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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
To be honest, I think Calgary's fans are fickle and really only want a hockey team and the CFL. Lacrosse has been successful so far, but their format (1 game every few weeks) and the facilities allow for fans to become more engaged with the product. Calgary has tried basketball and a variety of baseball with limited success.
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That's pretty unfair. I remember when I was a little kid I went to about 15-20 Cannons games a year with my parents. I absolutely loved the Cannons and I remember the turn outs being very big.
I never had any connection with them, but everyone has always told me that the Calgary 88s were one of the biggest basketball draws in a very poorly run league.
The Hitmen do very well in a city that has an NHL team - much better than any WHL team has done in Edmonton and Vancouver. Anybody else remember the Edmonton Ice (LOL).
The Stamps used to sell out every game until the fans became fed up with ownership (Feterik). Forzani and Co. have done a very admirable job in turning that around and we're seeing vast improvements. I know I felt incredibly insulted as a fan when Feterik and Fateri we're running that team into the ground and everyone but them were willing to admit it.
Calgary is a great sports town when given a fighting chance. Not even great fans can compensate for inept ownership.