Ever heard of the World Junior Hockey Championships? Visit canada before the New Year and it’s a canadian tradition. It’s on TV everywhere. It occurs every year right after New Year.
Ask any American about it and 99% will say they never heard of it. When America wins it, the country is damn sad LOL. But when canada wins that tourney, it’s totally normal. In 2017, the US won but Canada got back this year.
I think that is great, very cool. You are right, nobody in the US outside of the small minority that is really into hockey has ever heard of that.