It has been gratifying, John Shannon says, to see the impact hockey has made on Canadians of all backgrounds.
Friday is Hockey Day in Canada — something I say with pride, because it began at the turn of the century, in my final year atWhen we started the project, there was a real belief that it could turn into something special, an unofficial national holiday to reflect the passion and pride we take in hockey., but rather the place the game has in small towns and big cities, and among English, French, Inuit and First Nations — and new Canadians.
Hockey Day was about all of us. How we played the game, watched the game, coached the game and tried to make the game better, for everyone. It was about being Canadian. On that first show, there were to be no mentions of the NHL in the first four hours. Just talk about the Trail Smoke Eaters, the Hounds of Notre Dame, volunteers who were up at the crack of dawn to open the snack bar, rinks in Saskatchewan that still used natural ice and pond hockey tournaments that went on for days.
That first Hockey Day was, and remains to this day, a source of great pride for all of us involved. There are Hockey Days all over the continent, and in Europe too. It has been so gratifying to see everyone loving the game the way we love the game.Hockey Day has survived work stoppages, strikes, network shuffles and weather of all types. We knew it was special, but never in a million years did we envision it would last a quarter of a century. But it has, and it will for 25 more.
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