Premise: Ice hockey . Ice hockey is most popular in Canada , central and eastern Europe , Scandinavia , and the northern regions of the United States . Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada , where the modern version of the sport was created , and enjoys immense popularity ; alongside Canada , hockey is the most popular winter sport in Finland , Latvia , the Czech Republic , Sweden , Slovakia , Belarus and Switzerland . The Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) is the highest league in Russia and much of Eastern Europe . Worldwide , there are ice hockey federations in 74 countries .
Hypothesis: Ice Hockey is popular in many countries.
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