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but it starts in the streets and if parents want their kids to do "more", the schools will have fundraisers and will pass the equipment down to the younger ones (big "used" market).

When I used to take my niece to the nearby rink for her practices, I watched her and her class skating on one half of the rink and the young boys doing their hockey practices on the other half. They put up cones in the center to demarcate the areas. I would even see wee ones - literally 3, 4, and 5 year olds, learning to skate on ice and handle the motions, including getting back up after falling.

If anything, like how you saw Norway dominate the Winter Olympics this year, it's a "northern climate" sport. For those who live in places with frozen tundra more than 6 - 8 months out of the year, they often end up on skates or skis. And Canada (except places like British Columbia being on the Pacific coast) fits that bill.