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Originally Posted by White Out 403
But that's what separates a sports team from a Rexall or, walmart. People don't shop at Rexall or Walmart because they passionately love the store. They shop there because of value and prices. People go to flames, jets, Oilers whatever games because it's ingrained in the culture and possibly or likely a family tradition and something they love to do. I don't think that's something to be taken lightly and I don't think you can just say that the NHL is a business in the same way that a pharmacy is a business it's a very different thing
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I don't know about that, I think if you compare it to Ford truck guy vs Chevy, vs Dodge, it's pretty similar to pro sports. Pro sports are just very good at marketing and never refer to themselves the way a company that is selling you a material product normally would.
I'm not a die hard fan so maybe I can't relate but if you look at why you cheer for a team it's basically location, all the "these are great guys" is bs and part of the marketing.