Hockey is the least popular of the four major sports in the United States. This makes it the most lucrative sport for the average hipster to invest their time in, especially in the southern region. Following hockey won’t make you stand out in places like upstate New York or Minnesota, but the rest of the country will ask how many casualties were involved when you mention the Avalanche. Correct them with pride and your nose up. “The Avalanche are a hockey team.”
Congratulations on picking hockey as your sport to follow. Knowledge of hockey will help you exceed in sports categories on Jeopardy. Alex Trebek is not just a man of the world, he’s also Canadian, making hockey a popular topic for sports questions. Just remember “Wayne Gretzky” and “the Stanley Cup” and you’re good to go.
If you live in the US, your choice of sport will be ridiculed as much as your choice of clothing. Hockey is as popular as tight pants in a Miller Lite commercial. The people that make fun of hockey have just as bad of taste as the people that drink Miller Lite. Enjoy your pinot noir or micro brew while watching the game. For the full Canadian experience grab a 12 pack of Moosehead. It’s the Canadian PBR.
The obscurity of hockey makes it that much more fun when it gets mentioned on ESPN. It’s like hearing Ted Leo on an episode of How I Met Your Mother, no one notices it but you. Like indie tunes, it can even be found at the right dive bar. For those not in the know here’s an easy way to tell the right type of dive bar from the wrong type.
Right type of dive bar:
• Fixed gear bikes locked up outside
• Huge list of micro and import beers
• Hockey on the TV
Wrong type of dive bar:
• Motorcycles outside
• Country-rock (popular country-rock) playing on the jukebox
• Possibility of being jumped for wearing a scarf
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