What is the most important thing in the Finnish ice-hockey scene? It is definitely Beer, the drink of Gods. Nowadays there is no ice-hockey without massive beer drinking and no massive beer drinking without ice-hockey, either watching, playing or at least talking. Esa "Tiki" Littlewoodpecker did everything at the same time.
Finnish men even say that drinking beer and watching ice-hockey are the best what a man can do with his pants on. Without pants, a Finnish man can do anything. Except fucking, because we are usually too drunk to fuck, like the Dead Kennedys (John F., Robert etc.) sang at good old times.
Many foreigners have asked what is the history of this strong relation between ice-hockey and beer. Well, in 1860's there was a strong, tall and brave man from Ontario, Canada called Carl Brewer. Mr Brewer was a famous ice-hockey player and most of all: a famous brewer. Brewer Brewer played ice-hockey in this splendid club HAAC and at the same time established first brewery in Finland, Sinebrychoff, which has been since then also a sponsor of HAAC. Sinebrychoff brewery was established in very nice and beautiful riverside village called Kerava. Because of the brewery, Kerava is nowadays one of the major cities in Finland and it is famous for it's well-mannered, hospitable, elegant and intelligent people. It is definitely worth visiting.
Sinebrychoff actually managed to duplicate Kerava to the lovely western sea-side, when the brewery was established in Pori. They even intended own beer label, but due to a slight spelling error it was named as Bear instead of simple Beer.
You may now understand why the fans and other ventilators of HAAC are so proud of brewer Brewer, because he is the man who brought beer in Finnish ice-hockey scene.