The Most Popular Sports in Canada

Sports in Canada.
Sports in Canada consist of a variety of games. Although there are many contests that Canada value, the most common are ice hockey, Lacrosse, Canadian football, basketball, soccer, curling and baseball. Ice hockey, referred to as simply "hockey", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with Native American origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, and the Canadian Football League's annual championship, the Grey Cup, is the country's largest annual sports event. While other sports have a larger spectator base, association football, known in Canada as soccer in both English and French, has the most registered players of any team sport in Canada. Professional teams exist in many cities in Canada. Other popular team sports include curling, street hockey, cricket, rugby and softball. Popular individual sports include auto racing, boxing, cycling, golf, hiking, horse racing, ice skating, rodeo, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, tennis, triathlon, track and field, water sports, and wrestling. As a country with a generally cool climate, Canada has enjoyed greater success at the Winter Olympics than at the Summer Olympics, although significant regional variations in climate allow for a wide variety of both team and individual sports. Major multi-sport events in Canada include the 2010 Winter Olympics. Great achievements in Canadian sport are recognized by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, while the Lou Marsh Trophy is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete by a panel of journalists. There are numerous other Sports Halls of Fame in Canada.
The most popular sports in Canada.

Lacrosse
The First Nations began playing the sport more than 500 years ago. Today lacrosse not only remains an integral part of native culture, but is played by tens of thousands of people across Canada and the north eastern United States. From its origin as 'The Creator's Game' to the overwhelming popularity of the Toronto Rock and the modern game, lacrosse has survived the test of time after treading down a long, controversial path that led it to become recognized as Canada's official national sport. It's commonly assumed that Lacrosse was named Canada's National sport by Parliament in 1859. To date, documented evidence has not been uncovered for this claim. In a 1994 controversial and advantageous effort to raise the profile of Canadian hockey in the international arena resulted in lacrosse, through an act of parliament, becoming the official summer sport of Canada. The Canadian Lacrosse Association, founded in 1925, is the governing body of lacrosse in Canada
Ice hockey
The modern form of ice hockey began in Canada in the late 19th century, and is widely considered Canada's national pastime, with high levels of participation by children, men and women at various levels of competition. The Stanley Cup, considered the premiere trophy in professional ice hockey, originated in Canada in 1893. Prominent trophies for national championships in Canada are the Memorial Cup for the top junior-age men's team and the Allan Cup for the top men's senior team. There are national championships in several other divisions of play. Hockey Canada is the sport's official governing body in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Famous Canadian People

Dan Akroyd Saturday Night Live, actor, comedian, and Blues Brother musician Margaret Atwood Canadas most famous author and poet Justin Bieber Tween/teen heart-throb singer, pretty big today, but possibly flavor of the month, or year Kurt Browing 4-time World Champion figure skater James Cameron Director of Titanic and Avatar and environmental activist John Candy Well-loved comedian/actor Jim Carrey Funny man and movie over-actor Leonard Cohen Poet and song writer and singer of international renown Celine Dion Child star, now an international diva Michael J. Fox Back to the Future actor and activist for stem cell research Terry Fox Hero who died of Cancer in June 28, 1981, while running across Canada to raise money for cancer research; his sacrifice has inspired generations and raises millions of dollars yearly Wayne Gretzky Number 99, arguably the most famous hockey star ever The Guess Who Canada's best rock band of the 70s Clara Hughes Only athelete to have won summer and winter Olympic medals in more than one sport (cycling and speed skating) Ben Johnson Famously made history as the fastest man on earth, in Olympic 100 meter racing and made history again as a disgraced steroid user K.D. Lang Quirky singer with a mighty voice Joni Mitchell Singer songwriter of the 60s and 70s whose name still resounds Steve Nash Basketball player for Phoenix Suns and humanitarian Oscar Peterson Possibly the best Jazz pianist ever.
Paul Shaffer Musician and late night personality Christopher Plummer Enduring actor of stage and screen Shania Twain Canadas most successful country western singer and songwriter William Shatner The original Captain Kirk, movie actor, author and personality Donald Sutherland Actor in many popular movies and father to Keifer Dr. David Suzuki Scientist and environmentalist Mike Myers Saturday Night Live, Austen Powers and Shrek

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