Am I right in believing Canadians are better Ice Hockey players than Americans.
Starting to get into Ice Hockey & I love the one on one punch up to settle minor differences & how players accept that part of the game.
NFL I followed for a while when it used to be late on Channel 4 I think almost 25 years ago, Miami Dolphins green & white top I had win the NFL Pony brand trainers.
Dan Marino QB favourite player.
Edit: I can wait for next summer when the Pony Linebackers are released once more, quality footwear.
Yeah Shabs, Generally Canada as a whole produces more talent. Its the #1 sport in Canada. The US produces their fair share of quality players as well, but Hockey is very regional here in US. Most popular in the Northeast and Upper Midwest. Massachusetts and Minnesota are big talent producers. Just that here there are other sports like our Football, Baseball and Basketball.
And yeah , fights are an accepted part of the game. Most times teams will carry an "enforcer" to protect the skilled players that tend not to be fighters. EX Someone nails my best goal scorer with a cheap shot, or even a clean body check, the enforcer will go after the perpetrator , if he can. Sometimes it can even be the next time the teams play. Players have long memories.
Sport has cleaned itself up in the past 20-30 years, less fighting now than say back in the 70's and 80's. Back then bench clearing brawls were not un-common. That's entire teams on the ice fighting. Used to be an old hockey saying " if you cant beat em in an alley, you cant beat em on the ice. "
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