In your opinion, what are the 3 top hockey cities?

Question

I'm gonna go with Buffalo hands down as my #1 - new logo, new unis, new team and playoff contention for years to come

everywhere i go there is a sabres logo :0

i also heard the leafs have a good hockey city and the sharks

Answer 1

In any order...

Toronto
Montreal
Minneapolis

These cities live and die for hockey.

Being a former Buffalonian, I would say Buffalo splits their fan base between the Bills and Sabres. I would give them 4th-8th place.



Go Sabres!

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Answer 2

Wow there are some "interesting" answers to this question. I have lived in Minnesota, Missouri, & Northern California. California....um the Sharks?? Anybody who even puts that on your list should have a ban from discussing hockey.

If you are talking in the USA then the top:

1. Minneapolis/St. Paul
2. Detroit
3. Buffalo

Anybody can dock Minn/St. P for the loss of the North Stars but many will forget that Norm Green was forced to sell his team for trying to move it out of Dallas about five years later, he was just a greedy pig, and the NHL idiotic for even allowing that move.

Detroit is called hockey city, but who cares. I can call Salt Lake City Americas anus and if everybody followed along would it make it true.....NO, just because you hear it doesn't mean it is true. Although there is very good hockey in all of Michigan, and I say good for you!

Buffalo you get 3 for the fact that you support hockey well....I don't care about logos or playoff contention. I am looking form youth up for a true hockey city not just we have a good pro team. You are the good part of New York, not the New York of New York (Side Bar: Who has the city named the same as the state, lame) You are doing well so you get 3.

If you are talking in North America

1. Toronto
2. Montreal
3. Minn/St. P

Sorry Canada loves its hockey a lot more then we do here in the states, Minn/St. P only makes the list do to the mad love of the draftees from 2006 & the unbelievable college hockey support. If that doesn't continue, it will be an all Canada top 3, wankers.

If you are talking in the world:

1. Toronto
2. Moscow, Russia
3. Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

If you have no idea about the traditions in Moscow or Örnsköldsvik then you don't know hockey on a world level and find a new discussion to participate in.

Answer 3

It depends on how you define hockey city. If you're talking about the fan support, hockey culture and general interest in the team, the game. The telling tale is what the support is like when the team ISN'T doing well. When a team struggles you lose the bandwagoners.
So my votes would be:
#1: Toronto: 40 years without a cup. Barely a playoff spot contender for the moment. Fan support never wavering even throughout the 80s.
#2: Detroit: Similar situation but more recent success, but still showed up in the Pre-Stevie Y era.)
#3: Montreal: Always psychotic about it. Even now.

But truthfully if you put Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Buffalo, Colorado, Vancouver, Boston (just for putting up with what they have to put up with), Chicago (Ditto) or the New York Rangers in the list it would be difficult to argue against it.

Answer 4

Well, Detroit is called Hockeytown USA for a reason. Hockey is a way of life in Detroit. They are die hard redwings fans there and will put Buffalo to shame. I'm torn on the next two. Montreal and Toronto both have outstanding hockey cultures, moreso than Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. I'm quite tempted to put both Montreal and Toronto down for numbers 2 and 3 since this is their game. I think it's just a matter of preference between teh two, so I'm going to put them down together as tied and choose a "third" to make fair. It's not New York, despite it being the center of the universe. Philly is die hard, except for hockey. During their 20 year unbroken playoff streak, St. Louis was always a place to be. Denver is another clutch hockey town. I've seen the Buffalo culture, but I think it's because the Sabers are finally getting good again. That does it for alot of people. When I think hockey cities, consistancy and culture are always a big deal in my book. This is why I think Denver is going to be my number 3 spot.


My list:
#1 - Detroit
#2 - Montreal/Toronto
#3 - Denver

Answer 5

Detroit only became hockey town when the Wings started winning-like the Lakers of the NBA, they sell out when they win, they don't when they don't. Toronto is the best hockey city-they treat every game like it is the finals. San Jose has incredible fans that have learned the game quickly and should celebrate a cup victory in the next few years. Minnesota, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles and Colorado would be my next pics-solid fans-lots of energy-sell out regardless of the standings. The sabres are like the wings-they sell out when they win-for years upon years the Sabres played to half empty crowds-you are either a new fan or selective memory to think otherwise.

Answer 6

#1 Toronto, so much tradition, plus it's Canadian. Montreal contends, but les Habs lack of recent success keeps them out of the top 3.
#2 Detroit, the hockey hub of one of the best hockey states in the country.
#3 Minneapolis/St. Paul, why pick one city when you can pick two? There's a reason Minnesota is called the state of hockey, though they get docked for losing the North Stars to Dallas.

Remember, this is hockey, as in hockey hockey, all the way down to the bottom, as well as how much it matters to daily life. NHL, sure, important, but that's the only hockey anybody's ever heard of San Jose. For this reason, I think that by necessity this list should include only Northern cities with a long history of amateur hockey, so much so that hockey basically runs in the blood.

Answer 7

Pittsburgh, Are you kidding? Seriously, they can't even keep the Pens.

Top 3 cities

1. Toronto
2. Montreal
3. Minneapolis/St. Paul. There's a reason why they call Minnesota the state of hockey. On top of that, they have sold out all there home games since they came into the league in 2000. On top of that, they have the Gophers and even H.S. hockey is huge. I have yet to see another state televise their State Tournament on TV and draw a bigger crowd then Minny.

As for Detroit, it was big hockey city but not anymore. The Twin Cities is a hockey haven with more rinks in the Twin Cities than Michigan has ice rinks in general.

Answer 8

First of all a "top hockey city" consists of: loyal fans, tradition, and a team that has been around for a long time (original 6)
With this in mind, The top hockey cities (1 being the top of them all) are:
1. Madison Square Garden in New York City (center of the universe)
2. detroit
3. toronto

Answer 9

#1 Pittsburgh Pa. Hands down. The whole town comes together when "It's a hockey night in Pittsburgh" most nights the student rush line wraps all the way around "The Igloo" #2 Detroit Mi. Its Hockeytown enough said. #3 Toronto Canada. Tradition and Passion.

Answer 10

Montreal - most Stanley cups, consistently sells out

Boston - just cause they suck now and charge too much for tickets doesn't mean they aren't fans

Detroit - who can argue with the wings?

Buffalo is NOT and original six team (which are the biggest markets) have NEVER won a cup and are FULL of fair-weather fans . Tell me, where were the fans in 01-02 and prior?