Not according to Norwegians sweetie.
If hockey is so niche to you and the world, why are honestly here? Like Sakic must be ranked #300 of your favourite athletes behind random secondary bench rugby, volleyball, basketball, football, bowling, pool, darts, ping-pong, airsoft, badminton, baton twirling, skydiving, archery, tennis, pickleball, cricket, wiffleball, chess, skateboarding, dodgeball, ice climbing, cycling, grappling, fencing, kickboxing, laser tag, foosball, F1, Nascar, horse racing, ultimate freesbee, Pokemon card championship, mini golf, handball, figure skating, rowing, sailing, Korean WoW, field hockey, lacrosse, polo, horse polo, tag, and rafting players for you.
Jeez, make one comment about how normal countries have their rinks year around, especially in a country were hockey is popular and the sports Nazi shows up to edaumacate us.