Just to give you an idea of how little the U.S. thinks of hockey...

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Shane

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arnie said:
No it wouldn't. The US isn't entirely dependent oon basketball for self image the way Canada is for hockey. Canada is basically a world backwater and cvomplete 0 in just about everything, including sports. Hockey is the one and only thing they have, so it gets magnified far beyond anything similar would in the US. Without hockey, they are nothing more than a pooorer, whinier version of America.

Another factor: Try looking at Canadian newspapers. If it weren't for stores about the US or about things happening in the US, it could be printed on half a page. They are desperate for something Canadian to write about.

Ann Coulter, is that you?
 

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arnie said:
No it wouldn't. The US isn't entirely dependent oon basketball for self image the way Canada is for hockey. Canada is basically a world backwater and cvomplete 0 in just about everything, including sports. Hockey is the one and only thing they have, so it gets magnified far beyond anything similar would in the US. Without hockey, they are nothing more than a pooorer, whinier version of America.

Another factor: Try looking at Canadian newspapers. If it weren't for stores about the US or about things happening in the US, it could be printed on half a page. They are desperate for something Canadian to write about.
Calm down kid no one attacked your precious USA ! You are right on some points, hockey is everything to us up here so basically there is no comparison between Canada and the US so why are poeple trying to compare them is beyond me. We have one love and one only. Baseball and other sports are really far behind. That is why we suffer more the lockout then you guys...There's nothing wrong with the fact that we love only one sport, has far as I know we still have the freedom of choosing what sports we love...(unless the US passed a rule that decided otherwise...Oh wait that's in your dream....!:D )
 

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arnie said:
No it wouldn't. The US isn't entirely dependent oon basketball for self image the way Canada is for hockey. Canada is basically a world backwater and cvomplete 0 in just about everything, including sports. Hockey is the one and only thing they have, so it gets magnified far beyond anything similar would in the US. Without hockey, they are nothing more than a pooorer, whinier version of America.

Another factor: Try looking at Canadian newspapers. If it weren't for stores about the US or about things happening in the US, it could be printed on half a page. They are desperate for something Canadian to write about.
Uhhh...this kid doesn't speak for most of us Americans. Please ignore...thank you.
 

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My question is this.....the kids jersey....a team Canada one at that.....is stolen in Canada, by a Canadian, who is an employee of a Canadian airline.....

......what does this have to do with US hockey fans and what they think of hockey in the firstplace?
 
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