It's a game to some, a religion to others. To me, hockey is part of my love story with Canada
Erlinda Tan had just moved to Canada from the Philippines when Sidney Crosby scored his golden goal at the 2010 Olympics. Since then, the joy of hockey has helped her feel like she belongs.
![It's a game to some, a religion to others. To me, hockey is part of my love story with Canada](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7036683.1701222146!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/erlinda-tan-first-person-hockey.jpg)
![Erlinda Tan, right, and Mike Yochmans showed their team allegiances at the Nov. 6 showdown in Vancouver between the Oilers and Canucks. A man wearing a Vancouver Canucks hockey jersey and a woman wearing an Edmonton Oilers jersey pose inside a hockey arena.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7036683.1701222146!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/erlinda-tan-first-person-hockey.jpg)
Erlinda Tan had just moved to Canada from the Philippines when Sidney Crosby scored his golden goal at the 2010 Olympics. Since then, the joy of hockey has helped her feel like she belongs.