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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
This is because in Canadian hockey culture, wearing a suit is analogous to being one of the suits at a Toronto Maple Leaf games.
It represents corporate tickets sold or given to people who are not real hockey fans, likely having the best seats in the house while the real fans suffer from high ticket prices and the inability to get good seats.
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That's so Calgary too! A lot of the suits at Flames games are bankers and lawyers who are actually Oilers fans. Most corporate types who are actually Flames fans wear their red jersey overtop of a dress shirt (At least I do when I'm sitting in corporate seats.)
Also to avoid the OP's problem I always keep an 'emergency' Flames jersey hung up in my office at all times in case I get invited last minute to a game I don't have tickets to. That way I never miss out on being part of the C of Red! Try Sport chek to see if they still have those 2004-style Flames jerseys for $40 (cheaper than a hoodie and makes a great emergency jersey!).