it might not be Canada any more
2006-08-04 05:34:55 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
Canada, ehy! is now and always will be.
2006-08-04 05:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Canada is the #1 hockey country. Living in Canada and not playing hockey is like living in the United States and never eating McDonalds or going to Walmart.
2006-08-04 14:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by c_faran 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being from Michigan, this is an easy one..
CANADA
That question is like asking what country is the best country for baseball..
For the record.. during the 2005-2006 season..
Canada led with 516 players in the NHL
USA was second with 178
Czech Republic was 3rd with 65..
Russia and Sweden topped out the top five with 51 and 46 respectively..
2006-08-04 13:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by thorfin39 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Czech Republic has does pretty well in recent years. Still I think it will always be Canada just because hockey is the #1 sport in Canada. In any country the kids with the best innate athletic abilities tend to go into whatever sport is most prestigious.
2006-08-04 12:43:47 · answer #4 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In every tournament where Canadian hockey teams are entered, whatever division, whatever skill level, whichever gender (don't forget about the ladies, they play hockey too), every team is pumped up about playing against Canada. Other countries measure their success this way. That's how I measure hockey supremacy, not by quality of players we have, but by how many country that hates us. GO CANADA GO
2006-08-05 14:33:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is still Canada, no matter which team you mention, no matter how badly they do, the seats all sell out. You cant't beat Canadian hockey fans, it is truly a hockey country. Just because we dont win the cup and all the world tournaments, we still live, eat, and breath hockey!
2006-08-04 14:37:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either Canada or an Eastern European country like Czech Republic, Ukraine or Russia.
2006-08-04 13:07:08 · answer #7 · answered by EJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is Canada at the #1 spot and russia at#2.
2006-08-05 16:35:24 · answer #8 · answered by Stretch87♥™ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For sheer enthusiasm at all levels of the game Canada is it.
If you mean, attendance-wise it's the USA as there are more people at games due to more teams at all levels from NHL to minors to college.
But for talent per capita, it has to be a tossup between Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic.
2006-08-04 18:08:45 · answer #9 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canada produces more NHL calibre players than any other nation. I'd say Finland is a close second and the Russians seem to produce more star quality players like Ovechkin, but less players overall.
2006-08-04 13:20:36 · answer #10 · answered by theghostofbobmarley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canada is always the best they just had injuries, USA could win if they would act like a team
2006-08-04 15:37:05 · answer #11 · answered by Dum Spiro Spero 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋