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Originally Posted by C.F
There's a heck of a lot more to being a hockey area than support for an AHL team. Again, having lived in the Fraser Valley my entire life, I think it's obvious that the Fraser Valley is a hockey market for the simple fact that almost everyone either has an interest in hockey, plays hockey, or has played hockey in the past.
I think it's also worth mentioning that the Giants are one of the best supported franchises in the CHL.
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If it truly is this great hockey area that you say it is, I'm sure people can get over who the Heat are the farm team of. You seem to think that it won't be fully realized because of the association with the Flames. I say if you are right and it is a pure hockey market, the fact that its Mikeal Backlund and not Cody Hodgson won't matter.