Sport in Trigunia

Trigunians are fanatical sports fans. It has been speculated that during the years of Communist or totalitarian oppression, one of the few avenues of expression for Trigunians was through the playing or spectating of sporting events. Likewise, during those times, sports were subsidized and proved a cheap way to provide families and individuals with entertainment which drew large amounts of mixed-generational crowds. After generations of participating in fan organizations, spectating has become, in the words of one Trigunian sociologist, "the primary pastime of Trigunia". It is very generational obsession with spectating that entices Trigunians to continuously spend enormous amounts of time and money on their sports.

Trigunians tend to be consistent fans of all the diverse team sports found throughout the nation, regardless of the sport or the gender of the team. It is not unusual to find the same fans at ice hockey, field hockey, curling, football, or rugby matches. Since Communist times, individual clubs owned and operated all professional (termed "Elite" in Trigunia) and semi-professional (termed "Amateur") sports in a town or region which is why nearly all professional sports are owned by only a few clubs. This narrowing of the number of clubs allowed fans to create a single organization which encompassed all sports; this allowed fans to easily support and foster obscure sports and gender play, especially female sports. Support for female team sports, while not as popular as men's sports, is consistently more popular across the board than in other countries.

Ice Hockey
- considered the national winter pastime; since winter is long, it is very popular

- highest rated sporting events on television and attendance

History
- began in 1750s as form of football on ice; soon evolved into use of sticks

- found that sticks often deflated the ball; and poor areas began using scrunched tin cans

- found that game could be faster and more exciting without a ball and tin cans caught on; eventually, developed into puck

- organized first teams in 1860s; every village cordoned off a pond as a rink; still no rules

- local Dukes met at conference to organize rules and play

Professional Teams
- both men and women share same name

Trofyeĭ Elita
- Elite Trophy; highest award for ice hockey

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