And Finally...

I understand that there are a lot of Canadian players in the game, including those hired by American teams. If you expect people to take up speech mannerisms from those they interact with, then you'd expect the American players to sound at least somewhat more-Canadian than they would otherwise.

Can I provide a simple answer, as a Canadian who grew up in a northern hockey town?

It’s pessimistic but I’m foul these days.

It’s a club of goon bullies, some of which have real skill but nonetheless overall fall into the culture. I imagine there is some equivalence to American Football culture but I don’t know.

Canadians simply represent a huge number of players. They’ve spent years fighting for cheers at night, being incredibly homophobic in the locker room, and fighting for cheers at school in the morning.

American player interactions happen pretty early on the amateur path and the culture just grows. Including its language and isms. It’s part of the show for a lot of people too, like the fighting.

European players for the most part appear not to follow this, but I don’t know for sure.

It’s a Canada to USA culture gradient in an unusual direction, but it’s the same bully culture.

Edit: And to explain my pessimism, education is at least still expected in Canada but these kids run the school including the teachers out of fear of actual violence and or a vengeful hockey mom. Science education and humanities and history expectations are allowed to be traded for athletic and social prowess, and then we elect them because the popularity contest never ends.

Give your balls a tug, the real trade deficit is us sending our best to play in America, but at least it’s spreading the culture around eh?

Well obviously it’s the result of all of them getting their teeth punched out!