| Considering the country's love affair
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| | watch the opposing team get crushed
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| with the game most people would be
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| | against the boards. Many people wonder
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| surprised to learn that hockey is not the
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| | what this is teaching young fans.
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| national sport of Canada. Many people in
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| | Aggressive play is not being tolerated in
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| Canada eat, sleep, and breathe hockey.
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| | many leagues whereas others have banned
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| The roots of hockey are in Ireland, back
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| | this type contact all together. The NHL
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| when it was called Hurley, but hockey is
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| | however, has not started anything of this
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| defiantly a Canadian sport. Due to its
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| | kind.
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| infectious nature, hockey has caught on
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| | These days' parents have become a bit too
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| all over the world. It became very
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| | passionate at little league hockey games.
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| popular throughout Canada, especially the
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| | There is an increasing number of fights
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| East coast in the 1800s.
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| | between parents and verbal and physical
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| In 1917, a league was formed to guide the
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| | abuse against referees and coaches. This
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| play among professional hockey teams.
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| | has prompted many people to stay away
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| This league, the National Hockey League
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| | from the sport or putting their children
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| (NHL) originally consisted of five teams.
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| | in after school hockey programs. The
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| But the numbers quickly grew and by the
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| | thought of knowing that the parents care
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| end of the century there would be 30
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| | more about who wins than the kids do is
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| teams from all over Canada and the USA.
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| | frightening. Regardless of this hockey
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| For many fans, hockey is serious
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| | will always be a popular game in North
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| business.
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| | America.
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| While the US teams have dominated the
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| | No matter what happens though, hockey
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| hockey playoffs, called the Stanley Cup,
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| | will always be a popular game in North
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| in recent years, the sport still has a
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| | America. Europe enjoys much success in
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| bigger following in Canada. Hockey Night
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| | the hockey world as well. Recent world
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| in Canada is quite an event in many
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| | championships have highlighted little
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| households and sports bars. Several teams
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| | known places such as Belarus. Anywhere
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| in Canada have fallen by the wayside in
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| | you can find frozen ponds in the winter
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| the past several years such as the
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| | are the perfect place for a little ice
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| Winnipeg Jets and the Quebec Nordiques.
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| | hockey. This isn't always the case
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| This is an unfortunate cause of the high
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| | though, look at the Los Angeles Kings!
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| player salaries.
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| | Hockey remains one of the favorite games
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| Hockey stars are able to demand high
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| | in North American cities and many fans
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| salaries for their game. In part, this is
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| | hope to enjoy hockey during the 2004/2005
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| what leads some of the top players to
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| | NHL season. But even without the pros,
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| teams in the US. Some Canadian teams find
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| | there are farm teams and minor leagues
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| it challenging to keep their homegrown
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| | teams playing hockey, so hockey fans can
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| players thanks to high salary demands.
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| | still get their hockey fix. If you are
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| This is one of the issues in the 2004 NHL
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| | curious to see what all the fuss is over,
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| dispute that resulted a curtailed season.
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| | check out a game at your local hockey
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| Hockey is a very violent game and
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| | arena and you'll feel the excitement in
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| unfortunately, violence is very common in
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| | the air - and on the ice. No wonder
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| the little leagues. Spectators love to
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| | hockey is so popular!
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