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Ice hockey, simply referred to as hockey in both English and French in Canada, dates back to the 19th century. The sport is very popular and played year-round and at every level in the country. Born of various influences from stick-and-ball games brought from the United Kingdom and indigenous games, the contemporary sport of ice hockey originated in Montreal. It is the official national winter sport of Canada and is widely considered Canada's national pastime, with high levels of participation by children, men and women at various levels of competition.

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  • Ice hockey, simply referred to as hockey in both English and French in Canada, dates back to the 19th century. The sport is very popular and played year-round and at every level in the country. Born of various influences from stick-and-ball games brought from the United Kingdom and indigenous games, the contemporary sport of ice hockey originated in Montreal. It is the official national winter sport of Canada and is widely considered Canada's national pastime, with high levels of participation by children, men and women at various levels of competition. (en)
  • Ishockey i Kanada har spelats i organiserad form sedan slutet av 1800-talet. Ishockey brukar betraktas som Kanadas nationalsport, och Kanada brukar betraktas som spelets hemland. Spelet anses i sin moderna form ha uppsått i Kanada under 1850-talet, och det var i Kanada reglerna skrevs ner under 1870-talet. (sv)
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  • Skaters playing a game of ice hockey at Esplanade Park in Quebec City (en)
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  • * National Hockey League * American Hockey League * ECHL * Canadian Women's Hockey League * Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (en)
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  • Canada (en)
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  • 1862 (xsd:integer)
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  • * Ice Hockey World Championships * IIHF World Women's Championships * Winter Olympics * World Cup of Hockey (en)
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  • * Allan Cup * Canada Games * Memorial Cup (en)
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  • ice hockey (en)
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  • Ice hockey in Canada (en)
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  • Ice hockey, simply referred to as hockey in both English and French in Canada, dates back to the 19th century. The sport is very popular and played year-round and at every level in the country. Born of various influences from stick-and-ball games brought from the United Kingdom and indigenous games, the contemporary sport of ice hockey originated in Montreal. It is the official national winter sport of Canada and is widely considered Canada's national pastime, with high levels of participation by children, men and women at various levels of competition. (en)
  • Ishockey i Kanada har spelats i organiserad form sedan slutet av 1800-talet. Ishockey brukar betraktas som Kanadas nationalsport, och Kanada brukar betraktas som spelets hemland. Spelet anses i sin moderna form ha uppsått i Kanada under 1850-talet, och det var i Kanada reglerna skrevs ner under 1870-talet. (sv)
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  • Ice hockey in Canada (en)
  • Ishockey i Kanada (sv)
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