Canada's last team in the Stanley Cup Playoffs has been eliminated and a new book claims the game wasn't even invented in here -- that Charles Darwin and the English were at it long before us.
These are strange days. But don't lament, because no matter what may come, hockey belongs to Canada. And that is forever. Here's some proof.
This happens in the Tim's parking lot
This is required childhood reading north of the 49th
This was the busiest highway in Canada during the men's gold medal game
He wears that and we still watch
We'd be happy to elect this inanimate post Prime Minister
We start young
Wayne Gretzky
Mario Lemieux
Sidney Crosby
And then we give the players lots of support
Just look what Crosby's parents let him do to the dryer
Because basements are for practice, not laundry
And mornings are for practice, not sleep
We're so good at hockey Americans feel like this when we beat them
That's why they steal so many of our best players
NEVER FORGET
Luckily, there is this thing called the Olympics
This is Canada beating the U.S. 6-1 to win gold at the first ever Winter Games
Not much has changed
Well, this has changed (for the better)
This
And as for the English and this Darwin business
The British men's hockey team hasn't qualified for the Olympics since 1948
Heck, they haven't even won at the sport they're good at since 1966
Furthermore...
Meanwhile, in Canada, you can bank on our commitment to the game
Even when we're short on resources
This is how fired up Montreal was during the playoffs
And even though the Cup won't go to Canada this year
It just doesn't matter. Because no matter what anyone says:
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