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Did USA overtake Canada as 'The Best Hockey Nation'?

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Spirits said:
I think it is obvious that we (America) aren't the hockey producing country yet, but that is because our best athletes don't care about hockey. If hockey ever became a viable sport for many Americans, you wouldn't find many Canadians in the league within 20 years.

We would stomp the piss out of Canada in hockey if the best we had cared enough to play hockey. I think Canada is safe, however.
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I've talked to some americans... and not a single of them knew anything about hockey: They didn't know Crosby, Ovi... once I've met an American man from Atlanta back in 2011 & he didn't know who Kovalchuk is.

Hockey is really a niche & super unpopular sport in USA.
 
LOL not even close. History is a part of us, our world and allows us to remember things. Until USA comes somewhat close to the success Canada has had on the international stage than this isn’t even a discussion. Canada has 7 more Olympic gold medals, I think like 20 more gold medals from the World Championships. Come back to me when they start winning on the big stage. Remember in 2010 we had the same discussion after USA beat Canada in the round robin and we all know what happened in the final.

TBH as a Canadian even having to talk about this is kind of insulting

Let’s also remember only recently has USA gotten to the level where now it’s a true rivalry. From the 60’s to the mid 2000’s the biggest rival to Canada was Russia. Let’s calm down the USA talk
 
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From the U.S.A.......................

Canada has such a rich history that, IMO, it will take quite some time before any nation supplants it as the "Best Hockey Nation." And what does "best" mean exactly? I get the win-and-loss column, but in Canada, it's a distinct part of the country's culture. Canada's sport is hockey, and the U.S.A.'s sport is football.

Having said that, the U.S.A. has recently been stringing together some notable wins over Canada in various tournaments. I'll never think of the U.S.A. as the "Best Hockey Nation," though, unless we dominate for a long time and the sport becomes a distinct part of our culture. And I don't ever see that happening.
 
Not at all. 40% of NHL players are from Canada. 30% from USA. That's with the USA having a much larger population. Hockey permeates Canadian culture way more than in the USA.

The USA has been narrowing the gap over the past couple decades, but Canada is still king.
 
LEAFANFORLIFE23 said:
Canada holds the post until it's taken away and 1 round robin game is not enough to do that.
Others have challenged Canada before including America they have always failed in the end.

Remember when Canada didn't medal in 1998 at the Olympics? How about 2006?

Remember what hzppened in 2002, 2010 and 2014

What about the 2016 world cup?

Canada has been challenged before but in the end they have always stayed on top.
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Canada doesn't not hold the post of being the massive default favorite is what I'm saying. I didn't say they can't win tournaments at all moving forward.

If you look at the two rosters side by side and conclude Canada clearly has the better roster, I can't agree with that at all. It's the first time in history I can say that I'd rather have another roster as a whole compared to the Canadian one.

I'm sure Canada will have their periods where they can pull out tournament championships moving forward, but you need to get used to the idea that they won't always have the best roster. In the past, win or lose, they would always have the most impressive roster.
 
If the USA can beat Canada in both this tournament and the next winter Olympics, I would say yes. Till then, no but I'd say that they are not far behind.
 
Canadians make for 43% of the NHL’s active players while the Americans make for 28%, so I’m going to say no
 
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