It is, our game, and we are fiercely proud of it. There are not many things that unite this country, but in my opinion, hockey is one of them.
This year, Canada won gold in both women's and men's hockey.It came down to familiar rivals USA and Canada for both events.
My friends and I watched the men's game in a small bar in downtown Toronto. What an intense game. The Americans tied up the game less than a minute before the end of the 3rd period, forcing an overtime. When Sydney Crosby scored the winning goal in overtime, all you could hear was the screaming. People in the bar leapt to their feet and hugged total strangers. When the medals were awarded, the whole bar sang the national anthem back to the screen.
What was just as awesome was the national pride that poured out into the streets all over Canada. Total strangers high fiving, cheering, united in success for our athletes. The number of Canadian flags I saw yesterday was more than I have ever seen on Canada Day. My favourite still was the guy I saw driving his mini van down Yonge street, horn blaring, and a Canadian flag tied to a hockey stick waving out of the window. Brilliant!
Way to go Team Canada, you did us proud !!!
