This track is infamous for being the proof of concept behind the KLF's formula for writing instant #1 chart hits.

Once it did indeed go to #1 in the UK, they wrote a book about how to do it, which several other artists followed and also went to #1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manual

I heard this when I was young, and I wasn't that familiar with the Dr Who TV show. So when a hockey game was on TV I thought "oh cool they're playing the Dr. Who song".

And that hockey song was part of Gary Glitter's Rock'n Roll. Here's Part 2: https://youtu.be/Nras3c8r45k

My personal fav hockey song is Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis: https://youtu.be/2gDb_axpfeY

> And that hockey song was part of Gary Glitter's Rock'n Roll

Yeah that's the joke, that I was naive enough to think that American sports fans would be into Dr. Who or The KLF.