NBC Ice Hockey Commentators Know Their Hurling

At this stage, hurling has become so ubiquitous in the United States that they just reference it willy-nilly. Last week it featured in a Buzzfeed piece and here, an NBC commentator draws comparisons between our humble sport and a Ryan Callahan goal for the NY Rangers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5acysQTkgE

Incidentally, there's a lot of evidence that the sport of ice hockey traces its origins back to hurling amongst Irish immigrants in Canada. There's some Monday trivia for you.

via: Boards.ie