RingWraith
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RalfTheWiseNPowerful said:I would suggest to you that the Canadian team least likely to draw fans from other Canadian teams is the Leafs. It may be shallow but many Canadians outside Toronto are united in their dislike for the "Toronto is the most important place in Canada" attitude. The hockey team suffers from guilt by association.
I've lived in the West my whole life, so I need not be reminded of this phenomenon. While this may be a factor, you probably should not over-estimate its significance. Aside from the fact that the Leafs have a large scattering of fans all over English Canada primarily in older generations, which does provide some counter-balance, millions upon millions of hockey fans in Ontario alone will tune in to follow the Leafs. Toronto also holds a far greater level of noteriety in the US than most other Canadian based teams. The Ontarian media juggernaut would explode over such a Final meeting. I completely stand by my Vancouver-Toronto claim.[/off topic]