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1) Vikingstad vil avslutte i Norge (TROND HUSØ) 1 November 2006
In this story the Norwegian journalist hasn't made any errors, but Tore Vikingstad who is quoted in this story needs a bit of an education about the National Hockey League (NHL) / Ligue nationale de hockey (LNH) in Canada and Canadian geography. The NHL was found in Canada by Canadians in 1917. The original teams were from Canada, and then the Canadian league and Canadian hockey expanded into the USA. In this story Tore Vikingstad states: "– Det vil føre til at det kommer flere talenter, og viser også at NHL ikke er så enormt stort. Veien til USA går via Sverige, det har Patrick Thoresen vist. De talentene vi kommer opp med blir jo også lagt merke til av svenske agenter, så de havner gjerne der, sier han." Sorry to say, but Patrick Thoresen did not make it to the USA, he plays for a Canadian NHL team - the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and not in the USA. He plays for a Canadian, not an American team in the National Hockey League. In his quote he states: "– Jeg forstår at våre NHL-spillere prioriterer spill i USA framfor VM. Du vil spille der borte og særlig hvis du er i sluttspillet, avslutter han." If a Norwegian ends up playing for a Canadian team, is that is not as exciting as playing for a USA team? It is sad how little Norwegians know about Canada and Canadian hockey, and the history of the National Hockey League Canadians founded back in the early 1900s. Sad, how a Canadian invented league, and a Canadian trophy called the Dominion Challenge Cup of Canada (nicknamed the "Stanley Cup" named after Canada's Governor General General Lord Stanley) are so well recognised as being "American" in Norway. It is true that Canada has always been historically the second choice of many Norwegians to immigrate to, after the USA, but one would like to think and hope that at least some credit is due to Canada and Canadians, and our sports to at least know enough to identify Thoresen playing for a Canadian team in Canada.
In this story the Norwegian journalist hasn't made any errors, but Tore Vikingstad who is quoted in this story needs a bit of an education about the National Hockey League (NHL) / Ligue nationale de hockey (LNH) in Canada and Canadian geography. The NHL was found in Canada by Canadians in 1917. The original teams were from Canada, and then the Canadian league and Canadian hockey expanded into the USA. In this story Tore Vikingstad states: "– Det vil føre til at det kommer flere talenter, og viser også at NHL ikke er så enormt stort. Veien til USA går via Sverige, det har Patrick Thoresen vist. De talentene vi kommer opp med blir jo også lagt merke til av svenske agenter, så de havner gjerne der, sier han." Sorry to say, but Patrick Thoresen did not make it to the USA, he plays for a Canadian NHL team - the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and not in the USA. He plays for a Canadian, not an American team in the National Hockey League. In his quote he states: "– Jeg forstår at våre NHL-spillere prioriterer spill i USA framfor VM. Du vil spille der borte og særlig hvis du er i sluttspillet, avslutter han." If a Norwegian ends up playing for a Canadian team, is that is not as exciting as playing for a USA team? It is sad how little Norwegians know about Canada and Canadian hockey, and the history of the National Hockey League Canadians founded back in the early 1900s. Sad, how a Canadian invented league, and a Canadian trophy called the Dominion Challenge Cup of Canada (nicknamed the "Stanley Cup" named after Canada's Governor General General Lord Stanley) are so well recognised as being "American" in Norway. It is true that Canada has always been historically the second choice of many Norwegians to immigrate to, after the USA, but one would like to think and hope that at least some credit is due to Canada and Canadians, and our sports to at least know enough to identify Thoresen playing for a Canadian team in Canada.
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