I honestly wonder this alot, theres alot of candidates out there, who do you think?
im gunna go with detroit.
2007-10-20 16:31:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
LITY- WOW! i would have NEVERRRR guessed.
I almost had a heart attack during that leafs/habs game last year, everyone i know was watching that.
2007-10-20 16:43:53 · update #1
Based on numbers provided by the NHL, The Toronto Maple Leafs have the biggest fan base.
The Toronto Maple Leafs account for almost 12% of all NHL merchandising revenues (Montreal ranks 2nd at 8.3% followed by Detroit).
The Toronto Maple Leafs had 35 of the top 50 games last year in the NHL in terms of North American television ratings (the final game of the year between Toronto and Montreal was the most watched game in NHL history and the 2nd highest in HNIC history)
On NHL Centre Ice last year (US only), the Toronto Maple Leafs were the most watched team last year. The Montreal Canadiens ranked second. Canadian ratings aren't as easily obtained for NHL Centre Ice.
So, unfortunately, the Leafs have no reason to get better on the ice because off the ice, they are the undisputed champion.
2007-10-20 16:41:46 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are 3 communities that are precise up there. Steelers followers, Cowboys followers, and Packers followers. The Cowboys make extra money on their team than the different team. so they could have the main important fan base. however the Steelers carry extra of their followers to an opposing team's stadium no rely the place that's than fairly the different team. Packers followers appear as if the main non secular in a manner. they are going to deck out their motor vehicle and table, etc with Packers stuff. i might in all probability could bypass with the Steelers.
2016-10-04 06:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not even close. Only 2 teams need apply for the honour- Toronto or Montreal. Fans of those teams are not limited to their respective cities. You see Chris, where I live there are Montreal fans and Toronto fans (then there is me) and I am 2000 KM away. Hundreds of thousands of Hab/Leaf fans out west too. That is why it is such a travesty that the Habs (Toronto too, not sure?) won't play in Edmonton, Vancouver or Calgary this season. Asinine.
2007-10-20 16:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As this is under Hockey category, it must be be Detroit but it may not be in the future...
the article below suggests...:
Motown sings blues over NHL fan base
`The work stoppage hurt us,' GM Holland says of the dwindling crowds
Sep 30, 2007 04:30 AM
DETROIT–Not long ago, the Detroit Red Wings had the hottest ticket in town and flags with their winged-wheel logo were sticking out of car windows all over Michigan.
But the team's buzz is slowly fading.
It got so bad that, five months ago, the Red Wings hosted games in the playoffs with rows and rows of available seats.
Hockeytown needs to get its groove back.
The organization has aggressively tried to market its once-popular product, dropping some ticket prices as low as $9 (all figures U.S.) and plastering images and messages on billboards.
A week before the opener against the Stanley Cup-champion Anaheim Ducks at Joe Louis Arena, a block of 15 seats was available – at $44 apiece – in a corner of the upper bowl.
"The No.1 thing that has hurt us from a fan's standpoint is the Michigan economy," general manager Ken Holland said.
The state has been rocked by a sagging automobile industry, but it didn't stop a record 3 million-plus fans from flocking to Comerica Park to watch the Tigers play in 2007.
It also didn't deter spectators from filling Ford Field, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan or Spartan stadiums to support the Lions, Pistons, Wolverines and Spartans.
Unlike the other teams in the sports-crazed state, the Red Wings have had to deal with obstacles they couldn't control.
A lockout that cancelled the 2004-05 season.
Steve Yzerman's retirement.
Reshaping a team that once looked like a Hall of Fame wing on ice.
"In hindsight, the work stoppage hurt us because some people found other things to do with their time and money," Holland said. ``There's not a lot we could do about that, as an organization.''
Captain Nicklas Lidstrom is one of the best players in the NHL, but the five-time Norris Trophy-winning defenceman doesn't sell tickets like "The Captain" did before retiring a little more than a year ago.
Yzerman just isn't quite the draw any more as a team executive, watching games high atop Joe Louis Arena in a suit. "That's true," he said with a chuckle.
Yzerman was one of several Hall of Fame-calibre players the Red Wings featured when they won three titles between 1997 and 2002.
2007-10-20 16:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by sebastian n 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Leafs for Canada you can just tell by going to Toronto. Flyers for US, The Flyers sell out almost every game and their fans cover the eastern half of PA (out to a little past Harrisburg) and all of NJ except northern NJ.
2007-10-21 06:11:22 · answer #5 · answered by The Hockey Guy© 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chris, its our Leafs with the biggest fan base!! our team, which can't hold on to a MULTI goal lead. you know i hate to say this but by looking at the way we are going, there is a chance that Atlanta will get their 2nd victory of the season on tuesday. unless we're leading 6-0 or + going into 3rd.
bigjd_rockin- you need to be updated. we might suck but we are clearly not the last team in NHL. its Atlanta
2007-10-21 09:05:51 · answer #6 · answered by Angie: No end in sight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toronto
2007-10-20 16:47:22 · answer #7 · answered by Gregger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Toronto Maple Leafs
Only team in the NHL that still has a full arena even when the team is last in the NHL.
2007-10-21 02:37:12 · answer #8 · answered by bigjd_rockin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Though they can't sell out there own damn stadium, even during the playoffs, Detroit has the biggest fan base.
2007-10-20 16:34:13 · answer #9 · answered by TBL 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
probably mont or tor. det is losing it's stature. most of them are too old.
2007-10-21 05:52:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋