We always hear the slogan "Canadian's Game" that is often brought up in the world of hockey. What this refers to is the term that some of us Canadians use to brag our glory and passion for the game of hockey. Now what I mean is, often time people say that hockey is Canada's sport because we invented modern ice hockey and we say "Canadian's are the best hockey players". This stereotype is usually most talked upon during the Winter Olympics, World Juniors Tournament and NHL's Winter Classic Games. We hear this alot when people speak of Sidney Crosby to the rest of the NHL league. Not only is he basically Canada's hockey idol from 2010 to the present but also because of his astonishing skill and overall score in the NHL. He was also well known for his "Golden Goal" to win The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and that goal also made Sid Canada's Best Remembered Olympian. Now this stereotype may not be all that true. Hockey is not as popular played however, not only do I believe we have some of the best and most fans out there, we also have the most medals won in ice hockey in the Olympics. Including both men and woman, we have 18 medals, 11 in which are gold.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8gzXBpyWGM
This video commercial was shown alot on the television during the World Junior Tournament and it's getting the fans ready for the upcoming Winter Olympic games in Sochi 2014. There is a little hidden message in the ad that is pretty inspiring to us Canadians. This hints at "Canadian's Game" when they say "We invented this game, we perfected it, we have the most fans, most players, the most heart of any nation, we spent our whole entire lives on ice, so it doesn't matter if we're playing at someone else's rink or in someone else province or even in someone else's country, as long as there is ice to skate on, we're at home." Now as I said earlier that Canada did invent modern ice hockey, this commercial is in fact pointing out that this is our game because we perfected the game, we have the best fans and I truly love hockey.
Bib:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_Olympic_Games
http://www.canada.com/life/Sidney+Crosby+golden+goal+made+Canada+best+remembered+Olympian+poll+with+video/6999736/story.html
Interesting blog! I'm not the biggest hockey fan but I can appreciate how popular it is in Canada and it's nice to be known worldwide as the best at a sport. We have been dominating for years and will most likely continue to do so. It seems like almost every Canadian kid I know plays hockey or has played in a league before, this makes me proud to be Canadian!
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