TSN: 58% of Canadians are not watching/paying attention to the Stanley Cup Finals.

[MadLuke]

I honestly think it would be different if Toronto or Montreal were in the finals - these teams have much larger and quite possibly more passionate fan bases.

Also, larger "hater" base to cultivate interest and buzz.

 

[johnnybbadd]

I can say the same thing about Winnipeg. Hell even in my close friend group of 6ish guys, (3 of which played hockey at a reasonably high level until their early 20's), only 1 or 2 are even kind of following the playoffs. Most lost interest as soon as the Jets were out. And these are people who I consider to be "hockey guys," that's ignoring all the casuals who only pretend to care about the Jets when it's the trendy thing to do

Hey. Not saying it is a bad thing. Casual fans are still good for the game and people have other things to be invested in. We are just stating the reality of the situation which is that there are fewer people investing less time and effort into hockey than most people think there is.

 

[Matty Sundin]

The only time all of Canada was on board for a Canadian team in the finals was 2004 with the Flames because it had been 11 years since Canadian team won the cup. It was kinda there for 2006 as well though not as much. By 2007 with the Sens, the novelty had really worn off.

Cheering just for a Canadian team has hardly ever been a thing for Canadians and been about as common as typical bandwagon jumping for American teams for casual fans.

 

[EdJovanovski]

The NHL waiting six days to start the finals - for no reason whatsoever - probably didn't help their cause.

That, and as mentioned, a lot of Canadians are probably sick of the bullshit "Canada's team" blabbering that our networks are trying to force-feed us every day.

There was a reason, I believe McDavid was injured and they were trying to heal him in the mean time to rig it to try and hand Canada a cup.

 

[POVERTY]

They took a week off between conf. finals and finals which was enough time for me to realize that it's June and there are better things to do right now than watch a greatest hits of Bet365/BetMGM/ScoreBet/FanDuel/Bet99 commercials sometimes interrupted by hockey or old men talking about hockey.

 

[Raistlin]

a team with castoffs Perry and Kane turns off lots of die hard casuals, on the flipside, Tkachuk and Cousins are not exactly endearing either.

 

[brentashton]

Those tuning in to see McDavid roast the Panthers have been disappointed so far.

Yes we have been. But in true Canadian fashion, Rita McNeill hasn’t sung yet.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Yes we have been. But in true Canadian fashion, Rita McNeill hasn’t sung yet.

Kinda hard to sing when she’s been dead 11 years…

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

The only time all of Canada was on board for a Canadian team in the finals was 2004 with the Flames because it had been 11 years since Canadian team won the cup. It was kinda there for 2006 as well though not as much. By 2007 with the Sens, the novelty had really worn off.

Cheering just for a Canadian team has hardly ever been a thing for Canadians and been about as common as typical bandwagon jumping for American teams for casual fans.

lol no

 

[Matty Sundin]

lol no

Your teams city was full of flames flag during that whole run lol

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

Hockey is the number one sport in Finland too and if we got 42% of us watching or even following the Liiga finals that would be insane.

This just seems like a bitter Canuck fan post grasping on straws.

As a Canucks fan as my #1, how dare you suggest anybody from our fan base as bitter and grasping at straws!

We would never!



At least we were better than we were in 2011. That was peak snobbery from our fan base. We are about 5% better. Not much, but baby steps I suppose.

 

[Bond]

lol is 100% of Canada supposed to be watching because a Canadian team is in it?

 

[JianYang]

That means 42% are still paying attention which still sounds like a decent number.

 

[brentashton]

Kinda hard to sing when she’s been dead 11 years…

Now you’re understanding the post…

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

I usually stop watching after my beloved Leafs are eliminated but this year I've been enjoying the hockey more than usual. The thread title should probably be changed to "58% of Canadians are watching cricket and soccer" because that's likely the real reason given our shifting demographics.

 

[namttebih]

By the time that both of my kids tryouts have finished, beer league has wrapped up and the Leafs have been eliminated (not in chronological order obviously), I have other interests. I still watch the odd game/period, but I’m too busy doing other stuff like posting here, listening to hockey podcasts and shooting pucks in the driveway with the boy.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Further proof that the Edmonton Oilers are ruining hockey.

 

[Golden_Jet]

So much for Edmonton being " Canada's team", I guess the Boston Pizza commercials didnt work

Survey: 58% of Canadians not following Stanley Cup final between Oilers and Panthers | TSN

Albertans may be watching every second of the Stanley Cup final but most Canadians are not, according to a recent survey. The poll released by market research company Leger on Tuesday found that 58 per cent of Canadians are not paying close attention to the NHL final between the Edmonton Oilers...

www.tsn.ca

Another misleading title lol,
No ideas why you added the not watching at all part, did you read article lol. Suggest you read it first.

Remove the part not watching at all, then it’s accurate.

The number not watching at all is 35%
So 65% will at least follow in some degree.

Here is what it says about 58%
found that 58 per cent of Canadians are not paying close attention to the NHL final
(Where is the not at all part?)

Even going with the misleading thread title numbers, that’s a strong number watching and checking in.
Great numbers for Canada thanks for posting, even though misleading title.

 

[DearDiary]

Wait, 42% of Canadians are watching the finals? That's pretty huge, almost half of the country.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

That means 42% are still paying attention which still sounds like a decent number.

My thoughts as well. I'm not sure 42% of people in the states watch the Superbowl. Checked it, this year about 36%.

 

[Golden_Jet]

The article title lacks context and doesn't say much. First, look at the actual Leger poll results (based on 1,528 Canadians polled between Friday and Sunday):

- 35% of Canadians said they won't be following at all.
- 24% said they won't be following very closely.
- 22% will be following somewhat closely.
- 19% will be following very closely.
- 50% of Men said they'll follow, versus 34% of women.

Note this isn't a poll targeted to hockey fans only. Presumably, it's a random cross-section of Canadians, many of whom may not ever watch hockey. Also note the poll says only 35% will not watch at all, meaning 65% of Canada will watch anywhere from "Not closely" to "Very closely".

Also note there's no comparison with similar polls from previous years. Are these numbers up or down from other polls of random Canadians? No way to tell.

Ya OP
@UrbanImpact screwed up the thread title.

It appears OP didn’t even read the article, just what the headline writer wrote.
Otherwise I assume or I would hope, the OP wouldn’t have posted an inaccurate thread title..

Even though, those are great numbers watching, it’s even more impressive if actually read it.

 

[Maple Leaf]

It is not interesting

 

[Golden_Jet]

4 million with the French
35% won’t watch
65% of Canadians have some interest in finals, crazy.

It is not interesting

Obviously leaf fan. Not hockey fan.

 

[RebuildinVan]

I think that number is being verrrryyy generous

 

[MessierII]

The TV ratings have this as the most watched final since 2019