If your team moved, would you watch them? Give up hockey?

oiler-dude

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If the Oilers were to move, I think I'd still have a soft spot for the team they would become, but I wouldn't follow them like I do now.

I don't think I'd follow the NHL in general as I do now, but would probably like teams like the Rangers more.
 

Polska

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May 25, 2004
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Not sure. Might not because honestly the Canucks aren't very entertaining right now. I'd be much more interested in watching the pens or caps. I watch other teams as much as I do the Canucks and nuck games are probably the least entertaining.
 

letsgoflyers75

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Aug 11, 2004
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I was an Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies fan in the ECHL and they moved all the way to California. I still follow the league and I root for the Fresno Falcons because half of the Bullies team went to Fresno.

But as for the franchise, I really don't care anymore.

If the Flyers moved, hell, I don't know. I'll never give up on hockey but I don't know if I could root for the Kansas City Flyers. Philly would eventually get a team back and I'd root for them.
 

Novak Djokovic

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Dec 10, 2006
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If Oilers move to an American City, then I won't cheer for them. If to any Canadian city, I'll keep cheering for them!
 

cherry

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Mar 10, 2005
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The Sharks are my team & I've always followed the long distance, so I'd still watch them if they moved. Wouldn't make any difference to me!
 

BraveSirRobin

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Feb 5, 2006
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I've been a Ducks fan for a while, and have a lot of emotion invested in the team. I'd be crushed, and probably wouldn't watch the NHL for a while. (I'd become a much more vocal Long Beach Ice Dogs fan.) Afterwards I'd probably just find a new team. The first team I sort of cheered for in hockey was Vancouver, so I'd probably go back to them. But losing the Ducks isn't something I want to really think about.
 

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It's happened with my favorite team twice (The rockies and whalers) and I still watched hockey, but didn't support my old team. Not having a local NHL team made it harder to follow the game.
 

AVSfan2daMAX

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Nov 24, 2006
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Whe the Vancouver Grizzlies left I was kinda young but I guess I now follow the raptors and spurs, even though I'm not that big of a basketball fan. My favorite alredy relocated, so relocating wouldn't be that much of a problem. I live in Vancouver and my favorite team plays in Denver, I could care less if they moved to Puerto Rico....
 

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