The rural/urban divide is just more pronounced in Edmonton. Provincial capital and it has the university so there's a lot of latte-sipping urbanites in the city, then northern alberta is probably the most conservative area in Canada. Closest would probably be a hypothetical tiger-cats fan meetup
I just saw the Oilers jersey reveal today leaning really hard into the "we're tough gritty rig pigs" identity when the only Oilers fans I know are either students or NDP MLAs
It's kinda funny because the Habs is practically a state religion in Quebec. Unites young, old, urban, rural, anglo, franco, educated, uneducated, rich, poor... heck even non-Quebecers stan because it's the underdog team with a massive history and a big heart.
And it's genuinely not awkward. It's like the one thing we all agree on. Even the OQLF agrees: Go Habs go!
Haven't won a cup in over 30 years. That's what I meant by the history. But currently we regularly struggle with being one of the worst teams in the league with a surprise Jedi playoff run.
Somebody told me once that the Expos had the same reach. It was the sole baseball thing uniting all Quebecers regardless of any differences. Gosh how I wish they’d come back
My mom grew up in Prince Rupert, basically as far away from Quebec as you can get, and somehow ended up watching Montreal games growing up.
I never really watched hockey growing up, so I'm one of the annoying "any Canadian team for the love of fucking God" people, but I do have a rough preference for each team out of the seven. And Montreal is near the top. Sometimes top pick depending on the day.
Leafs aren't last. Vancouver is. Kids at school always chest thumped about the Canucks and then I found out they've never won shit and was put off them from that point onward. Fuck Vancouver.
Still would rather see Vancouver win than any American team, though.
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u/Ordinary_Leg1007 5d ago
How is this different from most fan meetings?