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Hockey Day In Canada

The Numbers Game

A sampling of hockey numbers from across Canada

Jan. 5, 2007

by Tony Care, CBC Sports

3,500: number of hockey rinks across Canada

660: number of hockey rinks across the province of Ontario

24: number of hockey rinks across the territory of Nunavut

225,000: number of registered minor hockey players in Ontario

40,838: number of registered minor hockey players in British Columbia

24,000: number of registered minor hockey players in Saskatchewan

17,500: number pf registered minor hockey players in Nova Scotia

13,408: number of registered minor hockey players in New Brunswick

652: number of registered minor hockey players in the Yukon

$250 - $ 2,500: range in price for hockey equipment (basic/used to highend)

$140: cost for an hour of ice time in Camrose, Alta.

$130: cost for an hour of ice time in Regina

$80: cost for an hour of ice time in Whitehorse

$71.06: cost for an hour of ice time in Dryden, Ont.

$70: cost for an hour of ice time in Stephenville, Nfld.

$32: cost for an hour of ice time in Hull, Que.

100: hockey anniversary celebrated by St. Michael's College in 2006

4: number of Memorial Cup's won by St. Michael's

170: number of St. Michael's players who enjoyed NHL careers

10: number of St. Michael's players who are inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame

11: number of St. Michael's alumni who coached in the NHL

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About Nelson, B.C.

Located in the Selkirk Mountains, on the shore of Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, the city of Nelson was founded in 1886 and was originally called "Stanley" after Canada's Governor General, Lord Stanley. Nelson's hockey roots reach much further, however, producing great NHL talent including Danny Gare, Pat Price and Greg Adams. The small city was also the hometown of Lester and Frank Patrick, hockey's royal family, whom many credit with creating modern hockey with several innovations including the addition of blue lines, the forward pass, penalty shots and the playoff system.

Nelson's mayor, John Dooley, says "we are absolutely ecstatic that CBC has chosen Nelson to host Hockey Day ... This is a true winter sports community, and hockey is an integral component of culture in Nelson and the surrounding communities. It is wonderful that CBC is taking the initiative to bring their Hockey Day broadcast into rural communities such as Nelson and connecting us with the rest of Canada."

Find Nelson on a map

Nelson links

Nelson Minor Hockey
City of Nelson
Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce

Other locations

Tignish, P.E.I. - Bruce Rainnie
Toronto - Scott Russell
Regina - Glenn Reid
Camrose, Alta. - Scott Oake & Kelly Hrudey
Whitehorse, Yuk. - Erin Paul

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