Canada takes a left.

• Position: HOCKEY - Brief article

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It's a mystery, but most Canadian hockey players shoot left-handed, while most American players shoot right-handed. No one knows why, since most Canadians, like most Americans, are naturally right-handed. Easton, a California sporting-goods company, says 60 percent of the sticks it sells in Canada are for left-handed shots, white 60 percent sold in the U.S. are for right-handed shots. (Adding to the puzzle is British Columbia, where...