Canada warms up to the game of ice hockey with a dash of Punjabi flavour

“Maareya shot, kitta goal!” Even at the turn of the century, this exclamation during a commentary on a hockey game in Canada would have been as unlikely as a Czech commentary for an Indian Premier League (IPL) game. Hockey in Canada automatically means ice hockey, and the game is to the nation what cricket is to India. For decades, the sport has been dominated by Caucasians, both on and off the rink. But 12 years ago, an unlikely star was born — Harnarayan Singh, a garrulous, excitable Sikh from Brooks, Alberta, whose arrival in the commentary booth dramatically changed the