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1、CanadianSportsSportsinCanadaNothingunitesCanadianslikesports.Over8.3millionCanadiansparticipateregularlyinoneormoresportsatsomelevel.Morethananythingelse,sportsreflectwhatCanadiansvaluemost:thepursuitofexcellence,fairnessandethics,inclusionandparticipation.IceHockeyI
2、cehockeyIceHockeyIcehockey,referredtoassimply"hockey",isCanada'smostprevalent wintersport, themostpopularspectatorsport,andthemostsuccessfulsportininternationalcompetition.ItistheofficialnationalwintersportofCanada,wherethegameenjoysimmensepopularity.Asafast-pacedphy
3、sicalsport,hockeyismostpopularinareasofNorthAmerica(particularlyinCanadaandnorthernpartsoftheUnitedStates)andEuropethataresufficientlycoldfornaturalreliableseasonalicecover.Icehockeyisateamsportplayedonice,inwhichskatersusewoodenorcompositestickstoshootahardrubberpuc
4、k(硬橡胶冰球)intotheiropponent'snet.Thegameisplayedbetweentwoteamswithsixplayers(fiveskatersandagoalie)ontheice.Ateamusuallyconsistsoftwowinger(翼锋),onecenterman(中锋),apairofdefensemen(中锋)andonegoalie(守门员).Fivemembersofeachteamskateupanddowntheicetryingtotakethepuckandscore
5、agoalagainsttheopposingteam.Eachteamhasagoaltenderwhotriestostopthepuckfromgoingintothegoalor"net."IceHockeyLayoutofahockeyrinkIceHockeyNationalHockeyLeague(NHL)TheNationalHockeyLeague(NHL)isan“unincorporatednot-for-profitassociation(非注册非盈利性联盟)”whichoperatesamajorpro
6、fessionalicehockeyleague.Currentlythereare30franchised[ˈfrænˌtʃaɪzd]memberclubs,23locatedintheUnitedStatesand7inCanada.HeadquarteredinNewYorkCity,theNHLiswidelyconsideredtobethepremierprofessionalicehockeyleagueintheworld, andoneofthemajorprofessionalsportsleaguesint
7、heUnitedStatesandCanada.TheStanleyCup(斯坦利杯),theoldestprofessionalsportstrophy['trəʊfɪ]inNorthAmerica, isawardedannuallytotheleagueplayoffchampionattheendofeach season.韦恩·格雷茨基（WayneGretzky）IceHockeyStars辛尼·克罗斯比(SidneyCrosby)SkiingSkiingCanadaisundoubtedlyoneoftheworld
8、‘stopskidestinations.Theexcellentsnowconditions,spaciouspistes(滑雪道),perfectlygroomedrunsandsuperbpowderarejustafewofthemanyattracti
