Most fans in Alberta? Oilers or Flames?

[Royal Eagle]

Which team has the most fans in the province of Alberta?

I'm curious to see the geographical map of the fanbases. We know the oilers own the city of edmonton, the flames own the city of calgary....but I'm talking more about the rest of the province, like northern alberta, central alberta, southern alberta, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Camrose, Airdrie, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie....

Which fanbase has a stronger presence on enemy soil: oilers fans living in calgary or flames fans living in edmonton?

Which city is more passionate for its team, Calgary or Edmonton?

Which team has the most passionate fanbase?

The youngest fans, the oldest fans?

I love to know the makeup of sport fanbases...

[dammage79]

I think there's more Oiler fans in the province. As far as passion goes, just because of the 80s the Oilers have a more cemented base of die hards.

[GreenLantern2814]

Oilers have more total fans by a lot.

There aren’t a ton of reasons to be hyped about the Calgary Flames in the last 30 years, especially if you don’t have a connection to this town.

But they’re ours. That’s what makes them special.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I think there's more Oiler fans in the province. As far as passion goes, just because of the 80s the Oilers have a more cemented base of die hards head fans.

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[Textcritic]

Yeah, I don't think it is even close. There are tonnes of Oilers fans everywhere. Flames fans are a select group of the elite—membership is limited.

[flamesgod]

I’d say it’s fairly close in Alberta. In the rest of Canada we are badly outnumbered though.

[Jordan!]

Calgary was a deeply Oilers town until 2004

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

Calgary was a deeply Oilers town until 2004

Nope.

[Jore]

Every year I see more and more McDavid jerseys at the outdoor rinks. McDavid’s reaching a new generation of fans, despite the Oilers ineptitude. Flames have done nothing for three decades and have little to be excited about these days.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by flamesgod

I’d say it’s fairly close in Alberta. In the rest of Canada we are badly outnumbered though.

I don’t think it is even remotely close. Oilers have most areas outside of Edmonton in the majority. Northern Alberta is almost all Oil and I think Medicine Hat is heavy Oil (at least it was when I was a kid). Lethbridge may be a split as is Red Deer. Even Calgary is full of Oiler fans as people move away from that dump to live in the better city.

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by flamesgod

I’d say it’s fairly close in Alberta. In the rest of Canada we are badly outnumbered though.

There is no way, almost any small town leans Oilers from what I have seen. Sask leans heavily Oilers as well.

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

Calgary was a deeply Oilers town until 2004

That's nonsense.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Jore

Every year I see more and more McDavid jerseys at the outdoor rinks. McDavid’s reaching a new generation of fans, despite the Oilers ineptitude. Flames have done nothing for three decades and have little to be excited about these days.

So a Stanley Cup final is nothing? Good lord your posts are incredibly repetitive and annoying. We get it you hate the Flames and feel entitled to watch a better team. No one is stopping you from cheering for another team.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Quality over quantity

[transplant99]

Oilers by quite a bit.

They have been around longer and achieved a lot of success early on. That breeds lifers.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

Calgary was a deeply Oilers town until 2004

[The Yen Man]

For sure there are way more Oiler fans in Alberta than Flames fans. Up north, it's almost exclusively Oiler fans. In the south, I'd say the mix is 50/50 at best, with probably a slight lean towards the Oilers as well. Even now, there would be way more chances of a young kid idolizing McDavid or Draisaitl over any of the players on the Flames, so I don't see this changing anytime soon.

All this is just anecdotal from my observations, mind you.

[GioforPM]

Calgary has never been a “deeply Oilers town” or even an Oilers town. Flames fans just don’t wear their team logo on all their clothes.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

Calgary was a deeply Oilers town until 2004

LOL....this is just a complete fabrication.

Why even bother with this stuff?

[Jore]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

So a Stanley Cup final is nothing? Good lord your posts are incredibly repetitive and annoying. We get it you hate the Flames and feel entitled to watch a better team. No one is stopping you from cheering for another team.

Ignore list is free to use my dude