Video of Canadian hockey team dressed Ukrainian-style uniform goes viral (VIDEO)

A junior hockey team from the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Dauphin Kings, has hit the headlines on local and Ukrainian news websites – but not just because they won a game.

The Dauphin Kings showed up at the ice rink at Ruff’s Furniture in Dauphin on Jan. 28 in front of 1,700 fans dressed in a uniform styled on Ukraine’s traditional embroidered shirt – the vyshyvanka.

Moreover, the players came onto the ice under the sabers of two men dressed as Ukrainian Cossacks – self-governing communities who lived in Ukraine from the 14^th to 18^th centuries. The Kings’ players’ arrival on the ice was announced in Ukrainian by local teacher Stephen Jaddock.

The players were dressed in dressed in a uniform styled on Ukraine’s traditional embroidered shirt, the vyshyvanka. (www.dauphinkings.com)

The players were dressed in dressed in a uniform styled on Ukraine’s traditional embroidered shirt, the vyshyvanka. (www.dauphinkings.com)

The players were dressed in dressed in a uniform styled on Ukraine’s traditional embroidered shirt, the vyshyvanka.(www.dauphinkings.com)

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The Kings defeated the Virden Oil Capitals 3-2 in overtime.

After the team posted a video of the game on YouTube, it racked up more than 25,000 views in several days.

The Kings won the game with a score 3-2. (www.dauphinkings.com)

Apart from Ukrainian-style jerseys, hockey fans were treated to traditional Ukrainian food and a performance by Ukrainian band Kubassa Toss.