Guest
asked 3 years ago
1 Answer - Sort by: Date | Rating
Canada is a country with a rich sporting heritage. Ice hockey and lacrosse are the two national sports of Canada. Six of the teams in the 30-team National Hockey League (NHL), the premier professional ice hockey league, are Canadian franchises. These are the Calgary Flames, the Edmonton Oilers, the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks.
Ice hockey is the official national winter sport and lacrosse is the official national summer sport of Canada. Other sports played in Canada are curling, Canadian football, baseball, basketball, soccer (also known as association football), open-wheel auto racing, stock car auto racing, softball, golf, tennis, swimming, on-road cycling, off-road cycling, skateboarding, snowboarding, alpine skiing, volleyball, rugby union, Australian Rules Football, professional wrestling, horse racing, rodeo, figure skating, boxing, triathlon, track and field events and cricket.
Canada has played host to two Olympic Games. Montreal hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1976 and Calgary was the venue for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.
Ice hockey is the official national winter sport and lacrosse is the official national summer sport of Canada. Other sports played in Canada are curling, Canadian football, baseball, basketball, soccer (also known as association football), open-wheel auto racing, stock car auto racing, softball, golf, tennis, swimming, on-road cycling, off-road cycling, skateboarding, snowboarding, alpine skiing, volleyball, rugby union, Australian Rules Football, professional wrestling, horse racing, rodeo, figure skating, boxing, triathlon, track and field events and cricket.
Canada has played host to two Olympic Games. Montreal hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1976 and Calgary was the venue for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.
0
1
- Is A Pocket Bike Safe For The Age 10?
- Is Mat Hardy Married?
- When Not Singing His Hobby Is Skateboarding?
- What Is 5 Dollar Gold Collection Worth?
- Where Is A Picture Of A Bicentennial Eisenhower Dated 1776-1976?
- What's The Real Name Of Spotlight In The Rangers Jerkin?
- Do College Football Teams Get New Jerseys Every Game?
- What Steps Do I Have To Take If I Wanna Be A Basketball Player?
- How Much Is An Eric Davis Baseball Card Worth?
- How Much Is A 1984 Pirates Baseball Card Worth?
- How Much Is A 1984 Pirates Baseball Card?
- We Need Pluto In Out Life. Ice-skating Is Like Visiting Pluto?
- How Much Is A Double Stamped Silver Dollar Has Eagle On Both Sides?
- In My Sims How Do You Get A Diver Suit?
- Where Do You Buy Revolution For Ds Cards?
- What Is The Course In Scotland Where Golf Originated%Pr?
- What Are The Secret Characters In Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 For Ps2?
- How Much Is A Babe Ruth Upper Deck Card Number 81 From 1995?
- What Month Is Jeff Hardy Coming Back To Wwe?
- What Is A Silver Buffalo Nickle Worth?
- Where To Join Pro Wrestling In Roanoke Va?
- A Basketball Player Has Made 95 Successful Free Throws In 110 Attempts So Far This Season. Using This Information, Determine How Many Free Throws This Player Would Make Out Of 15 Attempts In A Basketball Game?
- What's The Value Of A Orel Hershiser Card?
- Is This Card Lewis-boston-nat Worth Anything ? It Is A Small Card Part Of The T-207 200 Card Set.
- I Have A Lewis Boston Nat Card It Is Part Of The T-207 Or Brown Background . What Is Ti Worth?
New Comment - Comments are editable for 5 min.