The NHL (National Hockey League) season is on again, after a few months break.
My favorite Danish fun fact is an anecdote that is a link between two of my fav things in life; Denmark and hockey.
On February 12th 1949, in Stockholm, Canada defeated Denmark with a final score of 47-0. (/o\) To people unfamiliar with hockey, this might be of no interest at all. But when you know that a hockey game is played over 3 periods of 20 minutes each, the score becomes a real joke! (Really, how can you score a goal every 1.28 minutes??? Did Denmark know they were allowed to have a goaler in front of the net?)
I often take a minute to imagine the scene… How incredibly discouraging it must have been to play the last minutes… I think that there should be a rule saying that when a team has a 20 goals lead on the opponent, the game simply stops!
But hey! You have the Viking spirit or you don’t… These Danish players fought until the very last minute! Go Danes!!
I’m Canadian and I did not know this ableit was quite before my time. Saw you in Opinionated Man’s Meet and Greet! Great blog, especially love the hockey post it linked me too. Have a great day!
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Thank you for your visit 🙂
When I read that hockey anecdote, I spent so much time imagining the actual game… Just absurd, and funny! I’m glad you enjoyed the post 🙂
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It is kind of crazy that they allowed the game to continue. Unless of course everyone just really liked playing then it doesn’t matter the score. Take care.
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Exactly!
Have a great day 🙂
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