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Originally Posted by thymebalm
Does anyone know why Saskatchewan doesn't have an AHL team? It just seems like the Heat would have way more fans and less travel in that province than in BC..
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same reason there is no AHL teams in western Canada other than Abbotsford. Canadian markets are more likely to support the CHL as it is engrained deeper into our heritage.
Look at the difference in support between what the Oil Kings get in Edmonton and what the Roadrunners got when they were there. Another example is Chiliwack and Abbotsford, when both were in the Fraser valley the Heat only average 500 more fans per game despite Abbotsford being at least 50,000 people larger.