Every olympics a whole bunch of athletes who almost no one has ever heard of become household names for a couple weeks. We talk about them like we've known about them for ever, and all the intricacies of their sport, even if we didn't know it existed.
We rally around them because they wear our flag, or because of the stories of adversity they fought through, or because they had an amazing performance out of no where.
Yet we're all gonna boycott men's hockey because 'the best' aren't competing in it? the same best who get paid millions to entertain us and are quite happy doing what they do.
I'm looking forward to some great hockey in a tournament where Canada is not a guarantee for a finals appearance, the hockey should be very good to watch.
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