Team Canada wins gold, 10 reasons hockey belongs to Canada

As Canadians we are raised on hockey. Hockey is our national winter sport, and its importance to the identity of Canadians can be found throughout history. We scoured the internet to find 10 signs that hockey is Canada's game.

Gold medal at worlds proves hockey is still our game

Tanya Casole-Gouveia CBC Sports Posted: May 17, 2015 7:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 18, 2015

Team Canada celebrates with the trophy after winning the gold medal match against Russia at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships on Sunday at the O2 Arena in Prague. (Kommersant via Getty Images)

Team Canada won gold today at the International Ice Hockey Federation Championship in a 6-1 blow out against fellow hockey super power Russia.

To celebrate we decided to give you 10 signs Canada owns Hockey!

1. We start them young.

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2. We "play" hockey in a variety of ways.

"@LDCToronto: All ready for #wjc2015 finals #CANvsRUS game?! Lking fwd to seeing @HC_Men on the ice! GO #CAN! pic.twitter.com/mgvrxo2SYW" Cool
—@JJflower51

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3. We have the perfect climate for it.

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4. We put our money on it. Actually...vice versa.

Hi Russia, we have hockey on our money. Thanks for coming out to play. #CANvsRUS pic.twitter.com/g0ha61sftl
—@MetroManTO

5. We are the only country that would notice this.

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6. Our four legged friends are die hard fans.

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7. We practice lifting the Stanley Cup over our heads in the off-season.

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8. The NHL is full of us!

CANADIAN CONTENT; How Canadian are the final 4 teams left in #NHLPlayoffs? #TeamCanada #HNICChat #BecauseItsTheCup pic.twitter.com/J0QAYTidj8
—@hockeynight

9. We are really good at it!

GOLDEN!!! #TeamCanada defeats Russia 6-1 to win 2015 #IIHFWorlds! STATS: http://t.co/wqQuuMTehe #CANvsRUS pic.twitter.com/qEsIBM89sg
—@HC_Men

ICYMI: Big hockey news in #Toronto - Canada wins #WorldJuniors gold! http://t.co/XHfiLD8bWa #CANvsRUS #GoldMedalGame pic.twitter.com/ufRx1K4hKp
—@HC_Men