Why is Norway not as good at hockey as Sweden or Finland?

There is actually a logical explanation to this. Norway is basically one long mountain range. It extends a little bit into Sweden as well, but only in the sparsely populated North. Sweden and Finland is mostly Taiga. read more

You can also see why Sweden and Finland are ideal playing grounds for ice hockey. So basically, it comes down to popularity. Finland has 74,000 registered hockey players. Sweden has 60,000. Norway has 6,000. Mats Andersson also has a very good point. Success breeds success. Besides, we need to let the Swedes have one sport they can beat us in. read more

Discussion in 'International Tournaments' started by Eagle Eye Cherry, Jan 29, 2014. read more