1. NHL (Flames). I was an avid NHL fan as a kid, but I really stopped watching hockey in the 90s with the lockout and the Jets leaving Winnipeg. Since I moved to Calgary in 2000, I have gradually followed the Flames and the NHL more and more. It is now at the point where I am a season ticket holder and watch nearly every Flames game (even if I am busy, I'll PVR the game and watch it when I get home). I catch a handful of games on the road (last year, I saw Flames games in Edmonton, Chicago, and Minnesota. This year, I'll see them in Anaheim and Phoenix.) Most evenings when there isn't a Flames game, I'll still watch a game on TV, or at least have it on while doing other things.
2. NLL (Roughnecks). I fell in love with this catching the Roughnecks very first game. I have now been a season ticket holder for about four or five years.
3. World Junior Hockey Championship (Canada). This isn't a league, but I watch it every year. It is easily my favourite tournament. The only time I saw this live was when it was in Winnipeg. I'm really hoping that Calgary gets it for 2010 or 2012.
4. FIFA World Cup (Ukraine). I only follow soccer every four years. There is something about watching games at 5AM that is perversely enjoyable.
5. WHL (Hitmen). I catch a game or two every year. I also like checking out Flames prospects on other teams.
6. CFL (Bombers/Stamps). I usually turn it on when it is on TV as I do other things
7. MLB. I barely pay attention to this anymore. It used to battle the NHL for #1 on my list (there were years where I would watch early season baseball over playoff hockey). I stopped watching during the 1994 strike and never got back into it.
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