Quote:DiamondJag,  thanks for your input.

 

The NHL teams I enjoyed watching the most in my lifetime were the Montreal Canadiens of the late 1970's.  Sam Pollack was a tremendous G.M.  and Scotty Bowman was the same as a Head Coach.   The dominance of the Canadiens in most of their 4 year run as Stanley Cup Champions hasn't been equaled before or since.   Even the Canadiens teams of the late 1950's that won 5 straight Stanley Cups weren't as dominant.  

 

Probably what surprised me the most in this Canadian market study is the Saskatchewan Roughriders being # 3 on the list and that the Toronto Argonauts weren't even in the top 10.   There was a time when Saskatchewan was considered the weakest link in the CFL.   They were the least likely to sign quality NFL prospects when the CFL was in much greater competition with the NFL than it has been in many years.    Considering Toronto is the largest market in Canada and the province of Saskatchewan is the smallest provincial market that has Professional sports,   I couldn't even have imagined that Saskatchewan would finish so far ahead of Toronto in this market study.   The same Toronto that has hosted several Buffalo Bills home games and was widely considered the most likely Canadian market to get an NFL team.