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Originally Posted by Monahammer
I disagree.
1. Some NHL players with limited ties to the city still choose to move here (see Brouwer pre-contract.)
2. Calgary is consistently ranked one of the nicest places to live... on earth. Cleanliness, affordability, "most liveable"... you name it. The city is a nice place.
Not sure why Calgarians feel the need to lump ourselves in with dumps like Edmonton and Winnipeg when literally no third parties think they we deserve to be in remotely the same category. Cities often ranked close to calgary in listings:
- Vienna
- Osaka
- Vancouver
- Copenhagen
- Melbourne
Your opinion is unpopular because it's not backed up by anything, not because it's hard to accept.
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Those lists you’re referring to are both informed by and targeted at Joe and Jane Lunch Bucket, not professional athletes making millions of dollars a year who typically have wives and families used to living among the social elite. I’m sure places like Columbus and Ottawa have their own nice little lists of reasons why they’re so amazing, but it means nothing in this context.
There’s a reason Calgary is consistently listed among those teams, and yes, also among Edmonton and Winnipeg, on almost every player’s no-trade list. When you have the option of playing and living in virtually any major US city, or hell, even Vancouver, Montreal, or Toronto, a podunk cowboy town like Calgary stuck in the middle of nowhere does not measure up. There is nothing here for you if you’re not in the energy business.
I stand by my point.