Biggest hockey town right now
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"for hockey"... no. For Leafs yes.
I lived in Toronto for 10+ years - nobody seems to care about hockey outside of the Leafs. Folks there barely can name players on Western teams.
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OP clarified that he's asking about the biggest "per capita" hockey town.
The only way Toronto wins this is if people don't know what that means.
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Fun fact. More kids are registered in basketball than hockey in Toronto these days.
More than 1/3 of Canada's population lives in southern Ontario. Of course they have a ton of fans and produce a ton of players. They also have a lot more people that don't give a shat about hockey, probably more proportionally than any other part of the country.
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True. A hard core Leaf fan pointed this out to me.Watch their games on TV. 1ST period starts seats are full. Period ends. 2nd period starts hell half the seats in the lower bowl especially behind the Leafs bench area is empty for the first 5 minutes of the game.Real fans eh.
I guess Toronto.
Montreal doesn't really "bleed" hockey these days. A lot of fans are frustrated with team/results. We're still probably an easy #2 but - come playoffs if we qualify and win a round or 2 and seem to have a chance, Montreal would be #1 by default. It's just been a bit quiet past few years.
Montreal doesn't really "bleed" hockey these days. A lot of fans are frustrated with team/results. We're still probably an easy #2 but - come playoffs if we qualify and win a round or 2 and seem to have a chance, Montreal would be #1 by default. It's just been a bit quiet past few years.
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Habs, Leafs then Oilers.
The rest are not comparable in my opinion. Oilers might be one of the smallest markets but because of our history the flames and jets simply can not compare. Closest team to the 06 as you can get.
The rest are not comparable in my opinion. Oilers might be one of the smallest markets but because of our history the flames and jets simply can not compare. Closest team to the 06 as you can get.
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Edmonton or Winnipeg. We bleed hockey.
Toronto has the largest number of fans, but per capita isn't anywhere near Edmonton / Winnipeg / Calgary.
Toronto has the largest number of fans, but per capita isn't anywhere near Edmonton / Winnipeg / Calgary.
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What the hell are the bottom 4 team doing on this list But Boston, NY, Philly, and Minny are nowhere to be found?
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At least Toronto can sell out their arena, unlike Montreal.
Some religion.
2018-2019 NHL Attendance - National Hockey League - ESPN
Mc5RingsAndABeer
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I don't know if this is the case here but ESPN's capacity numbers are incorrect. For example, according to ESPN, the Oilers always have the exact same number of unfilled seats at every game. In reality, the capacity that ESPN has listed is incorrect.
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Saskatchewan produces more hockey players per capital than any other place in the world. Also no Toronto is not the hockey Mecca, the main media is in Toronto because Montreal is a French city. But don’t kid yourself Montreal is purest city in terms of hockey and passion.
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Even if that is true, it's no different in Montreal.
Who is the best hockey town right now iyo? Edmonton?
I have friends who live there and they say the city is bonkers about hockey.
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In fact Saskatchewan is the breadbasket of hockey and produces more players per capita then anywhere else by almost double {at least based on the most recent #'s I've seen}.
ole ole
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Bell capacity 21273
Average attendance this season. 21302
Scotia bank capacity 19800
Average attendance this season.-19503
Now what were you saying?
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Isaac Nootin
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Bell capacity 21273
Average attendance this season. 21302
Scotia bank capacity 19800
Average attendance this season.-19503
Now what were you saying?
Check your numbers again before doubling down on being wrong. Thanks.
Better yet, I'd suggest quitting while you're behind.
If Montreal disappeared from the face of the Earth.
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2019-2020 NHL Attendance - National Hockey League - ESPN
Love burning you and your lack of knowledge.
Scotiabank Arena, formerly Air Canada Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located on Bay Street ... Capacity · Hockey: 18,800 (20,270 with standing room)
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