History Main / CanadianEqualsHockeyFan

* In ''Wolverine: First Class'' ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} eagerly watches hockey, and he says "It's my moral right as a Canadian" when he has to deal with [[AIIsACrapshoot rampaging Danger Room robots]] that barge into the room, interrupting him. This is an in-joke about how he's made Canadian because the writers at the time only expected him to be a bit character in an issue of ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk''.
* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/WeStandOnGuard'', the Two-Fours ask Amber who won the last [[UsefulNotes/TheStanleyCup Stanley Cup]] in 2111, to determine if she's truly Canadian or an American spy. Averted when she protests that a) she was five at the time, and b) she never really watched hockey anyway.[[note]] No one points out that many Americans, particularly those closest to the border, also watch hockey.[[/note]]

{{Subtrope}} of CanadaEh When a person loves [[UsefulNotes/IceHockey hockey]] in fiction, they almost always have a Canadian background (or possibly one of the northern states where American and Canadian cultures blend, like UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}}). Sometimes in American media, hockey players are depicted as being {{crass|Canuck}} and having [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Quebec accents]], perhaps stemming from famous players like Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, Mario Lemieux, and Patrick Roy and the fact that Quebec has basically had no other presence in popular American media.

* In the Assassins' Guild of the Literature/{{Discworld}} as written by Creator/AAPessimal, Mlle Antoinette de Badin-Boucher comes from [[CanadaEh Upper Aceria]]. Having brought ice skates, a great big stick and protective padding with her, she is dissappointed to realise Ankh-Morpork rarely gets cold enough for ''proper'' hockey. The young student Assassin then starts absconding by night and breaking into the Pork Futures Warehouse to practice ''real'' hockey. A few years later, she cuts a deal with the owners of the PFW - a very large space where ice forms on a very large flat floor - to host a competitive sport there. Single-handedly, this Acerian brings ice hockey to Ankh-Morpork.

* WebVideo/WatchMojo are based in Montreal. One of their TopTenList videos counts down iconic Canadians. Number one? Wayne Gretzky.

To be fair, hockey is Canada's national ''winter'' sport, while lacrosse is the national summer sport. The latter used to be the sole national sport until a bill passed in 1994 established both as national sports.

{{Subtrope}} of CanadaEh When a person loves [[UsefulNotes/IceHockey hockey]] in fiction, they almost always have a Canadian background (or possibly one of the northern states where American and Canadian cultures blend). Sometimes in American media, hockey players are depicted as being {{crass|Canuck}} and having [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Quebec accents]], perhaps stemming from famous players like Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, Mario Lemieux, and Patrick Roy and the fact that Quebec has basically had no other presence in popular American media.

* The third crossing of the Detroit River between UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} and Windsor, currently set for completion in 2025, will be the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The name fit perfectly, as Howe was a Canadian (a Saskatchewan native to be exact) who spent most of his record-setting NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings.

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* Subverted in ''Comicstrip/{{Doonesbury}}''. When Mike engages in trash-talk while playing college hockey, a player on the opposing team cusses him out in French. Intimidated, Mike apologizes, saying he didn't realize the player was Canadian. The other player, as he skates away, [[AsideGlance smiles at the reader]] and thinks, "Actually, I'm just a French major from the Bronx."
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* Legendary Canadian rock band Music/TheTragicallyHip are hockey fans. Their song "Fifty Mission Cap" is about a hockey player who disappeared after a plane crash. One of their more popular shirts is designed to look like a hockey sweater.

{{Subtrope}} of CanadaEh When a person loves [[UsefulNotes/IceHockey hockey]] in fiction, they almost always have a Canadian background. Sometimes in American media, hockey players are depicted as being {{crass|Canuck}} and having [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Quebec accents]], perhaps stemming from famous players like Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, Mario Lemieux, and Patrick Roy and the fact that Quebec has basically had no other presence in popular American media.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'', which takes place in a Canadian mall, has a store called the Penalty Box, a primarily hockey-themed sports store.

* The Canadian cartoon ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan'' has Ian and his family being fans of the Vancouver Canucks.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In the song "Canada On Strike", there are a few shots of Canadian hockey players singing the song.

{{Subtrope}} of CanadaEh When a person loves [[UsefulNotes/IceHockey hockey]] in fiction, they almost always have a Canadian background. Sometimes in American media, hockey players are depicted as being {{crass|Canadian}} and having [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Quebec accents]], perhaps stemming from famous players like Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, Mario Lemieux, and Patrick Roy and the fact that Quebec has basically had no other presence in popular American media.

{{Subtrope}} of CanadaEh When a person loves [[UsefulNotes/IceHockey hockey]] in fiction, they almost always have a Canadian background. Sometimes in American media, hockey players are depicted as having [[UsefulNotes/CanadianAccents Quebec accents]], perhaps stemming from famous players like Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, Mario Lemieux, and Patrick Roy and the fact that Quebec has basically had no other presence in popular American media.

* In Season 1 of ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'', when helping another character get a date with Sybil (who is suddenly [[ItMakesSenseInContext queen of Canada]]), one of the lines needed to convince her is to suggest they go see a hockey game. Naturally, she's impressed by her suitor "showing such interest and appreciation for her culture" (despite not even being Canadian and being queen of Canada only being one of her [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands many, many, many, many jobs]]).
* The Judge's brother in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney -- Trials and Tribulations'', who occasionally uses Canadian tics such as "aboot" instead of "about" and "eh?", refers to his beard as a "glorious playoff beard".[[note]]In hockey culture, a "playoff beard" refers to the custom of players and fans of a given team in the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs keeping their beards unshaven until their team either wins the Cup or is eliminated from the playoffs.[[/note]]
* The creators of ''VideoGame/UltimateChickenHorse'' are Canadian, so, of course, one of the items you can place is an automated hockey puck shooter. It's also one of the more effective traps in the game, as its projectiles instantly travel across the entire screen, meaning the warning buzzer is the only chance you have of dodging it.