News Article: The Habs are Canada’s team

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http://www.citynews.ca/2014/10/08/the-habs-are-canadas-team-exclusive-citynews-poll/

It's official

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[Shadow Journal]

*The Habs are Canada's most popular team, according to one poll.

Or, you know, sensationalism is fun too.

 

[PricePkPatch*]

Leafs fan will still be in denial about it..

"No!!! We b most pplar!!"

 

[BLONG7]

Everyone in the country knows this, but the GTA and HNIC....

 

[Habset]

Here's hoping we show them all this year and bring Stanley home

 

[Rapala]

Like this is Breaking News?
The brain drain in Quebec has been going on for quite some time.
These talented influential individuals were all Habs Fans (brains) or they wouldn't of been scouted in the first place. In some places they have developed deep roots and have started a second and third wave of Habs fanatics all the while slowly winning over their respective communities!

Does the W.H.O. know about this? LOL

 

[X66]

Leafs are likely still the most popular, which is why they are mostly the headline team on national games.

Look at the most valuable team in every sport, it's no surprise they are also the most popular in their sport. The Leafs are the only NHL team worth over a billion dollars, in other words, the team that makes the most money is likely also the most popular.

 

[Agnostic]

Leafs are likely still the most popular, which is why they are mostly the headline team on national games.

Look at the most valuable team in every sport, it's no surprise they are also the most popular in their sport. The Leafs are the only NHL team worth over a billion dollars, in other words, the team that makes the most money is likely also the most popular.

Nonsense. You should read the article before commenting on it . You're just another GTA koolaid drinker .

 

[AH]

Leafs are likely still the most popular, which is why they are mostly the headline team on national games.

Look at the most valuable team in every sport, it's no surprise they are also the most popular in their sport. The Leafs are the only NHL team worth over a billion dollars, in other words, the team that makes the most money is likely also the most popular.

Leafs are most popular in the lucrative Soutthern Ontairo market. That's where the money is and hence where the advertisers wish to focus.

Most worth does not equal most popular.

 

[Sterling Archer]

You mean it's NOT Ottawa!!??

That's umpossible!!!

Seriously thoughy, I wish the main stream media (all based out of Toronto) get the message and pander to HALF the entire hockey fanbase and at the very least, don't alienate them with the constant Leafs banter and homer announcers like Cherry, Healy, Stock etc...

 

[Rapala]

You mean it's NOT Ottawa!!??

That's umpossible!!!

Its not only umpossible it's impossible nopossible nyetpossible.

 

[BLONG7]

You mean it's NOT Ottawa!!??

That's umpossible!!!

Seriously thoughy, I wish the main stream media (all based out of Toronto) get the message and pander to HALF the entire hockey fanbase and at the very least, don't alienate them with the constant Leafs banter and homer announcers like Cherry, Healy, Stock etc...

Well, it's EK that's more popular than the Leafs and the Habs combined...he is amazing...

 

[jasonleaffan]

So polling of 1504 people gives you an accurate read on the 35000000 who live in Canada?

 

[Davebo*]

Leafs are likely still the most popular, which is why they are mostly the headline team on national games.

Look at the most valuable team in every sport, it's no surprise they are also the most popular in their sport. The Leafs are the only NHL team worth over a billion dollars, in other words, the team that makes the most money is likely also the most popular.

The team that makes the most money is the most popular? Holy crap - what nonsense! Biggest ripoff more likely!

You should read the frigging article...

With support coming from every province across the country, Montreal is cheered on by 23 per cent of Canadian hockey fans, almost doubling those who root for the Vancouver Canucks and the Toronto Maple Leafs combined.

 

[Davebo*]

So polling of 1504 people gives you an accurate read on the 35000000 who live in Canada?

I expect they are using the same methods they used back when leaves fans were touting their popularity.

You just can't accept that popularity is gone. Oh well....

 

[Raimu]

I don't put much weight on these stats. For every knowledgeable fan you have the older fans who when you ask "who's your favorite player on the leafs" will ask you if Ed Belfour still plays (or in extreme cases if Darryl Sittler is still around).

For me, I like the Habs for my own reasons, it really doesn't matter to me if we're "Canada's Team" or not. We're certainly the most successful in the last 5 or so seasons.

 

[PricePkPatch*]

So polling of 1504 people gives you an accurate read on the 35000000 who live in Canada?

Actually, yes. Dont you know the basics of statistical sciences?

 

[Rapala]

I expect they are using the same methods they used back when leaves fans were touting their popularity.

You just can't accept that popularity is gone. Oh well....

Take the poll international and the ratio skyrockets for the Habs...

 

[LyricalLyricist]

Habs are just more popular because of their recent success. I don't think we have double the popularity of the leafs.

 

[PricePkPatch*]

Habs are just more popular because of their recent success. I don't think we have double the popularity of the leafs.

Double Leafs and Canucks combined

 

[Rapala]

Habs are just more popular because of their recent success. I don't think we have double the popularity of the leafs.

The worst we can do is suck Along Side Them.
Not sure they gain any ground that way.

 

[Devourers]

Leafs fan will still be in denial about it..

"No!!! We b most pplar!!"

"No!! But but... the word mecha"

 

[hardcorehabs]

Living in Winnipeg (before the new jets) and saskatchewan now, its clear that habs fans are almost 2/1 over leaf fans here.

 

[LyricalLyricist]

Double Leafs and Canucks combined

Actually no, the article states:

With support coming from every province across the country, Montreal is cheered on by 23 per cent of Canadian hockey fans, almost doubling those who root for the Vancouver Canucks and the Toronto Maple Leafs combined.

The numbers tell a different story. Habs 23%, Vancouver and Leafs 12% a piece.

We are almost equal to them combined, not double. If we were double we'd be at 48%.

The writer made a mistake.

 

[fsdev905]

I may have missed it in the article, but it doesn't mention Quebec or Francophones. So it's pretty much Anglophones outside of Quebec (meaning 1/5 of the Canadian population -- probably 75% Canadiens fans weren't even included in the poll).