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Originally Posted by robbo180265
And yes, most of our teams do have Canadian players;)
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Well the rejects need amnesty somewhere. Hehehehe.
I do like most any sport that finds a home in Britain. Field Hockey, Cricket, Rugby, The REAL Football, all of it. I think that you Brits get the subtlty in sport that is inherent in the Canadian love for Hockey.
Hockey is in many ways like Football (the real one). Its just alot faster. The flow of play I think is very similar, though the cadence is very different alot of the time.
I also think that hockey incorporates all the best parts of sport. Phyicality (those gorgeous hits), skill in skating and checking (meaning the body), skill in puck handling (meaning dexterity), skill in strategy both offensive and defensive and needing to bear in mind the transition from defense to offense and vice versa. The roles that a hockey play can immediately shift. Forwards getting caught as defensemen on an odd man rush, or a defenseman pinching down the boards to cycle the puck into the slot. So much subtlety.
I dont' see how anyone can't see the beauty of it.
