Ice hockey is popular in colder places such as Canada and Scandinavia, however it is less often seen in countries as my own such as the United Kingdom. 
I live in the United States and it is very popular here, although I don't know much about it. Have you ever seen a game?
Sport in the United Kingdom
Sport in the United Kingdom plays an important role in British culture. The United Kingdom has given birth to a range of major international sports including: association football, rugby (both union and league), cricket, netball, darts, tennis, table tennis, badminton, squash, croquet, fives, bowls, modern rowing, hockey, boxing, water polo, snooker, billiards, and curling.
This has meant that in the infancy of many sports, England, Scotland, Wales
Russia and much of Eastern Europe. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is the formal governing body for international ice hockey, with the IIHF managing international tournaments and maintaining the IIHF World Ranking. Worldwide, there are ice hockey federations in 76 countries.
In Canada, the United States, Nordic countries, and some other European countries the sport is known simply as hockey; the name "ice hockey" is used in places where "hockey" more often refers to the more popular field hockey, such as countries