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Maroc Maroc - ARMCHAIRMAYOR.CA - A La Une - 21/Feb 22:49

ROTHENBURGER – Hockey is Canada’s national sport; sorry, lacrosse isn’t

HOCKEY IS OURS. Our game. It, not lacrosse, is our true national sport. For generations, lacrosse fans have insisted that history entitles their favorite game to the “national sport” label. But after Canada’s stirring 3-2 overtime win against the U.S. hockey team last night (Feb. 21, 2025), surely it’s time to put to bed the lacrosse myth. Not that lacrosse isn’t a worthy game. It’s older than hockey, and in recent years it’s started coming into its own after generations of being largely ignored by the general population. But it’s not hockey; never will be. It’s not as fast and it’s not as exciting. The two games have their similarities, but never could lacrosse generate the emotions, the pride, that came to the surface during the Four Nations Face-off, especially in last night’s glorious victory. Theoretically, lacrosse is on an equal footing with hockey. When then-Kamloops MP Nelson Riis introduced a private member’s bill in 1994 to designate hockey as our official national sport, he was actually doing something that had been tried several times before. Ten times, in fact, various politicians had attempted to do the same thing over the years. But that didn’t deter Riis (who later would [...]

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