Hockey Helped Lift Canada’s Economy In April, StatsCan Says
The Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs in April.
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The National Hockey League’s playoffs gave the Canadian economy a boost in April, according to the country’s statistics agency.
Spectator sports contributed the most to the growth in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector that month, “as four Canadian hockey teams qualified for the National Hockey League playoffs,” Statistics Canada said.