IMO this really comes down to hockey as a sport still just not gaining much traction with US fans particularly anywhere in the south.
In Canada all major markets have an NHL team and secondary markets all have a major junior team.
In the US you have 94 urban areas with a population greater than 400K (as of 2010) and only 22 or so with NHL teams. But AHL still has a hard time teams still has a hard time finding enough stable, successful homes for its teams.
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