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by John on October 5th, 2009

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Why is the National Hockey League still using "National" when it's bi-national (Canada and the USA)? I know it all started in Canada back in 1917, but teams from the USA have played in the league since the 1924/1925 season.

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  • by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on August 11th, 2010

    Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

    I guess for the same reason you have National and American Baseball Leagues, even though you have one (used to be 2) team from outsie the USA. Once you have a recognised name, you hate to change it.

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  • by NeverWas on October 23rd, 2009

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    The easy answer is simply that no one wants to change a brand name as it begins to expand and gain popularity. However, in another sense, it is still a correct term to use.

    The term "nation" is not synonymous with "state" or "country." A nation is a group of people that share some sort of real or imagined sense of mutual identity, culture, history, language etc. Canadians and Americans have very similar histories, similar culture and language, an we even trust each other not to invade. I'd say we qualify for the term. Long live the nation of hockey!

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