Ice Hockey is popular in Canada, Finland, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovakia, Belarus and Switzerland.
Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada , where the modern version of the sport was created , and enjoys immense popularity ; alongside Canada , hockey is the most popular winter sport in Finland , Latvia , the Czech Republic , Sweden , Slovakia , Belarus and Switzerland .	winter sport	winter sport	winter	Winter Olympic Games	Canada	Canada men's national ice hockey team	national winter sport	National sport	Finland	Finland men's national ice hockey team	Latvia	Sport in Latvia	Czech Republic	Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team	Sweden	Sweden men's national ice hockey team	Slovakia	sport in Slovakia	Belarus	sport in Belarus	Switzerland	sport in Switzerland
