OT: Hockey World Juniors

Wasn't it exciting to see them win? Yahooooooo Good for you guys, you deserved it!! Dang proud of them.

Sharon (N.B.)

...and the awesome goalie was a B.C. boy!!! Yay, Canada!

take care, Linda

Linda D. ,in rec.crafts.textiles.needleworkwrote: and entertained us with

I can understand, we felt proud two were from this coast. Considering our population count vs the US or Russia, three in a row is really something, or not, depending.

It is great for you. But, population notwithstanding - hockey is definitely much more commonly played at all levels in Canada than here. It's not as if kids in most of the US have access to the ponds to even just skate for fun

- let alone the prevalence of access to the hockey world - of teams, equipment, programs, etc. - even just for fun.

But, it is a great game, and all our Canadian friends are definitely regularly reminding us it's "Canada's Game" - regardless of Lacrosse being the official sport.

Nice. We knew some kids on the U-17 US team that took the Gold a couple of seasons back.

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