Canadian ice hockey
One of the hallmarks of Canadian sport is ice hockey, a winter team sport that is played on ice skates at either indoor or outdoor ice rinks. Canada has by far the largest amount of indoor ice hockey rinks worldwide, with nearly three thousand facilities across the country. Professional ice hockey, and specifically the NHL is also extremely popular in Canada. The Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs, two of the seven NHL franchises based in the country, are the two NHL teams with the most Stanley Cup wins.The rise of eSports in Canada
With the growing speed and availability of the internet, eSports have started to make an impact on the sports industry. Though the United States is home to most of the world’s professional eSports competition players, active eSports competition players in Canada numbered over 500 in 2023. There are many different genres of eSports games, from sports games such as Rocket League to multiplayer battle area games like League of Legends. However, the leading eSports game in Canada in terms of cumulative prize money won was Fortnite. Canadian eSports players had accumulated over eight million U.S. dollars in prize money earnings playing the multiplayer battle royale game.
