A study Misty Harris wrote about in your Friday Canwest newspaper says that in 1990 35 per cent of Canadian adults were hockey fans; in 2005 that number was 30 per cent. And, although there is no way of proving this, I betcha the number would be in the high 20's today.
The University of Lethbridge's Reginald Bibby postulates in his new book The Emerging Millennials that immigration patterns and an explosion of entertainment options are re shaping the national dynamic.
Like all academics, especially those from second rate universities [go Pronghorns!] the obvious is way too easy for Professor Smarty Pants.
Canadian NHL teams pretty much suck the pipe, especially in the playoffs.
Last time a team from Canuckistan won a Stanley Cup was in 1993; that was eons ago. But, again with the unprovable bets, I betcha that the love of hockey hasn't abated in Windsor, Ontario. Why? Because of a shift in the monocultural dynamic? No. Because their team, the Detroit Red Wings, have won the Stanley Cup four times and made it to the finals two times in the last decade and a bit.
I bet he can spin a grad course out of this.
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