Ice Hockey: Finland, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Czechia, Switzerland
Ice no, field yes. At least here
But what is here?!
Netherlands
Hell, it’s barely “popular” outside of the Midwest, eh? 🤷🏽♂️
I’m in Canada, it’s pretty popular here
Y’all’re so keen on ice hockey, you even invented a version for the audiences at home to play in their driveways with a coupla brooms and a clothes-iron welded to a big-ass rock. 🤪
I was in Buenos Aires and saw a hockey shop and I was like, whaaaat? Then I realized it was selling field hockey equipment. Most places I travel, if you talk about hockey it means field hockey, and you have to say “ice hockey” if that’s what you’re talking about.
Switzerland:
- Ice Hockey on club level quite popular but not nearly as pupular as football. Specially on national team level: Our national team went on a tear this world cup and nobody cared until they reached the final. Meanwhile people cared more for the friendlies our national team in football played.
- Field Hockey: exists somewhere.
- Floorball / Unihockey: quite popular for playing it but no one watches it.
there’s a reason most nhl players are not from north america.
Where I’ve been to, not as popular. Nowhere near. But they still exist and have a following and national teams etc
It’s very popular in Europe
