I came into this thread with the opinion that Canada was not a sports country, but I've been swayed by the arguments. Canadians love their sports, but as another poster said, don't feel like supporting them with public money.
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Originally Posted by mpaca
In Europe most cities have two, three, or even four teams playing the same sport- sometimes all in the same division. Cities half the size of Calgary have three D1,D2 soccer teams, two hockey teams, and two basketball teams.
You can't just compare attendance - it's apples to oranges.
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Calgary has:
Football - Stampeders, Colts, Dinos
Hockey - Flames, Hitmen, Dinos, Trojans
Lacrosse - Roughnecks
Basketball - Dinos, Trojans