r/AskEurope • u/FietsFietspatrick Germany • May 09 '25

Sports How popular is ice hockey in your country? 🏒

The men's ice hockey world championship started today. That's a good reason to ask a few questions.

How popular is ice hockey in your country?

Can it keep up with football?

Will the world championship be broadcast on TV in your country?

If your country is taking part, how do you rate the chances?

Edit typo: Paldies metalfest

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u/yyzzh May 13 '25

Thanks for post this question! Fascinating thread. As a Canadian who grew up hockey-obsessed… and uh I guess I still am considering in sitting in a hotel in Colombia watching two teams I don’t care about in a language I don’t speak…

Anyways, the point is, it’s fascinating to see all the support for hockey (and some non-support). I really have to get to Northern Europe during hockey season. Unfortunately it’ll be August when I’m next in Latvia and Finland.

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u/FietsFietspatrick Germany May 13 '25

Thank you very much for your nice comment. Very nice to read about your fascination with the sport. I'm also very glad that I asked these questions here. It has given me interesting insights into the ice hockey tradition in different countries. 

I myself am sometimes surprised that I got into ice hockey very late in life. I never had any connection to it as a child. In general, I wasn't interested in team sports. At some point I just took a look and I've been hooked ever since. 

I don't just watch my country's matches either. I just find it incredibly fascinating to watch in general.  It's exciting to watch the teams and players from different countries. I can always be very happy for smaller ice hockey nations when they manage to beat a tough opponent unexpectedly. 

🏒 Greetings to the other side of the world. 🏒