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Originally Posted by jayswin
Hell, even the Flames last year had many games 2000 under capacity and we were a top NHL team in a hockey market!!!! I despise the flippant comments towards southern team's fans sometimes on this board, when as Canadians that love the game of hockey we should be celebrating hot weather cities that embrace hockey.
I love hockey and I know for a fact I'd go to way less hockey games if it was 20-25 degrees outside every day.
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Some Canadian fans have this weird obsession with US based teams and their attendance. I feel the Coyotes for example receive so much more attention than they deserve because Canadian fans can't get over the fact that the NHL needs a team in that market for US TV market share. What would the attendance be in the Dome this year if the Flames looked as horrible as the Sharks? Like I said in another post I feel sorry for fans showing up to watch that as they are just so bad. It's not like the Flames were selling out last season with one of the best teams in the league and there's lots of empty seats at the Dome this season. California has so much options with their weather that most of their professional sports teams suffer when losing. It is what it is.