What is the 3rd most popular Canadian team?

[Three On Zero]

They should have moved after the replay clearly showed Hulls skate in the crease.lol. Great example though!

Too soon.

No free seats in Edmonton!

Just empty ones , this isn’t the international sub-forum anymore

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Ottawa last place for sure. The 'hockey fan' to 'Sens fan' ratio in this city is ridiculous. Wouldn't be surprised if we were tops in the league of opposing fans native to the city. Not just Toronto/Montreal either - Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, even Vegas now always have a large presence at the CTC.

Embarrassing

 

[dirtydanglez]

vancouver. alberta is splitting the vote

 

[Spargon]

Ottawa last place for sure. The 'hockey fan' to 'Sens fan' ratio in this city is ridiculous. Wouldn't be surprised if we were tops in the league of opposing fans native to the city. Not just Toronto/Montreal either - Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, even Vegas now always have a large presence at the CTC.

Embarrassing

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.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Top 3 teams are pretty solidified as Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver, have been over the years

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That might be neglecting a large portion of French-speaking fans...

 

[Bank Shot]

vancouver. alberta is splitting the vote

Van is ahead because of their city population.
Edmonton has a way bigger following outside of their home city.

Oilers would be behind Toronto and Montreal if you are looking at out of market fans.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Top 3 teams are pretty solidified as Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver, have been over the years

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Subreddit members for anyone curious:

r/Leafs: 318K
r/Canucks: 149K
r/Habs: 91K
r/EdmontonOilers: 81K
r/CalgaryFlames: 62K
r/WinnipegJets:58k
r/OttawaSenators: 40K

 

[EdJovanovski]

Edmonton above Vancouver

 

[tfwnogf]

Leafs/Habs
Canucks/Oilers
Flames
Jets
Senaturds

 

[Three On Zero]

Van is ahead because of their city population.
Edmonton has a way bigger following outside of their home city.

Oilers would be behind Toronto and Montreal if you are looking at out of market fans.

False.

 

[barry halls]

Top 3 teams are pretty solidified as Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver, have been over the years

Subreddit members for anyone curious:

r/Leafs: 318K
r/Canucks: 149K
r/Habs: 91K
r/EdmontonOilers: 81K
r/CalgaryFlames: 62K
r/WinnipegJets:58k
r/OttawaSenators: 40K

This just tells you what portion of each fanbase consists of f***in nerds

 

[David Suzuki]

https://x.com/canadianpolling/status/1716855325406507391?s=46

think this was the most recent poll

"Who is your favourite NHL team?"

Canadiens: 29%
Leafs: 22%
Oilers: 10%
Flames: 8%
Canucks: 6%
Jets: 5%
Senators: 5%

Another Team: 5%

Don't Have A Favourite Team: 10%

Pallas Data / October 22, 2023 / n=1484 / MOE 2.5% / IVR

 

[Rowlet]

Canucks when they're winning

 

[MoreMogilny]

This just tells you what portion of each fanbase consists of f***in nerds

I mean it might be fair to say HF is more of a nerdy place. This forum is definitely more niche lol

 

[The Nuge]

I would have said Vancouver a few years ago, but it seems every kid these days is an Oilers fan, so I’m not sure anymore. Probably

Toronto
Montreal

Vancouver/Edmonton

Calgary
Ottawa/Winnipeg

 

[Kshahdoo]

If you look at HF messages' numbers, it's Toronto/Montreal/Edmonton/Vancouver/Ottawa and Winnipeg/Calgary.

 

[BB79]

Arizona has held onto its 2 fans through the entire existence of darkness.

Must be a hell of a wave in the stands

They should have moved after the replay clearly showed Hulls skate in the crease.lol. Great example though!

That damned Hull's foot

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Who is the least popular? Winnipeg?

Or Ottawa.

Winnipeg being in a small area.

Ottawa being late to the game and having Montreal and Toronto in close proximity doesn't help.

 

[NyQuil]

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.

They are locals.

Ottawa has a very large expatriate population owing to the fact that it’s the capital.

We have sizeable Leaf and Hab fan bases in the region owing to the fact that Ottawa is a hockey town well before the Sens were here. Their junior teams and PWHL team also draw extremely well unlike some other Canadian cities.

They shell out the big bucks for the 100 level seats for the one or two games that their team plays in Ottawa.

As a season ticket holder since 2003, I often bring friends who have moved here to the games involving their team.

The biggest difference between Ottawa and the other cities is that the region’s largest employer does not permit corporate tickets to be purchased or accepted as gifts.

As a result, they have one of the smallest if not the smallest corporate season ticket base which is not ideal.

However, the silver lining of this is that our rink is typically attended by hockey fans and not people closing business deals over sushi and champagne.

 

[Rowlet]

Or Ottawa.

Winnipeg being in a small area.

Ottawa being late to the game and having Montreal and Toronto in close proximity doesn't help.

Ottawa's arena is also extremely far away

 

[Bank Shot]

False.

Get out of your basement and meet some people. Kelowna area and northern BC have huge amounts of Oiler fans. Sask as well. Also there are Oilers legacy fans all over the country from the Oilers dynasty days.

Canucks have never had any success so you dont see many out of market Canucks fans.

 

[Look Up]

Vegas.

 

[Bizzare]

Get out of your basement and meet some people. Kelowna area and northern BC have huge amounts of Oiler fans. Sask as well. Also there are Oilers legacy fans all over the country from the Oilers dynasty days.

Canucks have never had any success so you dont see many out of market Canucks fans.

without any evidence I’ll just say this is an example of people trying to get the hell out of Edmonton.

 

[Bank Shot]

without any evidence I’ll just say this is an example of people trying to get the hell out of Edmonton.

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Plenty of evidence that no one cares about Vancouver, outside of Vancouver. Reality is a real kick in the teeth sometimes.

 

[Three On Zero]

without any evidence I’ll just say this is an example of people trying to get the hell out of Edmonton.

It’s just another cold alberta basement hot take from a dreaming Oilers fan. 5 or 6? things were already posted in here to refute his claim