>>>I thought Ice hockey was confined to Northern States and Canada where its cold.
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>>Hockey has been our 3rd successful export to the US. Basketball and baseball being the first two.
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>You should have played cricket. Then it could have moved down into the US and we could see how they cope with a game that can last 5 days and still not have a winner. Imagine how much advertising thay could sell in a 5 day test match.

A park near my home has a cricket pitch. As far as I can tell this is 1 of only 2 in the city. I've sat and watched the game for several minutes on few ocassions. It seems kind of like baseball.

English sports just haven't caught on here as pro sports. Cricket is extremely rare in any form. Soccer is very popular as an amateur sport. Rugby is popular only at the junior varsity and club level. I've known people over the years that play rugby, but I've never seen it played on a local field.