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They never will. But they have other sports they are superior to us in. So If i was an American sports fan I will not worry about not being as good to Canada in ice hockey.
No they don't. USA is quickly rising in hockey.Kafka said:That question falls in the same group as: "When will the Leafs win a Stanley Cup? or "When will Canada take part to the FIFA World Cup"......
Team Russia, T.Rep., Sweden and even Finland (or team Ontario, Quebec+maritimes, West) have more chances.
Jovanovski = Norris said:The only advantage that Canada has is that hockey is still our #1 sport while it is the #4 or #5 favorite team sport in the US.
Jovanovski = Norris said:My question is, when do you guys think the USA will surpass Canada as the premier hockey country in the world? In both quality and quantity.
Jovanovski = Norris said:Canada has arguably been the #1 hockey country in the world in terms of producing the best hockey players. It has been as such since the inception of the game and despite the recent rise of European players, I don't see a country like Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and other countries taking the lead considering that soccer is still the most popular sport in most of those countries and that their standard of living is still lower than that of Canada's.
However, the United States can potentially, and realistically, catch up soon. The population of the United States is around 300 million while the population of Canada is around 30 million. The standard of living in both country is relatively equal. The only advantage that Canada has is that hockey is still our #1 sport while it is the #4 or #5 favorite team sport in the US.
Some think the movement is already occuring with the US outputting high-profile prospects like Phil Kessel, Alvaro Montoya, Jack Johnson, Bobby Ryan, Jack Skille, Dustin Brown, Brian Lee, Rob Schremp, AJ Thelen, Ryan Suter, Zach Parise et al. Others argue that it will still take several decades for at least the US psyche about hockey to change or establish a better development system.
My question is, when do you guys think the USA will surpass Canada as the premier hockey country in the world? In both quality and quantity.
Kaizer said:Heh... China has about 1.3 billions, football is very popular there but they still suck.
Czech Republic has about 8-10 millions and they are among the best in football and hockey.
It's hard to compare based only on population.
Jovanovski = Norris said:Canada has arguably been the #1 hockey country in the world in terms of producing the best hockey players. It has been as such since the inception of the game and despite the recent rise of European players, I don't see a country like Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and other countries taking the lead considering that soccer is still the most popular sport in most of those countries and that their standard of living is still lower than that of Canada's.
However, the United States can potentially, and realistically, catch up soon. The population of the United States is around 300 million while the population of Canada is around 30 million. The standard of living in both country is relatively equal. The only advantage that Canada has is that hockey is still our #1 sport while it is the #4 or #5 favorite team sport in the US.
Some think the movement is already occuring with the US outputting high-profile prospects like Phil Kessel, Alvaro Montoya, Jack Johnson, Bobby Ryan, Jack Skille, Dustin Brown, Brian Lee, Rob Schremp, AJ Thelen, Ryan Suter, Zach Parise et al. Others argue that it will still take several decades for at least the US psyche about hockey to change or establish a better development system.
My question is, when do you guys think the USA will surpass Canada as the premier hockey country in the world? In both quality and quantity.
Jovanovski = Norris said:My question is, when do you guys think the USA will surpass Canada as the premier hockey country in the world? In both quality and quantity.
Guy Legend said:The US's population is far too great. Heck, California alone is the size of Canada...
The day will come where America will become the number one producer of hockey talent.
Right now, the country is largely untapped. In non-traditional markets in the south, hockey has really sprung up as a game people play now. While expansion is bad in the short run in terms of talent in the league, it will end up doing the opposite. The league will benefit as a whole, something we can all appreciate.
The number of Americans in each draft has been rising (including the number of quality players). The 2006 draft will continue that trend.
But if it makes some canadians sleep better at night, I can say "never"....
Yeah thats important to note, me and a few people basically used to wake up at 5 in the morning to skate on clean ice at minus 20 degrees for four hours straight.Anksun said:You really need to understand something however. No matter how many rink you could build in the non-traditional markets, you will always still be severely far away in term of "playing time" than anywhere in Canada.
As a young kid, i would usually play hockey in the winter from 8am to 12am and 13pm to 17pm every single saturday and sunday and i was actually always there with plenty of other people. Although the videos games have somewhat gave another possibility to the young guys today, the popularity of hockey is still far greater there to even think the non-traditionals markets (even with 10 times the population) have actually a chance to catch it on.
While i think you might one day catch it on, it's not going to be in your lifetime.
hawker14 said:hockey is an expensive game to play organized, and many poorer americans play more inexpensive games like basketball, baseball and football.
Claypool said:there's no poor people in canada?