Living in Canada to persue a hockey career?

Question

i want a place where can i go to develop my hockey skills fast ? i was considering Yellowknife, NT because it has a long winter and i can play outside longer ( backward rink). Or Whitehorse, Yukon? tell me the pros n cons ?i want a place thats large in land and has a small committee.

-I'll be living in Canada for about 2 years

-i'll be on a working visa, so i'll need a job

-plzzzz helpp

Answer 1

if you're not from Canada and you're not used to snow, which makes it very cold.... then moving to the very north of Canada maybe isn't the best idea, sure you get snow all the time, but you're gonna be freakin' cold!! I live in Ontario and our winters can go up to like - 40'C, so I can't even imagine what it's like down there.  So... come to think of it, I hardly doubt you'll be able to practise alot because you'll be bundled up so much with your huge snowsuit and you probably won't be able to stay outside too long because of frostbite. A better place would probably be in the Northern-er Ontario or something, so alot higher then Ottawa and Toronto

Answer 2

I'd recommend that you head straight to Iqaluit. It's the capital city of Nunavut and the weather is just what you're looking for. Better take a flashlight though it can be pretty dark in the winter when the sun doesn't rise. There is a large demand for fruit pickers and the work is seasonal so it won't interfere with your hockey ambitions.

Answer 3

Better to go where hockey is the most popular in the country so you have a greater chance of being scouted.. and improving your game instead of the part of the country where there isnt much talent so you can't improve or be found for a future in the nhl which is already hard enough. If you really wanted to pursue hockey go to toronto or a major city in the west.. I would mention montreal but they speak french there also so ya.... whatever you do don't go up north you won't get exposure or improve its just common sense..

Answer 4

I'd recommend Bathurst NB, my brother used to live there so if you have any questions I can relay them to him. In addition to being a hockey-mad town there's beautiful scenery both there and in nearby Prince Edward Island .. it's north enough that you'll experience a true Canadian winter (it's further N than Sudubry) and you can learn French if you're so inclined just like much of the Ottawa and Montreal metropolitan area, there is a sizeable French speaking community as well as an English one of course. At the Centre Irving Centre (how's that for NB bilingualism?) they also have a QMJHL team (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) in the Acadie-Bathurst Titan (they used to play in Laval QC) .. and if you decide to stay in Canada, being at least proficient in both English and French is a huge asset, especially if you're in the East.

There is also cross-country skiing nearby if you get tired of playing hockey

** what means " yanking your chain?"

vale Espana gracias

Answer 5

lmao. don't listen to some of these guys. they're yanking your chain, except for the habs fan. good answer tom. made me laugh a lot.

YANKING U'R CHAIN means someone's playing a joke on you and trying to get a reaction from you. it's the same as having the wool over your eyes.

i love this city but don't come to toronto. the guy underneath me is wrong. don't come to toronto. i love the city but there is nothing as confusing as GTAHL hockey, and our junior team just moved to ******* mississauga, so if you're looking for good hockey areas you'll think north ontario, not the southern area aside from sarnia because most of those teams are pretty hard to make team. BC anywhere is good for hockey, and if you probably wanted an all around balanced lifestyle of no worries and just hockey you'd think about western quebec by the ontario border or NB! also the unspoken mine that is the AJHL. alberta's good for hockey too.

and also the other guy is right, if you're not used to the cold don't think about going way way up north first cause you'll end up spending most of your first year on work visa being sick...which would just be a waste of time.

if i was you i would be looking into hockey mostly in BC/alberta...northern ontario like the sault ste marie, sudbury, all the locals north of toronto area. you could always go to quebec/the new brunswick area. good luck with your dreams.

Answer 6

It really depends on how old you are. Don't worry about the weather, you can play year round in any medium to large size Canadian city. Calgary and Kelowna are both great for year round hockey.

Ontario is good as well, but the levels and exposure is really screwed up out there - you are never comparing apples to apples and it is hard to get noticed unless you are on the right team which can become political.