Podein25 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Just now, Fanboy said: I'm just asking what people think?? Canadians say hockey is their game, and Americans say Canadian teams suck that is why they haven't won a cup in Canada in 25 years so I wanted to see what people think. Just having a discussion about what people think? moo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanboy Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, Podein25 said: moo Crickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Ewing Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, Fanboy said: I'm just asking what people think?? Canadians say hockey is their game, and Americans say Canadian teams suck that is why they haven't won a cup in Canada in 25 years so I wanted to see what people think. Just having a discussion about what people think? It's a nonsensical argument born from a position of ignorance and would could politely be called myopia. Again, if the Toronto Raptors, with a roster of about 90% American players, had a dynastic series of Championship wins, would that make Canada a basketball powerhouse? I can't believe we're arguing about something so obtuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 22 minutes ago, JR Ewing said: It's a nonsensical argument born from a position of ignorance and would could politely be called myopia. Again, if the Toronto Raptors, with a roster of about 90% American players, had a dynastic series of Championship wins, would that make Canada a basketball powerhouse? I can't believe we're arguing about something so obtuse. You may be on to something..... This thread has more to do with geometry than whether hockey is Canada's sport or not.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 26 minutes ago, JR Ewing said: It's a nonsensical argument born from a position of ignorance and would could politely be called myopia. Again, if the Toronto Raptors, with a roster of about 90% American players, had a dynastic series of Championship wins, would that make Canada a basketball powerhouse? Yabbut didn't a Canadian invent basketball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 @Fanboy You do realize there are 3 times as many American teams in the NHL as there are Canadian teams. Based on this chart I'd say that Hockey in Canada is still strong. Find more statistics at Statista There are also twice as many indoor rinks and 5 times as many outdoor rinks in Canada than in the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Fanboy said: I'm just asking what people think?? Canadians say hockey is their game, and Americans say Canadian teams suck that is why they haven't won a cup in Canada in 25 years so I wanted to see what people think. Just having a discussion about what people think? Ummm......you suck. I'd say you're trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Podein25 said: Yabbut didn't a Canadian invent basketball? Aha!! I just KNEW all that redundancy had to be invented outside the US... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 22 hours ago, Fanboy said: Crickets Let's end this for good, eh? :-) I go to ESPN.com (most visited U.S. sports site) and across the top of the site are links to (in order) the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAAF, Soccer and then finally the NHL. I go to TSN.ca and look at the same and see NHL, NFL, World Juniors, Hockey Canada, NBA, Curling, Sheep Shearing.... I know Junior teams in Saskatoon (population 295,000) and Halifax (population 405,000) often outdraw teams in Phoenix (population 4.5 million) and Miami (population 5.5 million). For the record, Saskatoon and Halifax are on Canada. Phoenix and Miami are in the US. :-) Patrick Kane was the first U.S.-born player to win the Art Ross Trophy (I do hope you know that that is for). He won it in 2016. It's been awarded since 1947 or right around the same time @flyercanuck got his driver's license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 1 minute ago, B21 said: Let's end this for good, eh? :-) I go to ESPN.com (most visited U.S. sports site) and across the top of the site are links to (in order) the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAAF, Soccer and then finally the NHL. I go to TSN.ca and look at the same and see NHL, NFL, World Juniors, Hockey Canada, NBA, Curling, Sheep Shearing.... I know Junior teams in Saskatoon (population 295,000) and Halifax (population 405,000) often outdraw teams in Phoenix (population 4.5 million) and Miami (population 5.5 million). For the record, Saskatoon and Halifax are on Canada. Phoenix and Miami are in the US. :-) Patrick Kane was the first U.S.-born player to win the Art Ross Trophy (I do hope you know that that is for). He won it in 2016. It's been awarded since 1947 or right around the same time @flyercanuck got his driver's license. ESPN might not be the most favorable reference for ranking the NHL, just saying... I could counter that with NBCSports ranking the NHL 2nd after NFL. Maybe a more neutral reference would be USAtoday ranking them 4th. NFL MLB NBA NHL... is most fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanboy Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, B21 said: Let's end this for good, eh? :-) I go to ESPN.com (most visited U.S. sports site) and across the top of the site are links to (in order) the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAAF, Soccer and then finally the NHL. I go to TSN.ca and look at the same and see NHL, NFL, World Juniors, Hockey Canada, NBA, Curling, Sheep Shearing.... I know Junior teams in Saskatoon (population 295,000) and Halifax (population 405,000) often outdraw teams in Phoenix (population 4.5 million) and Miami (population 5.5 million). For the record, Saskatoon and Halifax are on Canada. Phoenix and Miami are in the US. :-) Patrick Kane was the first U.S.-born player to win the Art Ross Trophy (I do hope you know that that is for). He won it in 2016. It's been awarded since 1947 or right around the same time @flyercanuck got his driver's license. Ok let's end this for good CANADA CAN'T WIN ANYTHING IN HOCKEY, DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, hf101 said: ESPN might not be the most favorable reference for ranking the NHL, just saying... I could counter that with NBCSports ranking the NHL 2nd after NFL. Maybe a more neutral reference would be USAtoday ranking them 4th. NFL MLB NBA NHL... is most fair. That was my point though. I know ESPN is out to promote the sports they air more frequently but it's clear you can at least argue that hockey is behind all of those sports mentioned in terms of overall interest in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Fanboy said: Ok let's end this for good CANADA CAN'T WIN ANYTHING IN HOCKEY, DONE Except for this.... P.S. - Those medals are gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, B21 said: ...Sheep Shearing.... That's the #1 feed in Podein's house, ahead of hockey. But yeah, I'm probably the exception. My sister is a hockey mom. 3 boys and a girl - all played to high levels. Her youngest played Midget AAA with Nolan Patrick. Anyway, she's pretty woke, and she would rip the face off someone who suggested that Canada was anything but all hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Remember, this guy plays in Pittsburgh but he is from Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, B21 said: Except for this.... P.S. - Those medals are gold. Fair enough, but those jerseys ("sweaters" in proper Canuck parlance) are hideous! Any why aren't they wearing toques like proper Canadians?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanboy Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 56 minutes ago, B21 said: Remember, this guy plays in Pittsburgh but he is from Canada. Oh I remember this very well, 2 years in a row, where was it won?? Pittsburgh USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, Fanboy said: Oh I remember this very well, 2 years in a row, where was it won?? Pittsburgh USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 1 hour ago, B21 said: Let's end this for good, eh? :-) I go to ESPN.com (most visited U.S. sports site) and across the top of the site are links to (in order) the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAAF, Soccer and then finally the NHL. I go to TSN.ca and look at the same and see NHL, NFL, World Juniors, Hockey Canada, NBA, Curling, Sheep Shearing.... I know Junior teams in Saskatoon (population 295,000) and Halifax (population 405,000) often outdraw teams in Phoenix (population 4.5 million) and Miami (population 5.5 million). For the record, Saskatoon and Halifax are on Canada. Phoenix and Miami are in the US. :-) Patrick Kane was the first U.S.-born player to win the Art Ross Trophy (I do hope you know that that is for). He won it in 2016. It's been awarded since 1947 or right around the same time @flyercanuck got his driver's license. So what was your point?? Hey wait you had to have a driver's licence in Canada for horse and buggy?? Who knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 4:24 PM, Podein25 said: moo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 11:52 AM, JR Ewing said: Stanley Cup - This one comes up all the time, and after all these years, and for the life of me, I can't figure out why. It's either obtuse or purposefully intellectually dishonest, and either way doesn't speak highly of the person asking. If a Canadian team had won the Stanley Cup every year for the last 25 seasons, but without any Canadian players, would it go any further to answering your question? Which teams wins the Stanley Cup is completely unrelated to any country's power as a hockey nation. If the Toronto Raptors win the NBA Championship for the next 10 years, it doesn't make Canada a basketball powerhouse. Dignifying this question with a response actually p|sses me off. Yes, thank you. The fan base is the only thing of consequence when it comes to actual Canadian cities. The last time I checked, no group of fans, no matter how rabid drastically affected a 7 game series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Excuse me while I live vicariously through a bunch of teenagers.....KILL ALL CZECHS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 17 hours ago, Fanboy said: Ok let's end this for good CANADA CAN'T WIN ANYTHING IN HOCKEY, DONE If only we could buy championships...like the Yankees. Enjoy your bronze medal game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanboy Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, flyercanuck said: If only we could buy championships...like the Yankees. Enjoy your bronze medal game. Enjoy your silver medal after Sweden destroys you in the final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Fanboy said: Enjoy your silver medal after Sweden destroys you in the final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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