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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
And the government doesn't have to fund most hockey players. Why? Because Canadian families value hockey enough to see it as a worthy investment, whereas most Canadians wouldn't consider diving or gymnastics any sort of future to invest in. Hockey is such a staple in the Canadian diet, it's practically at the base on the hierarchy of needs for many Canadians, right there with food, clothing, and shelter (figure of speech.)
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I don't think many families take into account a possible future in a sport when they get their child involved. At least I hope not. Talk about a lot of dashed hopes.
Maybe immigration will knock hockey down a peg or two though? I don't know, I'm just babbling now, but it would make sense that with more people coming from different places (ie not Europe) that other sports will take off. But I kinda of doubt it. We'll probably just end up with guys named Banerjee or Nguyen on the national hockey team, and their dad will be secretly disappointed the kids didn't pick up cricket or badminton.