They say that hockey is like a religion in Canada. That's why we sent Steven Godfrey to watch a game, and why Andrew Berkshire wrote about how damn important hockey gold is up north.
Canada playing for the gold medal means HOCKEY IN CHURCH
Hockey was at 7 a.m. Sunday morning... but that didn’t stop EVERY CANADIAN PERSON EVER from watching.
Well, when Canada played Sweden for the gold medal today -- and won -- hockey literally was religion:
"Only in Canada" They're even watching #hockey at church in #Halifax. #GoCanadaGo pic.twitter.com/SNOhTOV4Zg"
— Joe Raso (@coachraso) February 23, 2014 That kinda says it all. Thanks to our Maple Leafs blog, Pension Plan Puppets, here are some other images of Canada basically shutting down for the big game:
This is what a Canadian supermarket looks like this morning. pic.twitter.com/xQdTibVQhX
— Rob Roberts (@itsrobroberts) February 23, 2014 Goal! 2-0 Canada! @CBC Atrium in TO going nuts watching @CBCOlympics #atriumparty #cbcto https://t.co/xyWeD39C67
— Steven Bull (@BullCBC) February 23, 2014 Every single traffic camera in Canada right now pic.twitter.com/pvWCilUTDR
— Mike Cockrall (@TeamCanada1) February 23, 2014 
