The Winter Olympics are coming up soon.
With the Winter Olympics comes the hockey tournament.
And with the hockey tournament comes the announcement of the Canadian hockey team.
Where I come from this is a pretty big deal. Hockey pervades life in Canada on many dimensions beginning at an early age: participation, viewership, and discussion.
It's all very exciting. Even for yours truly thousands of miles and an ice hockey-ignorant culture away.
One thing I couldn't help but notice during the media frenzy up north: how can it be that Canadian hockey players are so darn dull?
You would think that being selected to "Canada's team" would allow a moment -- even a split-second -- of unbridled enthusiasm.
No way, José!
It got me to thinking. Are Canadian hockey players a microcosm of the Canadian population?
Are we all really that boring?
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