“Why doesn’t Jesus play hockey?” (joke)

A frequently told hockey joke has been cited in print since at least 2000:
 
Q: Why doesn’t Jesus play hockey?
A: Because he’s afraid of being nailed to the boards.
 
An anti-joke of this was cited on Twitter on August 18, 2012:
 
“Why didn’t Jesus play hockey? Because Baseball and Soccer are much more popular sports in Mexico.”
 
 
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just plane dumb
Dave Hillstrom
12/2/00
Why doesn’t Jesus play hockey?
Because he is afraid of being nailed to the boards!
 
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i am bored
Ken
9/4/01
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Why Doesn’t jesus play hockey?
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Because he doesn’t like getting nailed to the boards!
 
Twitter
ACito
‏@AConDEMAND
Why doesn’t jesus play hockey? Because he’s scared to get nailed to the boards, not to mention he wears illegal headgear
1:46 PM - 10 Apr 2009
 
Twitter
Giancarlo
‏@go10899
“Why didn’t Jesus play hockey? Because Baseball and Soccer are much more popular sports in Mexico.”
7:23 PM - 18 Aug 2012
 
Twitter
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Why didn’t Jesus play hockey?
Because Soccer is a much more popular sport in Mexico. Get more of these jokes, @AntiJokesAlways #antijokes
10:13 PM - 2 Jan 2013
 
YouTube
Why doesn’t Jesus play hockey?
adamchallam
Published on Oct 29, 2014
Cause he kept getting nailed to the boards
 
reddit
Why can’t Jesus play hockey? (self.MeanJokes)
submitted January 1, 2015 by fdgs1
He always gets nailed to the boards
 
reddit
Why didn’t Jesus play hockey? (self.AntiJokes)
submitted January 8, 2015 by hannlbaI
Because baseball and soccer are much more popular sports in Mexico.