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Then and Now
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1970
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2013
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Average player salary in the NHL |
$18,000 |
$2.4 million |
Average height of NHL player: |
5.11 |
6.1 |
% of NHL players born in Canada |
98% |
52% |
Air conditioners per household (Canada & U.S.) |
4% |
45% |
Colour televisions per household (Canada & U.S.) |
12% |
99% |
Dishwashers per household (Canada & U.S.) |
8% |
58% |
Microwave ovens per household (Canada & U.S.) |
0% |
93% |
Average size of family (Canada & U.S.) |
4 |
3 |
Average age of first marriage (Canada & U.S.) |
25 (women) |
31 (women) |
27 (men) |
34 (men) |
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Tops of the 1970's
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Top TV Show |
All In The Family |
Highest Grossing Film |
Star Wars (1977) |
Most Best Actor / Actress Oscars |
Glenda Jackson and Jane Fonda (2) |
Most Oscar Nominations |
8 by Cabaret (1972) |
Top Single |
YMCA by The Village People (1979) |
Top Album |
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac (1977) |
Top Musical Act |
Bee Gees |







