Newly minted Vancouverites learn to love hockey
Australian transplant Amy Jones says she was never much of a sports fan when she lived Down Under, but since moving to Vancouver has unexpectedly found a new love in her adopted country’s national sport.
“My friends back home laugh at my dedication to hockey,” said Jones, 26. “Not being a sports fan in general, it took a lot of explaining for me to fully understand the rules, but now I know the game pretty well and consider myself a fan.”
Jones is one of many non-Canadians who have converted into hockey fans by virtue of living in Canucks-crazed Vancouver.
“It’s unavoidable,” she said. “If you want to see your Canadian friends during hockey season then you must learn to love hockey.”
She has even adopted her friends’ superstitions.
“If a game starts well and turns bad, we make everyone return to their original positions from when the game started.”
British transplant Dave Shaw, 27, spent a year watching hockey before he began to enjoy it, but now he’s the proud owner of a Canucks jersey.
“I needed a sport to replace soccer, which is on too early to watch regularly,” Shaw said. “After pestering (everyone) about (the rules), I began to get it and now enjoy it properly.”
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Australian Amy Jones, second from left, and Brit Dave Shaw, far right, became Canucks fans after moving to Vancouver.
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