it's funny how different Canadians and Americans view hockey ....over here in Toronto, hockey is almost a religion for most fans...young, old, male or female...everything stops when it comes to hockey...but the thing over here is that alot of us grew up watching it with our fathers and uncles or brothers. Plus many of us grew up with the guys who are playing now...I don't know...it is a Canadian sport....I mean hockey night in Canada has been around for ever!