Michael Jackson was kind of a big deal in 2009. There was also something about that “Twilight” movie, which was filmed in Canada.

But Canadians proved what’s really important to them by making the National Hockey League the most-searched term on Yahoo! Canada this year, according to a report from the Canadian Press.

Michael Jackson topped Yahoo’s searches in the United States, but he only reached fifth place in Canada. Ahead of the King of Pop was “RuneScape,” a free, multi-player, role-playing game that was the most searched last year and came in second this year. “RuneScape” was followed by UFC and WWE.

The Top 10 was rounded out by Megan Fox, “American Idol,” NASCAR, the NBA and the British phenomenon, Susan Boyle.

“Twilight” didn’t crack the Top 10 in Canada (it was No. 2 in the States), but it was the most search movie title. “American Idol” was the top TV show searched in Canada, which ought to please the folks over at “Canadian Idol.”

Michael Jackson was the top searched celebrity, swine flu was the top news story and Sidney Crosby was the most searched athlete.