What is the 3rd most popular Canadian team?

[Nucker101]

Probably Oilers due to a lot of out of market boomers who hopped on during Gretzky era, I'd imagine it's the Canucks in another 10-20 years though due to population size unless McDavid wins a multiple cups in Edmonton.

 

[Bizzare]

Popularity of Canadian NHL Teams (2023) | TheHockeyFanatic

The Hockey Fanatic looks at which Canadian-based NHL team is the most popular in Canada. Is it the Maple Leafs, les Canadiens, Canucks, Oilers, Jets, Flames or Sens?

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Plenty of evidence that no one cares about Vancouver, outside of Vancouver. Reality is a real kick in the teeth sometimes.

Those graphs show Oiler fans that were not born in Edmonton/Alberta?

 

[PuckG]

The Canucks market is surprisingly small considering their population.

Oilers probably take 3rd place.

 

[Pukboy5kroner]

The Jays or Raptors?

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I have no sympathy for Ottawa fans in that regard. Sens fans constantly whine and cry that the arena is such a bad location the drive is horrible boo hoo. Yet fans of other teams prove they will travel to Ottawa (highly doubt the other fans are all locals) to watch their teams play. So Sens fans can put up or shut up about other fans in their arena.

This is probably a simplistic take. It's more palatable to make the trek out to the arena when your team comes to town once or a couple times a year vs when you have 41 chances to see them play at home.

Ottawa is an expansion team. The city had years prior to it getting a team for Ottawans to build up allegiances to other teams outside of the city. Fans of other teams in Ottawa breed and bleed the same allegicane for the most part to that of their parents. They breed and the cycle continues.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

Vancouver just based on population alone.

 

[Three On Zero]

The Canucks market is surprisingly small considering their population.

Oilers probably take 3rd place.

Being the 3rd most popular Canadian team isn't really a surprisingly small market . Especially when no one is ever going to eclipse Montreal & Toronto

The Jays or Raptors?

Grizzlies, oh wait...

 

[CaptainUgly]

They are all a joke....

 

[crowi]

It's Vancouver. If any of their current fans don't understand why a lot of people disliked Canucks a decade ago, it was the arrogance that has been showing it's ugly head lately.

 

[Race Dawg]

Ottawa last place for sure. The 'hockey fan' to 'Sens fan' ratio in this city is ridiculous. Wouldn't be surprised if we were tops in the league of opposing fans native to the city. Not just Toronto/Montreal either - Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, even Vegas now always have a large presence at the CTC.
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Ottawa last place for sure. The 'hockey fan' to 'Sens fan' ratio in this city is ridiculous. Wouldn't be surprised if we were tops in the league of opposing fans native to the city. Not just Toronto/Montreal either - Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, even Vegas now always have a large presence at the CTC.

Embarrassing

Really, bush league Ottawa for a city of 1.5 million. Embarrassing being from there originally... SMH

 

[Race Dawg]

They are locals.

Ottawa has a very large expatriate population

As a season ticket holder since 2003, I often bring friends who have moved here to the games involving their team.....

That is your biggest mistake. Stop bringing your buddies to the Sens games who aren't Ottawa fans. This is not a kumbaya event it's a hockey game. As a Sens fan do you know how bad it looks on TV to see so many opposing teams fans in our own building? Especially watching this as I sit 5-hours away? Lol

 

[Heldig]

Oilers still have fans after the decade of darkness... Elite fans

And being gifted the best player in a generation might have helped a bit.

 

[Czechboy]

And being gifted the best player in a generation might have helped a bit.

Was attendance poor during HOPE?

Hall
Omark
Paajarvie
Eberle

????

 

[The Expert]

I have no sympathy for Ottawa fans in that regard. Sens fans constantly whine and cry that the arena is such a bad location the drive is horrible boo hoo. Yet fans of other teams prove they will travel to Ottawa (highly doubt the other fans are all locals) to watch their teams play. So Sens fans can put up or shut up about other fans in their arena.

Comparing fans who have 1 game a season to attend to fans who have 41 games a season to attend. Your don't have to have sympathy but at least have common sense.

 

[Ghetty Green]

Senators are last. Oilers 3rd

 

[Bank Shot]

Being the 3rd most popular Canadian team isn't really a surprisingly small market . Especially when no one is ever going to eclipse Montreal & Toronto


Grizzlies, oh wait...

Oilers have passed them in popularity. Maybe when McDavid retires the Nucks will have a chance again.

 

[Bank Shot]

Get owned how? Multiple sources were already cited and posted to prove I am right

Others have provided facts that the Oilers are currently third in popularity.

You have provided sputtering.

 

[MessierII]

Probably the oilers in terms of true fans but Vancouver has legions of bandwagoners at their disposal that burst through occasionally.

 

[Bizzare]

Probably the oilers in terms of true fans but Vancouver has legions of bandwagoners at their disposal that burst through occasionally.

As an Oilers season ticket holder I can say getting rid of Oilers tickets is much harder than Canucks tickets.

 

[LTIR]

Sabres still have fans after a half century of darkness....Godly fans ..or suckers for punishment. One or the other

Sabers and Islanders are pretty much the Oilers of recent times. We really haven't done much in the last couple decades

 

[Three On Zero]

Sabers and Islanders are pretty much the Oilers of recent times. We really haven't done much in the last couple decades

Problem with them is that even a McDavid level talent is unlikely to draw in much for new viewership

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Toronto
Montreal

Vancouver when they're good
Edmonton

Calgary
Vancouver when they're bad

Winnipeg
Ottawa

I've never seen a fanbase disappear quite like the Nucks when they stink, or show up when they're good

 

[LTIR]

Problem with them is that even a McDavid level talent is unlikely to draw in much for new viewership

This is due to population of cities and not overall popularity. Vancouver's population is 3 times of Edmonton and have all of BC as its fanbase. Oilers share alberta fans with Calgary. Outside of these provinces Edmonton Oilers are far more popular than Nucks due to McDavid and old Oilers. It's not even close. No one out east stays up to watch some Canucks hockey.. McDavid draws a lot of viewers for Oilers.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Canucks as BC's population is bigger than Alberta but the latter's fans are split between two teams.

 

[Three On Zero]

This is due to population of cities and not overall popularity. Vancouver's population is 3 times of Edmonton and have all of BC as its fanbase. Oilers share alberta fans with Calgary. Outside of these provinces Edmonton Oilers are far more popular than Nucks due to McDavid and old Oilers. It's not even close. No one out east stays up to watch some Canucks hockey.. McDavid draws a lot of viewers for Oilers.

If that were to be true you’d still see an uptick in social media followings, which you don’t. Even the author who wrote the article claimed his findings are skewed due to just McDavid and the Edmonton/Calgary series being a large portion of the searches