I went to a basketball game and a baseball brawl broke out...

[canuckrefguy]

Originally posted by JRutledge
Anyone can play basketball. You have to have money, time and resources to play hockey. That is the reason many Americans could give a damn about hockey. A kid of any background and resources can find a hoop and a ball and shoot baskets. You have to have a rink, skates, a stick and ice to play some form of hockey. We also have a great deal of our country that does not get any snow most of the year.

Some of what you say is true, especially when it comes to the U.S. But hockey's a lot more accessible, especially in Canada, than you make it out to be. You make it out to be exclusionary, like tennis or golf. But it's not that way at all.

I was more responding in kind to what I thought was a needlessly ignorant comment about something my country places a great deal of value on. I give you credit for being more reasoned in your comments.