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Originally Posted by Canada 02
have the Heat been getting good news coverage/publicity in Abbotsford for this or has it been (understandably) all Olympics?
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Group #1: The feeling I get here in Abbotsford is that there's a good core group of people that follow the team like we here do on CP.
Group #2: Then there's the group of people that follow the team's standings, core players, etc. (the obvious stuff).
Group #3: Then there's the group of people who don't really follow the team all that much. They go more or less for something to do after work or on a weekend. They go to the games for entertainment value. This is the largest group of fans in Abbotsford.
With that said, from just talking to people around town, in the grocery store lineup, etc. I get a sense that more and more people are moving from Group #3 into Group #2, which eventually will become Group #1 (The Hardcore fans).
As for your question, as you would imagine, it is difficult to get information of this kind out into the general public. People get most of their information about the Heat from the newspapers and the newspapers are doing a fine job covering them. Each week they send out a Heat Report that has player profiles, contests, interviews, etc. So, so far it is hard to tell how people have reacted to the success of this 9 game road trip, but every week more and more people are warming up to the team. It's just a natural process for a new team.