But it had its moments. Ice hockey in China is more than 100 years old, if you can believe it. According to Dave Bidini’s Tropic of Hockey, the sport was first played there in Shenyang in 1915.

China went into overdrive to recruit foreign talent so it could field an Olympic men’s ice hockey team. The result: 15 out of 24 players on its team are from overseas.

They are outmatched and consist mostly of foreign players. And now comes the obvious question: Can China’s men’s ice hockey team kindle a passion for the sport in a country unfamiliar with it?

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