History Main / CanadianEqualsHockeyFan

-->-- '''DanielRadcliffe'''[[note]][[http://imgur.com/gallery/jb3XO Reference]][[/note]]

* TruthInTelevision, as it's not really that much of an exaggeration. (Ironically, though, the national sport is actually lacrosse!) Hockey is ''really'' popular in Canada. The 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game against the US (which Canada won in a 3-2 overtime thriller) set--and still holds--the record for the single most-watched television broadcast in Canada ever[[note]]Prior to this, the previous record was during the 2002 Olympic Gold Medal hockey game, ''also'' between Canada and the US[[/note]]. 26.5 million people (or about 80% of the population) tuned in to watch at least part of the game. Just to reiterate that - ''[[CaptainObvious that's four out of every five people in the country]]''. Hockey is kind of a big deal to Canadians. For comparison, for that same game, the American broadcaster NBC reported 27.6 million viewers--so just slightly more than the Canadian numbers, in a country ''nearly ten times the population of Canada'' (about 308 million to Canada's 34 million as of 2010). In other words, in a country ten times the size of Canada, there are barely any more hockey fans. This is borne out by statistical estimates, leading to a [[http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-cant-canada-win-the-stanley-cup/ very popular argument for more Canadian hockey teams]] (made by an American, no less!)

* TruthInTelevision, as it's not really that much of an exaggeration. (Ironically, though, the national sport is actually lacrosse!) Hockey is ''really'' popular in Canada. The 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game against the US (which Canada won in a 3-2 overtime thriller) set -- and still holds -- the record for the single most-watched television broadcast in Canada ever[[note]]Prior to this, the previous record was during the 2002 Olympic Gold Medal hockey game, ''also'' between Canada and the US[[/note]]. 26.5 million people (or about 80% of the population) tuned in to watch at least part of the game. Just to reiterate that - ''[[CaptainObvious that's four out of every five people in the country]]''. Hockey is kind of a big deal to Canadians.
** Canada is about 1/10th the population of the United States but for that same game, NBC reported 27.6 million viewers -- so just slightly more than the Canadian numbers.
** But even so, America has 314 million citizens. 27.6 million is only a slight percentage of the U.S. population. When you compare percentages, Canada wins easily in terms of hockey fandom.

--> ''If you wanna really annoy Canadians by the way, the best thing to do is - Whenever they say that they're into hockey, just say ''"Ice hockey?"'' Because to them, there is no other kind of hockey and they don't know that field hockey is even a thing that adults plays. That's the best way I found of annoying all of them.'' - '''DanielRadcliffe'''[[note]][[http://imgur.com/gallery/jb3XO Reference]][[/note]]

* In [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Weird Al's]] song ''Canadian Idiot'', he sings, "Don't wanna be a [[TitleDrop Canadian idiot]]! Don't wanna be some beer swillin' hockey nut."

--> '''Narrator''': No way. Justin grew up in Canada and played hockey? [[DeadpanSnarker Now this movie is just fantasyland.]]

* TruthInTelevision, as it's not really that much of an exaggeration. (Ironically, though, the national sport is actually lacrosse!) Hockey is ''really'' popular in Canada. The 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game against the US (which Canada won in a 3-2 overtime thriller) set - and still holds - the record for the single most-watched television broadcast in Canada ever[[note]]Prior to this, the previous record was during the 2002 Olympic Gold Medal hockey game, ''also'' between Canada the US[[/note]]. 26.5 million people (or about 80% of the population) tuned in to watch at least part of the game. Just to reiterate that - ''[[CaptainObvious that's four out of every five people in the country]]''. Hockey is kind of a big deal to Canadians.
** Canada is about 1/10th the population of the United States but for that same game, NBC reported 27.6 million viewers - so just slightly more than the Canadian numbers

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* Even in US arenas, you can often see Canadian flags hanging from the ceiling next to the American flag.
* When an ice-hockey pro league was first set up in Britain, it was noted that the Manchester Storm home crowd appeared to be 80% composed of every expatriate Canadian in the city. A Storm home game was like a Canadian party.
* TruthInTelevision, as it's not really that much of an exaggeration. (Ironically, though, the national sport is actually lacrosse!) Hockey is ''really'' popular in Canada. The 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game against the US (which Canada won in a 3-2 overtime thriller) set - and still holds - the record for the single most-watched television broadcast in Canada ever[[note]]Prior to this, the previous record was during the 2002 Olympic Gold Medal hockey game, ''also'' between Canada the US[[/note]]. 26.5 million people (or about 80% of the population) tuned in to watch at least part of the game. Just to reiterate that - ''[[CaptainObvious that's four out of every five people in the country]]''. Hockey is kind of a big deal to Canadians.
** Canada is about 1/10th the population of the United States but for that same game, NBC reported 27.6 million viewers - so just slightly more than the Canadian numbers
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* TruthInTelevision, as it's not really that much of an exaggeration. Hockey is ''really'' popular in Canada. The 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game against the US (which Canada won in a 3-2 overtime thriller) set - and still holds - the record for the single most-watched television broadcast in Canada ever[[note]]Prior to this, the previous record was during the 2002 Olympic Gold Medal hockey game, ''also'' between Canada the US[[/note]]. 26.5 million people (or about 80% of the population) tuned in to watch at least part of the game. Just to reiterate that - ''[[CaptainObvious that's four out of every five people in the country]]''. Hockey is kind of a big deal to Canadians.

* TruthInTelevision, as it's not really that much of an exaggeration. Hockey is ''really'' popular in Canada. The 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Game against the US (which Canada won in a 3-2 overtime thriller) set - and still holds - the record for the single most-watched television broadcast in Canada ever. 26.5 million people (or about 80% of the population) tuned in to watch at least part of the game. Just to reiterate that - ''[[CaptainObvious that's four out of every five people in the country]]''. Hockey is kind of a big deal to Canadians.

* Robin from ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' is Canadian, so of course she's a hockey fan. When she gets drunk and turns "Super-Canadian", she puts on a Maple Leafs uniform.

* In [[Music/WeirdAl Weird Al's]] song ''Canadian Idiot'', he sings, "Don't wanna be a [[TitleDrop Canadian idiot]]! Don't wanna be some beer swillin' hockey nut."

* When an ice-hockey pro league was first set up in Britain, it was noted that the Manchester Storm home crowd appeared to be 80% composed of every expatriot Canadian in the city. A Storm home game was like a Canadian party.

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** Also, in the episode "Stanley's Cup" Ike is put on Stan's pee wee team because "they need a Canadian".

* In ''Wolverine: First Class'' {{Wolverine}} eagerly watches hockey. He says along the lines of "this is my obligation as a Canadian!" 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 a TheIncredibleHulk comic.

* In "Wolverine: First Class" Wolverine eagerly watches hockey. He says along the lines of "this is my obligation as a Canadian!" 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 Hulk comic.

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

* Booth on ''Bones'' is a notable example of an American hockey fan as it is mentioned often throughout the series.

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* ''Goon'' features American hockey players and the biggest fan in the movie is the protagonist's best friend who is also from Massachusetts. Of course, it is somewhat based on real life hockey player Doug Smith who was from Massachusetts.

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* In the''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' episode "Bad Ear Day" a hockey announcer with a obvious Canadian accent exclaims, "Mickey Mouse wins it for the home team, eh!"

* 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, [[BreakingTheFourthWall smiles at the reader]] and thinks, "Actually, I'm just a French major from the Bronx."

{{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 French Canadian accents.
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* In "Wolverine: First Class" Wolverine eagerly watches hockey. He says along the lines of "this is my obligation as a Canadian!" 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 Hulk comic.
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* ''Goon'' features American hockey players and the biggest fan in the movie is the protagonist's best friend who is also from Massachusetts. Of course, it is somewhat based on real life hockey player Doug Smith who was from Massachusetts.
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* In an episode of ''Series/FullHouse'' has Joey imitate a hockey player, complete with a French Canadian accent.
* Booth on ''Bones'' is a notable example of an American hockey fan as it is mentioned often throughout the series.
* Robin from ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' is Canadian, so of course she's a hockey fan. When she gets drunk and turns "Super-Canadian", she puts on a Maple Leafs uniform.
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* Even in US arenas, you can often see Canadian flags hanging from the ceiling next to the American flag.
* When an ice-hockey pro league was first set up in Britain, it was noted that the Manchester Storm home crowd appeared to be 80% composed of every expatriot Canadian in the city. A Storm home game was like a Canadian party.
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* 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 [[WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs many, many, many, many jobs]]).
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* In the''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' episode "Bad Ear Day" a hockey announcer with a obvious Canadian accent exclaims, "Mickey Mouse wins it for the home team, eh!"
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' has a hockey player scream, "There's the puck, eh!"
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In the song Canada On Strike, there are a few shots of Canadian hockey players singing the song