Secondly, Canada's special plot about ice hockey. From its birth to its popularity in North America and Europe, Canada has played an important role in this sport. It can even be said that the development history of ice hockey is the development history of Canada.
1855 A popular ice game in Kingston, Canada, in which skates are tied to the players' feet.
Roller skates with a bent stick in their hands. On the frozen lake, they chased and ran into a ball made of logs. They used two upright wooden poles as goals and scored the ball into the goal. There is no limit to the number of participants. The first ice hockey game was held in Halifax, a small town in Canada from 65438 to 0856. Each side has 15 players, trying to hit the ball into the opponent's goal to win. 1890, the first ice hockey organization in the world, the Ontario Ice Hockey Association of Canada, was established, and ice hockey spread rapidly in Canada and spread to the west coast. Then, ice hockey clubs were set up all over the country. Then, ice hockey soon spread to Europe. NHL is one of the largest alliances in North America. Like the four major leagues such as the North American NBA, its influence in Canada far exceeds that of the NBA.
Third, Canada and social organizations strongly support ice hockey. Canada has invested in the construction of many ice hockey venues for the public to use and encourage the whole people to participate in ice hockey. In addition, many enterprises in Canada are also very supportive of ice hockey. Many large enterprises have invested a lot of money in the ice hockey industry, of course, mainly to increase exposure, because this is a sport of national concern, and sponsorship can also win a good reputation for enterprises. Whatever the reason, these sponsorships enable many unprofitable youth teams to operate healthily and constantly cultivate new talents.
Finally, ice hockey is integrated into life. For Canadians, ice hockey is not a game, but a way of life and social interaction. In various countries and regions of Canada, there are children's ice hockey leagues for children and youth ice hockey leagues for middle school students. The initial reason why many children take part in this sport is that their peers have basically joined various ice hockey clubs. The children meet every week for training and competition, and even eat and live together during the tour, forming a deep friendship. This is a rare social practice.