Telling a Canadian to cheer for another Canadian team is like telling a london based Premier League team to cheer for another London team. "It sucks that Chelsea is eliminated this year. But I really hope Arsenal wins it for London~" said no Soccer fan ever.

@G0lden-lu6by

19 күн бұрын

Pretty much, except I have no idea what's this soccer thing you speak of. Even when a London based team is in the Champions League playoffs, if you're a fan of another London club you just can't cheer for them, infact you would be cheering for the other team even if they were French or German.

@EnerGeezerSquirrel

19 күн бұрын

Agree...within the same country, but between T.O. and the STATES?!? You'd cheer for the Yanks?

@mcthunderstick2374

19 күн бұрын

Nah, disagree. I’d happily cheer for any Canadian team that is the last in the running, because I’d rather see a Canadian team win. I despise the Leafs but I’d still cheer for them in the final if some how they ever made it. The other Canadian teams I like more than Toronto so it would be the same.

@crushdavis7048

19 күн бұрын

@@EnerGeezerSquirrel As a Leafs fan, I would hope the Yankees win the next 10 Stanley cups if it means Edmonton, Montreal, or Ottawa get 0. I don't care that they play a different sport. Also at the end of the day, there are so many Canadians littered throughout all of the the teams in the NHL. Vegas last year had 15 Canadians on their roster. So the cup still "comes home" when those players get their day with the cup.

@OnwardsUpwards

19 күн бұрын

No, wrong. Every Canadian teams fans will cheer for another Canadian team, except Toronto

As a Canucks fan, I don't think I can ever forget what seemed like every other Canadian teams' fanbase (except for Montreal) cheering for Boston in the 2011 finals.

@chrisbelos2834

19 күн бұрын

yup. too much talent, people were jealous of vancouver back then.

@c_hanley

19 күн бұрын

Yup, I remember as a young Canucks fan in 2004, 06 and 07 everyone hopping on the Canada’s team bandwagon when we got bounced. And absolutely no one returning the favour when it was the Canucks turn in 2011. Since then the only Canadian team I want to see win it is my own. When Vancouver has a Stanley cup banner, I will then happily root for other Canadian teams to do the same. Imagine investing energy into rooting for your own hated rivals (Calgary and Edmonton) in the playoffs only for them to snub yours when it’s your turn. That’s why i’m a stubborn prick about “Canadas team.”

@WonderLOLrus

19 күн бұрын

Watching the tear of the Vancouver fan across from us on game 7 wings day was glorious

@johnnybaxter1953

19 күн бұрын

I came here to comment that. I will never forget how they treated us, and I will never cheer for another Canadian team ever again.

@73Ambassador

19 күн бұрын

Sorry guys. I actually really do like the Canucks, but only as far as to eliminate the, Predators, Stars, Avalanche, or Golden Knights. I can never cheer them to win a cup before my Jets. Misery loves company lol 🤷🏼‍♂️

Tribalism = 2021 Cup Final when the Habs played in Tampa and the Tampa crowd was cheering "USA! USA! USA!" My brain went: "Wait. Doesn't Tampa have more Canadian players than the Canadiens?" Grabbed my phone and looked at the rosters and, yep! Habs were loaded with Finns at the time.

@humankirk9196

19 күн бұрын

Don Cherry would say "that's why the Habs lost!"

@crushdavis7048

19 күн бұрын

Bruins fans are doing that this series as well against the Leafs. It is always fun how Sports bring out the most hilarious versions of Tribalism in their fans. Makes it just a fun time for everyone.

@gerryhansen8664

19 күн бұрын

Historical the team with the most Canadians on it win the most cups.

@candbreid

19 күн бұрын

Wait! You expected Floridians to be knowledgeable? Not low brow? Intelligent?? Shame on you

@arcadeshift5071

19 күн бұрын

The Bruins have more non-Canadians on their team (Americans + Europeans).​@@crushdavis7048

Considering anyone not in GTA hates the Leafs and their over-exposure...no, we cannot rally together haha

@user-ji3il6ce2o

19 күн бұрын

Ah yes, hate the one team that is preventing the NHL from becoming a poverty league

@methany8788

19 күн бұрын

I don't care about the Leafs one way or the other, but the overexposure? Yikes...

@Mitch-ui8ps

19 күн бұрын

I’m in the GTA and i know lots of people that hate the leafs! Including me!

@davebadger8437

19 күн бұрын

You realize that Toronto is the fourth largest city on the entire continent of North America and that the Greater Toronto Area has a larger GDP than the entire province of Alberta, no?

@jordand8371

19 күн бұрын

Overexposure is right. I couldn't believe when I read an article earlier this year that hypothesized AM and Domi should have extra chemistry because they are seat-mates on the planes for away games. 🙄

If a Canadian team is gonna win the cup it needs to be my Canadian team

If Vancouver ends up winning against Nashville, I have a hard time believing that the fans of the team that loses the Edmonton/Vancouver series will cheer for the winning team.

@12camarodude

18 күн бұрын

Im a canucks fan but I will be cheering for the oilers even if they eliminate my dear canucks. It'll be rough but I have never seen a Canadian team win the cup in my lifetime

@jamesvandenberg

18 күн бұрын

never

@akivaabraham7739

17 күн бұрын

Nucks have a "Something to prove" quality. Oilers have won the cup enough so I couldnt care~

@iago9711

15 күн бұрын

As an Oilers fan Vancouver DOGGED us in the regular season. I will happily cheer for the better team that series

Over my dead body

@crushdavis7048

19 күн бұрын

Exactly. I would rather the Yankees or Cowboys win a Stanley Cup over another Canadian team that isn't mine.

@ocramocram1

19 күн бұрын

As it should be! :)

I'm American, but a massive Oilers fan. I've never met another Oilers fan in the states, but to me it doesn't matter where you live, you do you. My dad's a Rangers fan and has been his whole life, despite growing up and living deep in Bruins territory.

@marcoohello

19 күн бұрын

That's fantastic my fellow Oilers brethren Keep the Oilers spirit alive in the US. This is our time, this is our year. #playlabambababy Greetings from Edmonton all the best

@TH-tl6sy

18 күн бұрын

Lol I cheered for Rangers when they won they're cup, but probably because they had 5 of the Dynasty Oilers on that team.

Montreal had a recent playoff run and someone who own a building in Toronto with neon lights switch to Montreal colors and gave a shout out to Montreal and people were not happy! HUGE DRAMA

As an Oilers fan I will chear for any Canadian team as long as it isn't winnepeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary and Montréal

@Marixa1979

19 күн бұрын

Exactly. The main problem isn't so much that I don't want the teams to win, it's just so bad having to listen to fans of those teams talk about how much better their team is than your team all the way until your team finally wins and you can return the favor.

@ejjs26

19 күн бұрын

As an Oilers fan since 06, I agree

As a Habs fan, my dad bought me into this mentality in 2017. But he said "except Toronto". Since we're Habs fans living in the Greater Toronto Area this was common sense. So I stand behind the "Team Up For The Cup" motto unless it's the Toronto Maple Leafs. (but since we know the Leafs suck I don't even have to mention the fact since they're not making a playoff run anyway)

@ianmackie8959

19 күн бұрын

No worries mate Toronto is toast tonight.

@lachlanwalker2122

19 күн бұрын

Go all Canadian teams! Except the leafs

@scylla56

19 күн бұрын

I know that as a habs fan cheering for the leafs is a bridge too far..

@chrisbelos2834

19 күн бұрын

+1 dad

@BOBT3AM

18 күн бұрын

Hell yeah as a habs fan i can say your dad raise you the right way f**k Toronto of course i would like my team to win the cup but if the habs can do it i will cheers for any Canadian teams except fkn Toronto

As a Habs fan living in MTL, we can cheer for all teams, except the goddamn leafs

@sanschagrinm

7 күн бұрын

this is the way

Oilers fan - any Canadian team if we aren’t in the playoffs except for Calgary and Toronto - I will cheer for

@barryjames73

19 күн бұрын

you guys are solid now but wait until Draisaitl and McDavid leave

@AgentFortySeven47

19 күн бұрын

i'm the same way, i don't even mind Vancouver but I hate the Lames and Maple Laughs

@NANDOOO94

19 күн бұрын

@@barryjames73 that goes for any team - penguins - lighting - blackhawks Every team as a timeline, I know there will be a day without those two but then in years to comes there will be another duo

@NANDOOO94

18 күн бұрын

@@AgentFortySeven47 my man

@picklenik9658

18 күн бұрын

This year I’ve added the Canucks to my list. They’ve become horribly toxic, having shit like “fuck the oilers” chants after Edm lost game 2

As an Alberta native, I’d always prefer to see Edmonton or Calgary win the Cup. But if they’re out, I’ll support any remaining Canadian team…except the Leafs. Screw the Center of the Universe and screw the Leafs - the sooner they’re out of the playoffs, the better.

@connorfraser93

18 күн бұрын

Only non leaf fans think leaf fans think they are the “center of the universe.” Leafs are a big fan base so of course they will get the most exposure. If the oilers where the biggest city in Canada I bet the oilers would be considered the so call “center of the universe”. Cheer or don’t cheer for the leafs idc just the center of the universe is such a stupid remark.

@Tickleyourpickle420

18 күн бұрын

​@@connorfraser93Steve Dangle calls leaf Nation the center of the hockey world and he is the face of Toronto fandom, like it or not

@HandsomeDanVacationRentals

18 күн бұрын

As an Alberta native I will cheer against Edmonton at every opportunity, followed closely by Vancouver.

@connorfraser93

18 күн бұрын

@@Tickleyourpickle420 I know nothing about the guy. Maybe just maybe, hear me out. Most leaf fans aren’t Steve Dangle

@Tickleyourpickle420

17 күн бұрын

@@connorfraser93 Is sleeping under rocks common in Toronto?

This Montreal fan was cheering hard for the Canucks in 2011. That may have been more about the opponent being the Bruins though BTW Some Euro players were very popular in Montreal. Mats Naslund, Koivu, Markov and Kovalev are still thought of very fondly

@viperswhip

19 күн бұрын

We were cheering for Montreal those whole playoffs, well, after Van was eliminated. We've cheered for Calgary and Edmonton before, Ottowa, yep, and the Jets, just not the Leafs.

@crushdavis7048

19 күн бұрын

Boston vs Toronto must be an interesting dilemma for Habs fans.

@chrisbelos2834

19 күн бұрын

@@crushdavis7048 both must lose.

@charliemcmillan4561

19 күн бұрын

You have no idea how badly I wanted Montreal to win that covid cup. That was an unbelievable run

My mindset is this: Vancouver is my hometown, so Go Canucks Go. Then if Vancouver's out, any team based in Canada - even Toronto; I've even started to try and collect jerseys from all 7 Canadian NHL teams. And then if there aren't any Canadian teams involved... don't really care after that.

@hemanownsyou

19 күн бұрын

No, screw the other Canadian teams! Either the Canucks or no one!

@BrotherAlpha

17 күн бұрын

Same here. As soon as the playoffs started, I wanted a Vancouver - Toronto final. If not, Winnipeg - Toronto Final. If not, Toronto - Edmonton Final. Of the four Canadian teams that made the playoffs, I like Toronto the second least, so I would only want them to beat Edmonton in the finals. That said, if they pay any American team, I am cheering for them 100%.

The Vancouver Canucks have way more American players then Canadian. It would be hilarious if they won.

@jessiegandhi4340

19 күн бұрын

as a devils fan, low key rooting for the Canucks for Quinn Hughes reasons lol

I'm American but I'd love to see an all Canadian final or a Canadian team win the Cup. It would be good for hockey.

I remember when the Habs went to the finals a few years ago alot of my friends who were fans of other Canadian teams rallied around the Habs and we got refered to as Canadas team. Now I live in BC so maybe that's why

@OnwardsUpwards

19 күн бұрын

Anyone but Toronto.

@picklenik9658

18 күн бұрын

That year the Habs were cool to root for cause they were a big underdog story, none of the western Canada teams really beef with Montreal and everyone wanted to see Carey Price win a cup.

@threedotsonedash

18 күн бұрын

@@picklenik9658 spot on with that assessment.

Even as an Avs fan I would love it if a Canadian team would win the cup.

@J.CashDro

19 күн бұрын

Avs my 2nd team behind the Leafs since the year 2000 Go Leafs Go🍁 Go Avs Go❄

@crushdavis7048

19 күн бұрын

The funny thing is that there are probably more American hockey fans cheering for Other Canadian Teams that aren't their own vs Canadians.

@methany8788

19 күн бұрын

This European Vancouver fan feels the same. If it was a little more balanced, I wouldn't really care, but this drought is getting ridiculous.

@leovaillancourt5683

19 күн бұрын

Could never cheer for the leafs or the Canadians for any reason ever

@mr.brenman2132

19 күн бұрын

​@@methany8788And Vancouver has a lot more American and European players then Canadian.

As a habs fan, I will cheer for any canadian team in the playoffs to win the cup. Yes, even the leafs, even though they are at the bottom of the list. Especially after they lit up the CN Tower in habs colors when we made it to the finals - classy move. If the leafs ever make it to the finals, I hope we can return the gesture in some way.

Ottawa 2017 and Winnipeg 2018 were the closest I can recall to a united Canada.

As an American, I root for all the Canadian teams. It feels like an injustice for no Canadian team to have the cup for 30 years

Gary will bring back the coyotes and they will win a cup before a Canadian team does 😂

As a Jets fan I’ll cheer for them all but the Leafs

@PappyGunn

17 күн бұрын

Was at home depot the day the jets were to play their last game. Couple of guys were talking hockey and sorta asked me what I thought about the Jets' chances. I said I dunno, I'm a Leafs fan (I am not). Should have seen the face they made. Looks like nobody likes them, but there is always some guy somewhere that cheers for them.

@Toews1247

17 күн бұрын

@@PappyGunn lol

Everyone wants to be the one who breaks the curse!

The "Cheer for a Canadian team" is for the non-hockey people out there. Kind of like the people who turn on the Olympics every 4 years and root for athlete who sports the home country on their uniform. Believe it or not, Canada is full of people who don't have a dog in the hockey fight and only might pay attention during the playoffs. These are the folks who just want it to come back north of the border. Kind of how I'd never cheer for the Leafs... but if the Jays or the Raptors are making a run, I'll cheer for them just to bring the trophy north.

@tonycarr8757

19 күн бұрын

this is the best take i’ve seen, it’s so true

@ethanc.4464

19 күн бұрын

This is true for me. I live in Saskatchewan and don't have any teams within 6 1/2 hours of me so I only really tune in for the playoffs and just cheer for whichever teams are more fun to watch. I don't cheer for the Canadian team in every matchup but they definitely do get a boost just for being Canadian.

@jordand8371

19 күн бұрын

Perfect take. And the die-hard fan mentality for the Canadian teams is usually, "I want MY team to be the one that breaks the Cdn cup drought. Otherwise, go USA teams" (or whichever has the most cdn players).

@michaelkeller5927

19 күн бұрын

No, it's to keep people coming into bps and spend money after the team you cheer for is eliminated. This isn't about Canada, it's about profit

@OnwardsUpwards

19 күн бұрын

Nope, wrong.

In 2006 me and over half of my town were cheering for the Hurricanes over the Oilers because Brind'Amour is from there. Side story his parents lived down the road from me and I was too scared as a young child to walk down the street and get to see the cup. To this day it is the biggest regret of my life.

It was probably during the 2004 cup run where I heard an announcer on tv state that the best hockey players are all French Canadians... and that is why he was rooting for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

LOVED this video Mr. Hockey Guy! Please do more like it in the future. .....As a long suffering bay area San Jose Sharks fan I can tell you this: The only time we cheer for the LA Kings is when they play the upstart Vegas Golden Knights. Las Vegas has stole our Baseball and Football teams. We cheer for any Hockey team over the Golden Knights. Go Dallas!!

Nah I couldn’t care less if a Canadian team wins it unless it would be Ottawa but we all know how likely that would be

Oilers fan here, I actively cheer against any Canadian team that isn't my Oilers, which ever Canadian team wins the cup and brings it back to Canada will spawn such a toxic fan base that I don't want to deal with it if it's some other team.

@chrisbelos2834

19 күн бұрын

toronto winning the cup would be a nightmare for decades.

@Andrew_Holt

19 күн бұрын

​@@chrisbelos2834Nightmares are dreams, and lucky the leafs winning a cup will only remain a dream for decades to come.

@Ekinoxe

19 күн бұрын

I'm a habs fan and I wouldn't mind the Oilers winning the cup. Orange is my favourite colour lol

@loganamurray64

18 күн бұрын

The Canucks simply winning the Div over the Oilers already created plenty of toxic comments

@picklenik9658

18 күн бұрын

@@EkinoxeI’m an Oilers fan and I was rooting for the Habs in 2020, I’ve got a lot of friends who’re Habs fans and would call them my #3 team after Edm and Seattle

Analogously, if Juventus found itself in the champions league final you’d be hard pressed to find Italians outside of Turin who would want Juventus to win. There are so many fan bases who have beef with Juventus that it would totally override the whole “it’s an Italian team in the champions league final” thing

@debuthunter5389

19 күн бұрын

But that's because their primary league is the Serie A. They always win cups. The champions league etc is secondary.

@sikguitarist

19 күн бұрын

Exactly. I remember seeing Fiorentina and Lazio supporters having parties during the 2017 UCL final wearing RM kits cause it was Juve in the final. Anyways FORZA JUVE!

@veeli1106

18 күн бұрын

…people still watch Serie A?!

Usually, my first priority is to cheer for the team that has never won. My second tends to be for a player(s) that deserve it. Lanny Macdonald, Steve Yzerman for example. I was ecstatic when St. Louis and Washington won.

@alexschannel8636

19 күн бұрын

Doesn't Vegas last year fall into this category too?

@Thraith

19 күн бұрын

@@alexschannel8636 Vegas was too new compared to Florida. So I cheered for Florida but honestly, I didn't watch last year's finals.

@jordand8371

19 күн бұрын

That's why I'm pulling for Dallas Florida or Carolina if Edm gets knocked out. Lots of OGWAC or first franchise win.

I love this content, that ad really had me thinking. The blood donation ones are real weird too

This videos cool, I don’t interact with any Canadians here in New Jersey so hearing your perspective on this is really neat

I never really understood the idea. None of these teams represent Canada, they represent the city. And the players come from all over the world. I always prefer to follow players that I enjoy watching, rather than just 1 team.

As a younger Canucks fan, I might be a bit unpopular with this opinion, but I like to cheer for the teams closest to us. Just because then I have the chance to go watch a home game without having to take a flight! I’ve been able to make quick trips to Seattle to watch Kraken games since they were formed. Just means there’s more hockey to watch :)

I think you hit the nail on the head. The question pops into my head, and sometimes I almost think I want another team to win from this country, but then I realize I am going to have to hear about how that Canadian team gets to hold it over all of our heads, certainly in the case of rivals. There is also just too much history. I am not an antagonistic fan. I've always just kind of rolled my eyes at the tribalism, though I know full well I have an unhealthy investment in the Oilers. It never became more apparent than moving from Edmonton to the Vancouver area in July 2010. It was brought up in my family that the Canucks were going deep and we should support them, but I then remembered how RELENTLESS the fans were to me when I said I used to watch the Oilers (I took about 2007-2011 off hockey, and as a young kid, you only need to look at the dates to understand why). Through all of those playoffs (and 2011-13), I wanted nothing more than to see the Canucks out of the playoffs as a result. I was sick of hearing about them, I was sick of seeing them fawned in my face, and the fans seemed to be a different breed than what I was used to in Edmonton/Calgary. Those years passed, and 90% of the fans seemingly disappeared... I had never seen that, and I didn't respect it, and I wanted to change that about my young young self hopping off of support after 2006. Difference was, I never blamed the Oilers, I was just young and hurt, but I loved my team. I had jumped back into watching Oilers hockey as something to do with my brother, and we stuck with it, through that whole rest of the decade of darkness, and since. I absolutely want to see those rebuild years, and that fandom of a team gone from bottom feeder to top contender actually pull through. There is investment, and that can't be built when I didn't follow and support the other 31 teams in the league the same way. Especially with my unhealthy investment. There has never been the kind of fits thrown that I have in the past 15 years in any other avenue of life. I actually distanced myself in my mid 20s because I was embarassed to my reactions to being knocked out in a play-in round, to being beaten and battered by the ducks in 2017. I approach it a lot differently now, and have faith the current club can come back from anything. I took the whole regular season off the past 2 years, and just kept tabs through highlights and recaps. I can't see loving or caring about another team. Period. Not to mention, being in a Canadian Division with Montreal fans is never something I want to relive. Volatile, at least whoever was finding their way to me. Enough "McDavid wants to play in Toronto" articles and conversations with leafs fans have me shaking my head too much, but I was hoping they pulled through this year. That's too much torture for anybody year to year, I am truly sorry, folks. Ironically, Calgary, I have enough family who likes them, I don't hate the team. I hated human beings on the team like Tkachuk. Now that menace is gone... so no reason to hate for me. The endless comments about that team eating edmonton alive in the second round a few years back was satisfying to see turned on it's head, I will admit. Ottawa, Winnipeg, no problems here.

As a diehard Canucks fan, I would cheer on any Canadian team left in the playoffs (except the Oilers, gotta draw the line somewhere). I think its great for the game to prosper in the US and for American teams to win, but when hockey is so culturally prevalent in Canada, I'd like for there to be a cup win up north at least every 5-10 years. I'm always happy for Canadian players winning, but it's the fanbases that have been starved of success and deserve to see their team win. Honestly, it hurts to see American franchises winning constantly when a lot of their markets don't have the widespread love of the game that Canadian fanbases do. Not to say that American fanbases lack passion or anything like that, but I imagine that in general, the percentage of a given city's population that are hockey fans is significantly lower south of the border than in Canada. I don't think Canadian fans should feel pressure to cheer on other Canadian teams though, that decision should be their own entirely.

@marcoohello

19 күн бұрын

I'm a die hard Oilers fan and I simply can not cheer for Vancouver. Funny how that works. My second team is Winnipeg and will always be. That hockey in Canada A big shout out to all my family and friends in Maple Ridge and Mission who are all OILERS fans

A lot of folks from British Columbia think Canada ends at the Rocky Mountains.

@finneganfly

18 күн бұрын

A lot of folks from the rest of Canada think Canada ends at the Rocky Mountains. Except in Ontario, where Canada ends at the Ontario/Manitoba border. Except in Toronto, the centre of the universe.

"Do Montreal fans care if Vancouver or Winnipeg or Calgary win a cup? No. Once they're done explaining that they have 24 Stanley Cups...." could not summarize just how the Habs fanbase is any better.

I have cheered for all the Canadian teams in their playoff runs except Toronto. There has been some fishy things that happen to Canadian teams in the playoffs. My brother and I have a running joke about how Gary Bettman has childish fits when any Canadian team gets into the playoffs. We imagine he has a big command room with multiple screens, levers to control his magnetic pucks and separate microphones where he can tell the refs to change rules and tilt the ice in favour of the American team.

The Dart Guy in the Boston Pizza commerical cracks me up because of the toothpick in his mouth instead of a dart. xD

I don't get the rallying around a Canadian team by Canadians. Most Canadian teams are rivals during the season. Everyone outside Ontario hates the Leafs. Here in the "Canada of the States", we don't cheer for other Minnesota NCAA teams in the NCAA tournament when the Minnesota school we cheer for is eliminated (we have 6 teams in the state). Screw that, they're all rivals. I also don't get the flex of "we win the Cup every year!" by Canadian NHL fans. I don't care what nationalities make up my favorite NHL team, and I wouldn't flex if American players won the Cup on a Canadian team. PS listen up to what Shannon is saying about Canadians gatekeeping the sport, blaming Bettman for no Cups, complaining about refs, etc. He's a proud Canadian but doesn't let that cloud who he cheers for or who deserves to win. He's one of the most grounded sports fans out there.

@darrenfleming7901

18 күн бұрын

"Most Canadian teams are rivals during the season" not really though. Calgary-Edmonton and everyone vs the leafs are the only real rivalries left in Canada. As for why Canadians might feel more solidarity in Hockey than Americans, you have to remember it's our national sport unlike the US. There is gatekeeping and that's a shitty thing but it's still an aspect of our culture so winning any event is a reason to celebrate. In the US Hockey is not really a national thing so hockey communities wouldn't really have any reason to cheer for each other but it's a bit different in Canada. That's my take as a Canadian anyways.

@arcadeshift5071

18 күн бұрын

@@darrenfleming7901 Yeah I hate that answer. "There's gatekeeping but..." you then go on to gatekeep. Part of gatekeeping is reminding every chance you get how much Canadians love hockey and how "it's just not as important to Americans." It's just insulting and frankly it's built out of ignorance. It gets tiring hearing that every single time an American just wants to talk about hockey seriously. It's a passive way to keep American fans in their place. The hockey fans in Las Vegas and Dallas like hockey no less than you do. They're obsessed. They're passionate. They're loud. They may not have 100 years of history but they love the sport too. That's kinda the point Shanmon is making. He travels to Las Vegas and Orange County a lot and always says it feels no different than in Canada when he's interacting with those hockey communities. Plus it's impossible to have all 25 Americans fanbases cheer for each other because we have 350 million people. You have the same amount of people as California. If California was its own country, you could probably convince an Oakland Athletics fan to cheer for the Padres in the World Series out of some underdog identity thing.

@darrenfleming7901

17 күн бұрын

@@arcadeshift5071 you're free to have your own opinion but I never said Americans don't care as much about Hockey, I said it's the national sport of Canada and not the national sport of the US so there is more national solidarity around Hockey in Canada and US hockey communities are more city based or region based rather than a national solidarity. I'm sure plenty of Americans such as yourself care just as much about Hockey as people in Canada, but Hockey was as big a part of US culture as it is in Canada then it would be your national sport which it isn't, therefore the national cultural aspect is undeniably different even if many Americans love Hockey and are very good at it. This isn't trying to belittle American Hockey fans in any way I'm just trying to explain to you why there might be more national solidarity and you seem pretty defensive about it. I don't think it's gatekeeping to enjoy watching my country win tournaments at our national sport any more than it would be gatekeeping to cheer for one team based in one city and enjoy watching them win. I don't think it puts American fans in their place when we win and I don't think that it means Canada is better at Hockey or that we deserve to win, it's just partisanship, and what's the point of a nation if not to show solidarity? That's just how I see it anyways. Also, your argument about Canada's population and cheering for other Canadian teams is actually what's ignorant and insulting, as if there weren't as much contrast between Canadian provinces than there is between American states which shows how little you know about Canada obviously. Like I said there's just more national solidarity around Hockey in Canada which is why Americans don't rally around other American teams. I you think that's gatekeeping then I can't change your mind.

@SinisterBlackheart

15 күн бұрын

​@@arcadeshift5071 That's not gatekeeping. You're both mistaken. Statistically, it's harder for a Canadian team to win the cup. 7 team out of 32 teams makes it a little under 25% chance for a Canadian team to win. America loves their Football/baseball but only teams in the states play each other. Minus Toronto blue jays in the MLB, it's highly unlikely the world series will be won here and we don't have a super bowl. but if Canada did have a bunch of the cities joining those leagues and winning championships, you bet your ass, many states would be rooting on whatever team is left in their playoffs to go against a Canadian team. So of course you wouldn't understand why rival fans would join in on cheering for whatever Canadian team to win the cup. Obviously after 30 years of the cup not being in "Canada," People here are going to be fine if one of the Canadian teams wins and bring the cup back here. Prior to 30 years ago, the Stanley cup was won by a Canadian team many times but up until 1980's many new teams were established in the NHL and it did make it more of a challenge for the cup to stay in Canada. And hey, % wise, Canadians are by far more passionate for hockey than Americans. Americans are more passionate about Football and Baseball.

Born, raised and lived within 5 miles of Buffalo, I would be more than thrilled to see the Canucks, our sibling team (or the one that DIDN'T get Perreault) win Lord Stanley's Cup. After that in this year's class I'd like to see McDavid and the Oilers.

Have you thought of doing a Stanley cup winners province/state video

Ive been watching hockey since i was 7 seen calgary lose in the final, edmonton lose in the final, ottawa lose in the final and Vancouver and montreal… Before i die I NEED to see one Canadian team do it. I don’t even have a favourite team all 7 of them are my favourites and whichever wins first will become my team 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Well as a Florida fan if my cats get knocked out and the bolts are still in, I'm all in on the bolts 🤣

@CarlNorton-dx8zq

19 күн бұрын

As that is my take as a Bolts fan ... GO CATS

@davidvandervoort4945

18 күн бұрын

As a bolts fan yeah,, i hate yall but i love the cup being down south and canadians seething

Vancouver Canucks: the Swedish national team (I was referring to the fact from 2:45 when THG said “In Vancouver, very often the best players were Swedish”, alot of the Canucks draft picks seem to be swedish, and probably had majority Swedish players on the Canucks, hence “Swedish national team”

@TheHockeyGuy

19 күн бұрын

Boeser, Demko, Hughes, Miller..... More US born than Swedish, but okay.

@tryhard633

19 күн бұрын

​@@TheHockeyGuy 🤓

@connorkenney6938

19 күн бұрын

I remember in the 2010’s the Habs brass had to tell fans to stop booing during the American anthem when we had like 8 Americans in our top core. Luckily they listened and hasn’t been a problem as of late.

@CheatoBurito

19 күн бұрын

@@TheHockeyGuyi think they were referring to that for a long while they used to have majority swedish players on the team

@squidMB

19 күн бұрын

@@TheHockeyGuylmao. I was referring to the fact that for a long while majority of the players on the canucks were Swedes, (and what felt like only drafting Swedes too) hence the Swedish national team.

Great video i know anaheim has mostly canadian players and i think vegas did last year .

I as well will have trouble getting on board with the Utah team, I am an Avalanche fan from Stastny Brothers days. I may not be able to do it.

I'm from Montreal & my wife is from Toronto. I tell her that "I happily root for all six Canadian teams." She knows I'm leaving out the Laughs.

I’m definitely more of the “I’m cheering for my Canadian team and that’s it” camp. The only other Canadian teams I've ever rooted for in the playoffs were the Nordiques and the Senators. The Nordiques were always my “eastern team” and when they moved it just became Ottawa. Funny thing about me being an Oilers fan is that I don’t live nor ever have lived in Alberta. I’m a born and raised Saskatchewan farmer. There are a lot of Oilers fans in Saskatchewan, especially in the western half of the province. Even in the southwest it’s mostly Oilers fans. There are very few Flames fans and most non-Oilers fans are Original 6 fans. I think the dynasty years had a lot to do with Saskatchewanians usually being Oilers fans and it’s about as local of an NHL team well ever have anyway.

@MagicMike_101

15 күн бұрын

If it's not scientifically tested, you see what you want.

@oilersridersbluejays

13 күн бұрын

@MagicMike_101 alright I’ll bite. Care to expand?

I live in New York State. I grew up watching Boston. But over the last few years, I’ve really become a Canadiens fan. Every time my wife and I go up to Montreal, we have a great time. The people (despite the stories) have been EXTREMELY good to us. And the games are always fun. Win or lose. But wearing Habs gear where I live, definitely gets some comments. 😂

couldnt help but chuckle about the commercials comment because at least here in the US there is a Geico commercial with hockey involved where I look and can't not see that one of the jerseys is quite clearly a Ducks jersey but with a different logo on the jersey

I'm not cheering for Edmonton, I'm cheering for McDavid to get a cup.

@crushdavis7048

19 күн бұрын

Well i can cheer for Mcdavid to get his when he is on a different team.

As a Leafs fan i'd be ok with any of the Western Canadian teams winning the cup. But i don't like Ottawa i'd hate if they won. And Montreal is probably the team i least wanna see win the cup in the whole league.

I’m Australian and my non-hockey friends are baffled that there’s one Canadian team called “the Candiens”. The Sydney Australians would be super weird. 😂

@veeli1106

18 күн бұрын

…how’d you end up following hockey from Oz?!

I'm not bothering to go back through rosters but I remember in 2011 the discussion between Vancouver and Boston mentioning that more Canadians were on the Bruins than the Canucks.

I think it's likely that if a Canadian team makes the cup final, then most Canadians would root for them to win it. On the way there, though in the first 3 rounds... That's another ball of wax.

@OnwardsUpwards

19 күн бұрын

Yep. True.

I can get behind any Canadian team other than the Leafs to win the cup. I think the most likely team this year is either Edmonton or Vancouver.

@OnwardsUpwards

19 күн бұрын

Yes, most Canadians feel the same.

LOL there was Oilers fans in the Toronto crowds

As a Canadian who is a fan of an American Team, I’m definitely cheering for any Canadian Team to win it. My dad who is a Habs also feels the same way, but I can understand how some fans don’t want their rival Canadian teams to win it

Also the Stanley Cup lives in the Hockey Hall of Fame during the season… which is located… in Canada. Checkmate, Canadians.

@RC30018

19 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 👍

@ipwnreviewer

19 күн бұрын

Inb4 they open something called 'the real hockey hall of fame' in Boston

@gerryhansen8664

19 күн бұрын

@@ipwnreviewerit’s a knock off

Viewpoint #1: ANY Canadian team BUT Toronto. There are Canadian teams, and then there are the Toronto Maple Leafs... of whom the Canadian media spend 80% of their time discussing. The rest of the country can't stand them.

"to heck with those guys" yeah i'd say you are putting it lightly LOL

As an Oilers fan, I could get behind Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. My biggest fear is one day suffering through a Flames cup win. I lay awake at night worrying about it.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

16 күн бұрын

It happened once, on an Oilers own goal, so yay Calgary, City of Champion (no S)

Oilers fan here, and I love to hate Calgary. Without them, the playoffs feel empty. The rivalry between Edmonton and Calgary is the best in hockey. Would I cheer for them? ABC.

@RC30018

19 күн бұрын

But at least the Canucks vs Oilers second round will be just as entertaining please happen🙏

U.S. fan here and I keep cheering for Canadian teams once my teams are out. Just want to see the drought end.

I will say as a Habs fan, I remember how every other Canadian fan base backed us in 2021 by the time we got to around game 4 or 5 vs Vegas - even Leafs fans. So yes, it is possible. Although I'd say it's probably more likely for Montreal and Winnipeg more than other Canadian teams

I don't see any Ottawa or Montreal fans cheering for Toronto... I wonder why.

@JD200_

19 күн бұрын

These days it’s rare to see Toronto fans cheering for Toronto

I can get behind any Canadian team except Edmonton

I would advice against it if you want to see the team you cheer for win the cup.

The funniest thing about that Boston Pizza ad is that they apparently don't get the rights to use actual logos? So everyone in the commercial is just dressed in generic sportsteam, that kinda-sorta looks like the colours of various Canadian teams, jerseys 🤣🤣

"What is this the f***** U.N now!?" - Johnny Sac

If Edmonton and Vancouver play in round 2... The choice for Canada is clear. Vancouver has like three Canadians on their roster. The "Canucks" are mostly European and American. Root for the Oilers.

@jaidenG555

19 күн бұрын

How many Canadians does the oilers have buddy like come on 💀

@jaidenG555

19 күн бұрын

Stupid ahh argument lmao

@Victor-sb3rv

19 күн бұрын

@@jaidenG555 a shit ton. Pretty much all of the core roster outside of Draisaitl and Ekholm is Canadian. McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins, Hyman, Kane, Nurse, Bouchard, Skinner, etc. In fact there are no Americans on the roster other than Derek Ryan, and only a few Europeans (Draisaitl, Ekholm, Janmark)

@jayvardy

19 күн бұрын

​@@jaidenG555um... practically their entire team. I count 20. Fail Reply.

@J.CashDro

19 күн бұрын

Nahh its okay. Imma Leafs/Avs fan so I like the Canucks bettr than the Lolers & u cant blame me eithr lol

Flames fan here. At the start of the playoffs I was cheering for Vancouver, and Winnipeg- Lots of old Flames players to watch. I was bummed at how Winnipeg fell, I really thought IF (big if) they could get through Colorado- They could go far. I watched about 1 period of an Oilers game before I caved and started cheering for them (quietly). They have some players that are so loveable (Hyman, Skinner, etc..), and of course the team is so talented and exciting to watch. Once Toronto was down 3:1 in the series I started cheering for them too, would love to see them come back on Boston. Who doesn't love an underdog? It's awesome watching Nylander drive the team since he's been back, he seems like future-captain material. So anyway, I've come around to cheering for any Canadian team haha! I try to block out the influence that a fanbase has over my preferences. Yes, Oilers fans will be annoying if they win, but my team's fanbase would be too!

I'm an Oilers fan and I cheered for Iginla and the Flames against Tampa in 04. I've also cheered for the Habs in the 70s, in '93, and even in the 21 finals.

Why should any fan support any Canadian team if their team, Canadian or American, doesn't advance to the Stanley Cup finals? I can't think of any logical rational reason... You either support your team or you don't...

@gohabs8918

19 күн бұрын

Toronto fans need someone to cheer for

@jfayiii

19 күн бұрын

It’s the undercurrent of disdain for Americans that unifies many up north. Lovely.

@OnwardsUpwards

19 күн бұрын

Nope, wrong. You don't understand the NHL and Canada.

NO!

@kevinbull1740

19 күн бұрын

We all hate each other. Despite Sportsnet and now Boston Pizza telling us to cheer for other Canadian teams it will never happen. Surprising that these old companies do not understand this.

Once my team is out I cheer for the storyline

I would love to see an all Canadian Stanley Cup matchup. Edmonton v Toronto, or Vancouver v Toronto. I know it's a long shot, but it would be nice!

Hell nah

I'm not even Canadian and I disapprove this message. That said, I'd like to see McJesus hoist the cup but I don't think the Oilers are quite there yet and may never get there until he's past his prime.

How true on team make up. I support the some Canadian teams, but as you said there are Canadians on other teams, The thing is I just watch the game with out looking at were the players come from.

Going to watch game 6 Canucks and Preditors at Boston Pizza in Mission

Yes. Unless it’s Toronto. Or Vancouver. Or Edmonton.

i want to see the cup and ... so far so good lol i live in the hometown of J. Drouin. wish me luck ;-)

Next season you should go and see a game in each Canadian city they play in.

Interesting video. As a lifelong Wings fan, I always pulled for Toronto since we saw them every Saturday night on CBC when Wings weren’t on TV. Except when Det played Tor in playoffs. But overall, with a lot of Canadian ties in my family, I am silently rooting for the Leafs to break their 57-year drought. Should another Canadian team make the finals, I would be pulling for that team because it would be a fun story. Meanwhile, if two US teams square off, I usually favor team which never won (Vancouver) or hasn’t won in decades (like Dallas). This is a fun topic, thanks Shannon!

Am I Canucks fan but in 2006 i was cheering for Edmonton.. I want to listen to the place called Geneva Bay during the finals

Totally agree with this a a person from Boston who cheers for 4 teams EDM BOS WSH FLA

I’ve never seen a Canadian team win the Stanley cup. God bless America!

As an American we are absolutely loaded at Goaltender, 2 of the 3 Vezina finalists are American and Jeremy Swayman will most likely finish top 5. The next Olympics that will absolutely be the strength of the team.

There's a place called Boston Bar in BC.

When the Canuck’s made their run in 2010 we all cheered for canucks at least everyone I know did and we were in Winnipeg!

My hometown were all Oilers Fans and when Vancouver was in the final in 2011, I remember people were visiting each other to watch and support them

@TH-tl6sy

18 күн бұрын

Problem is especially back then when TSN allowed comments (when they shut it down the trolls all move to sportsnet) there would be 50 comments by trolls half of them with 3 different accounts. And I believe that was the start of fan bases hating not other teams per say but other fan bases and thinking those trolls were representative of real hockey fans. I had to stop reading TSN and go over to Sportsnet then the comments transferred and I switched back again. Myself and my friends (oiler fans) were cheering the Canucks on too. Even Cheered for Iggy and the Flames against Tampa.

I was born in and have lived in the U.S. my whole life and recently got into hockey. I grew up the first 18 years of my life in Indianapolis, then lived in Louisville for 2 years, then moved to and still currently reside in Salt Lake City. My mom's brothers still live in Detroit, a city I visit frequently. Despite being American and despite the fact SLC is getting an NHL team, I have been, and still will be a Vancouver Canucks fan. Why? Well, I got into hockey a couple years ago because I was looking for a new physical sport to watch since the NFL doesn't allow hard hits anymore. I chose the Canucks because even though I am American, I have been to BC and the city of Vancouver many times during my childhood. My parents took me there to go hiking and go on whale watching tour to see my favorite animal.. the orca. And because of my many visits to the city and my many fond memories of Vancouver and B.C. as a whole, I chose the Canucks as my team to root for when I became a hockey fan. And there the only team I truly want to see win the cup. My point is it that I agree with Shannon. It'd be great to see a Canadian team win the cup again, but for me, it'd be great if that team is the Canucks.

How the peca hit on the Finnish Flash that should've caused a rivalry lol