little, Andrew Ference, Harold Snepsts, Tyler Ennis, Johnny Boychuk, Kelly Hrudey, Jamie McLennan
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Notable NHL Players: Butch Goring, Andy Bathgate, Bill Mosienko, Patrick Sharp, Terry Sawchuk, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, Alexander Steen, Travis Zajac, Darren Helm, Derek Meech, James Reimer, Jim Henry, Mud Brunneteau
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Notable NHL Players: Alex Delvecchio, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, Marc Staal, Taylor Pyatt, Steve Rucchin, Wayne Stephenson, Gus Bodnar
USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Notable NHL Players: Phil Housley, Kyle Okposo, Ryan McDonagh, Zach Parise, Reed Larson, Dustin Byfuglien, Paul Martin, Toby Peterson, Damian Rhodes
San Jose, California
Notable NHL Players: None
Boston, Massachusetts
Notable NHL Players: Jeremy Roenick, Chris Nilan, Keith Yandle, Tom Barrasso, Benn Ferriero
Washington D.C, USA
Notable NHL Players: Kevyn Adams, Bill Nyrop
Europe
Edinburgh, Scotland
Notable NHL Players: Tommy Anderson, Charlie Gardiner
Oslo, Norway
Notable NHL Players: Espen Knutsen, Mats Zuccarello, Patrick Thorosen, Ole-Kristian
Tollefsen
Gothenburg, Sweden
Notable NHL Players: Henrik Lundqvist, Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson, Calle Johansson, Loui Eriksson, Robin Lehner, Carl Klingberg
Grums, Sweden
Notable NHL Players: Willy Lindstrom, Thomas Steen
Helsinki, Finland
Notable NHL Players: Teemu Selanne, Jari Kurri, Esa Tikkanen, Sean Bergenheim, Kari Lehtonen, Lennart Petrell, Niklas Backstrom
Jyvaskyla, Finland
Notable NHL Players: Raimo Summanen, Sami Vatanen, Ari Ahonen
Jesenice, Slovenia
Notable NHL Players: Anze Kopitar
Poprad, Slovakia
Notable NHL Players: Peter Bondra
Zurich, Switzerland
Notable NHL Players: Raphael Diaz, Tobias Stephan
Ortiesi, Italy
Notable NHL Players: None
Riga, Latvia
Notable NHL Players: Sergei Zholtok, Karlis Skrastins, Raitis Ivanans, Viktor Tikhonov, Herbert Vasiljevs, Kaspars Daugavins, Arturs Irbe, Helmut Balderis, Peter Skudra, Arturs Kulda, Zemgus Girgensons
Herning, Denmark
Notable NHL Players: Frans Nielsen, Peter Regin, Nicklas Jensen
Reykjavik, Iceland
Notable NHL Players: None
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Notable NHL Players: Evgeni Nabokov, Nikolai Antropov, Anton Khudobin, Alexander Perezhogin, Vitaly Kolesnik
Erik Karlsson is from a small village called landsbro (roughly 140 miles from Gothenburg). Although he played for Frölunda HC.
Siamese Dream
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A list full of mistakes and inconsistencies. I think this guy should stick to Canadian hockey, since he clearly has no idea what's going on internationally
Gothenburg is first an foremost a football (soccer) town, probably the number 1 football town in Sweden. And Lundqvist is not from Gothenburg.
And Grums?
If the defintion of a hockey town is something like "hockey in the genes" you have Ornskoldsvik and Leksand as prime examples. Leksand might, just as Ambri, fall short because of the "town-factor" though.
Acallabeth
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I'd definitely add Novokuznetsk to a list of Russian hockey towns. Shame the team has been so weak.
At least the Jyväskylä part is correct as I wrote it
Would you care to explain why Jyväskylä is more of a hockey town than Tampere or Turku, or any other average sized finnish city?
IceBlacks
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I've lived most part of my life in Jyväskylä and that's why I felf comfortable writing about them. Tampere was an alternative and Turku but I decided to go with Jyväskylä as it's not very often written about.
Aah, okay.
I guess Jyväskylä's status as a hockey town is on rise when you think of their (future) NHL players: Vatanen, Määttä and Honka. The future's looking bright.
