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Originally Posted by SleazyDream
that's a good comparison but personally i think football doesn't even come close to how much hockey effects everyone in Canada.
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I agree. Here in the US we really have two huge sports, football and baseball. Basketball is also very big, but doesn't get the ratings it once did and hockey is a niche sport in the US. It seems like the only sport in Canada is hockey. I liken it to the city I live in. We have one pro sports team, an NBA basketball team. They are hugely popular, but I think a lot of the popularity of it is due to the fact that they are the only big game in town. When the team is doing well this city is in a frenzy over them and there was a period when they were good for about 10 years that you couldn't get ticket to see them play.