What is the 3rd most popular Canadian team?

[nucks88]

Who cares? The Oilers are right there with the Canucks despite being a city half the size of Vancouver

What else is there to do there? Except pack for trips to the Okanagan , Shuswap and Vancouver Island?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

What else is there to do there? Except pack for trips to the Okanagan , Shuswap and Vancouver Island?

You forgot Fernie, Invermere and Kamloops

 

[Cenzo_]

It seems like Vancouver and Edmonton are in the same tier as Montreal with the Leafs being #1 far above all 3.

We are talking about the most populars Canadian hockey teams not the ones that choke the most

 

[Perfect_Drug]

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.

Have you ever been to Ottawa?

It's a transient city. Nearly everone there is from another part of Canada working for government or NGOs or something.

Nearly 87% of their population growth are non-locals relocating there.

 

[Senor Catface]

I have and another poster pointed out about one of the problems with getting proper gauge of social media is that fact there are people out the make a lot of money off being paid to fallow certain people and business on social media. There is a fallacy about putting more emphasis on who follows who over interactions. Several business and social influencers have been caught out at padding their numbers via using individuals or companies in Vietnam. Cambodia and Laos, to increase their numbers. Like any analytical numbers, simply posting a graph is not evidence, you need to break down, rebuild and explain the numbers. With twitter there is a rumor that X will be doing a purge of any accounts that have not been active for 5 years or more. The numbers on twitter, youtube and other social media outlets factors in all time accounts and not just active.

The Dead Internet Theory is becoming more of a reality year after year.

 

[nucks88]

You forgot Fernie, Invermere and Kamloops

Yeah but you guys don’t…..unfortunately…..

 

[Race Dawg]

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.

I value my friendships more than what people think watching a hockey game from home.

As someone who actually shells out large sums of money to the team for tickets every year since 2003, your opinion sitting 5 hours away is particularly irrelevant.

Ottawa is a smaller market with an even smaller corporate ticket base so the team will always struggle at home against bigger markets unless they become competitive again.

I see you're triggered by this post. Lol. You're not going to impress me with your alleged personal spending spree on tickets as I could care less about your own bravado. You can make all the excuses that you want to compensate for Ottawa's dismal base fan support but the overwhelming perception outside of Ottawa is that the city is minor league in allowing others fan bases to take over the CTC. Take that for what it's worth...lol

 

[NyQuil]

You can make all the excuses that you want to compensate for Ottawa's dismal base fan support but the overwhelming perception outside of Ottawa is that the city is minor league in allowing others fan bases to take over the CTC.

You certainly have a good appreciation for what the perception is outside of Ottawa given that you're 5 hours away and not in any position to do anything about it personally.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Franchise Valuation shows that Edmonton is the #3 Canadian franchise:

https://www.forbes.com/lists/nhl-valuations/?sh=44ceb8714109

$525 million more value than Vancouver.
Oilers also have $83million more revenue than The Canucks.



Take it with whatever grain of salt you want, but Oiler fans spend a f***ton more money on their team than Canucks fans, which is sad considering how much smaller of a market Edmonton is.

 

[Race Dawg]

You certainly have a good appreciation for what the perception is outside of Ottawa given that you're 5 hours away and not in any position to do anything about it

You certainly have a good appreciation for what the perception is outside of Ottawa given that you're 5 hours away and not in any position to do anything about it personally.

I'm from Ottawa born and raised - you know nothing of my situation but keep reaching lol

 

[A Loyal Dog]

Definitely not Ottawa.

 

[Voight]

Vancouver just based on population alone.

Helps that they've had four periods of moderate success in the last 30-35 years. You had the Bure/Linden Era, West Coast Express Era, Sedin/Luongo Era and now a resurgence with Hughes/Pettersson/Miller

 

[Kimota]

Oilers probably cause of McDavid. then Canucks.

 

[Kevinsane]

Franchise Valuation shows that Edmonton is the #3 Canadian franchise:

https://www.forbes.com/lists/nhl-valuations/?sh=44ceb8714109

$525 million more value than Vancouver.
Oilers also have $83million more revenue than The Canucks.



Take it with whatever grain of salt you want, but Oiler fans spend a f***ton more money on their team than Canucks fans, which is sad considering how much smaller of a market Edmonton is.

There are fewer things to throw money at in Edmonton. Oilers fans have suffered through some truly dismal times, but they could always fall back on those outstanding teams of the Eighties. The Canucks have no Cups and no sustained success. Ever.
I say this as someone who grew up in Vancouver.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

3rd most popular Canadian hockey team is the London Knights.

 

[NyQuil]

3rd most popular Canadian hockey team is the London Knights.

If there was a Disney movie about the OHL, the Knights would be the bad guys.

 

[Three On Zero]

Franchise Valuation shows that Edmonton is the #3 Canadian franchise:

https://www.forbes.com/lists/nhl-valuations/?sh=44ceb8714109

$525 million more value than Vancouver.
Oilers also have $83million more revenue than The Canucks.



Take it with whatever grain of salt you want, but Oiler fans spend a f***ton more money on their team than Canucks fans, which is sad considering how much smaller of a market Edmonton is.

Valuation =/= popularity, it’s no secret that the average Albertan has more disposable income than someone from British Columbia. Add in the state of the art arena

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

I'm from Ottawa born and raised - you know nothing of my situation but keep reaching lol

Not a Sens fan tho?

 

[JianYang]

The rankings from top down do tend to fluctuate depending on which stage of the compeitive cycle a team is at. 2014 told a different story, for example.

Oilers probably cause of McDavid. then Canucks.

Oilers seem to pack a punch relative to their size. I only went to one oiler which happened to be in Vancouver and that was the beginning of the pronger era. There was a noticeable amount of oiler fans, and im guessing there is a certain lineage going back to the gretzky days. McDavid will keep that going or introduce new/lost fans in and out of the market.

As a Habs fan out on the other side of the nation, I get a chuckle as there always seem to be some unsuspecting fans asking out loud why there are so many red jerseys out there.

 

[Race Dawg]

Not a Sens fan tho?

Yes unfortunately I've had to endure 7 years of futility lol

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Yes unfortunately I've had to endure 7 years of futility lol

Good man.

 

[PuckG]

Franchise Valuation shows that Edmonton is the #3 Canadian franchise:

https://www.forbes.com/lists/nhl-valuations/?sh=44ceb8714109

$525 million more value than Vancouver.
Oilers also have $83million more revenue than The Canucks.



Take it with whatever grain of salt you want, but Oiler fans spend a f***ton more money on their team than Canucks fans, which is sad considering how much smaller of a market Edmonton is.

I'm sure some poster will tell us soon how this doesn't matter because of his feelings. You want to know what does matter to the same posters? Twitter likes from 2015.

Edit: Damn it, beat me to it already. The usual suspects.

 

[Three On Zero]

Yes unfortunately I've had to endure 7 years of futility lol

Only 7? rookie numbers

 

[Race Dawg]

Only 7? rookie numbers

7-years and counting since the Sens have made the playoffs and went to the ECF. Rookie numbers but still pathetic...

 

[Three On Zero]

7-years and counting since the Sens have made the playoffs and went to the ECF. Rookie numbers but still pathetic...

Could always be worse, could be an Arizona fan