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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Yes. The Oilers have a much larger fan base. In my experience there are Oiler fans in every city and town in Alberta.
I would go so far as to say the Oilers are easily the 3rd most popular team in Canada.
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A few years back we were in the NHL store in Manhattan and it was equally surprising to see a huge Oilers section of merch there, vs some bottom shelf minimal Flames gear, really out of the way. The losers up north are really riding the 80s hard.