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Originally Posted by Roughneck
Yep, growing up a lot of people I was in school with or played hockey with were fans of other teams, whether it was because of a specific player, or because they were winning, or both. Lots of Avs and Devils fans.
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This has always been true though, everywhere.
Kids want heroes. And they want their team to win. So they follow the current heroes on TV. For a lot of people, true fan loyalty doesn't settle in until later ages.
For me, growing up, it wasn't really about a particular team. I was a Bobby Orr and Frank Mahovlich fan. I settled into a lifetime of misery with my home team at around 16 or 17.