SPORTS

Living in a socio-economically developed country with both a unique sporting history and a liberal attitude toward conformity to national culture despite having a large immigrant population, Canadians as a whole are involved in one of the widest ranges of sports and sporting activities of people in any one country

Ice hockey

The National Hockey League (NHL) is the world's premier professional ice hockey league. It includes the following Canadian franchises: Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks.Hockey Night in Canada is the longtime national Saturday night television broadcast of NHL games featuring Canadian teams. Hockey Canada is the sports official governing body in Canada and member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Junior hockey (under-19 age level) is hugely popular in the country. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Western Hockey League form the Canadian Hockey League for the top level ('Major Junior A Tier 1') under-19 players.

Lacrosse

The National Lacrosse League, a fledgling indoor lacrosse league, is the world's only professional lacrosse league, with franchises in Canada and the United States. The Canadian Lacrosse Association is the sports governing body in Canada.

Curling

The Canadian Curling Association is the sports's governing body in Canada. The Tim Hortons Brier is the national men's championship. The Scott Tournament of Hearts is the national women's championship.

Canadian football

The Canadian Football League is the longtime professional league for Canadian football. Teams compete for the Grey Cup. The Canadian Junior Football League is a Canadian football league for amateur players ages 18 to 22.Soccer has long been one of the most popular recreational sports in Canada, but professional soccer has been less popular there than in much of the rest of the world. The Canadian national women's team is one of the best in the world. Canada was the host of the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002, and finished a surprising second to the USA. Canada's men have only made it once to the Football World Cup. They qualified for the 1986 cup in Mexico, but in the tournament the Canadian side failed to score a single goal, were eliminated in the first round, and finished last in the overall standings. In 2000, Canada stunned the continent by taking home theCONCACAF Gold Cup, giving their backers cause to hope for better times to come

Auto racing

The Canadian Grand Prix is Canada's Formula One race. Champcar,which is similar to F1 races are also held in Canadian sities of Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton in 2005. CASCAR is the country's governing body for amateur and professional stock car racing. There is a lot of interest in Nascar especially in Southern Ontario. As a result of the interest, the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) formed NASCAR Canada, in partnership with TSN, a division of Bell Globemedia. Canada is NASCAR's largest market outside of the U.S.

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is located St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. Founded in October 1983, it is dedicated to preserving Canada's baseball heritage whose origins date back to 1838 when a game closely resembling today's baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario. Since opening, fifty-eight members (34 players, 23 builders, 2 honorary, 4 honorary teams) have been inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. It includes professional ballplayers, amateurs, builders, and honorary members who have helped popularize the sport in Canada. In addition, the Canadiana Baseball Hall of Fame also gives out the Tip O'Neill Award annually to the baseball player "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball."

Canadian Professional Golf Tour

The Canadian Tour is not one of the six leading men's professional tours which belong to the International Federation of PGA Tours, but it is one of the three addition tours on which World Golf Ranking points are available. This indicates that it is regarded by the golf authorities are being between the 7th strongest and 9th strongest men's professional tour in the World. The leading Canadian golfers play primarily on the PGA Tour rather than on their domestic tour. The Canadian Open, which is the richest golf event in Canada is a PGA Tour event. The Canadian Professional Golf Tour receives some exemptions for the event, but the prize money does not count towards the Canadian Tour money list. The early season events on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour take place in the United States, partly due to the cold Canadian winters. The tour also receives exemptions for a few Challenge Tour events.



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