Hockey: A $2.6-billion (and counting) Canadian industry
MICHAEL BABAD- May. 14 2015
What hockey means to Canada
The hockey greats of old would be proud.
Hockey is now worth $2.6-billion in direct business in Canada, with related "economic activity" that tops $11-billion a year, according to a new study.
Tourism accounts for more than half of that first number, with National Hockey League teams and major events representing 31 per cent, says the report commissioned by Bank of Nova Scotia and Canadian Tire Corp., which was released today.
