FYI - Size of Canadian cities ...
"cities like Edmonton which has a NHL team are only something like 300 000 to 500 000 people big."
Edmonton's population is 937,845 (includes metro area)
Calgary's population is 860,749 (grown 21% in 10 years)
The issue (as noted before) is the Canadian vs US $ - the players get paid in US$, but the gate/merchandising is CDN $.
Go LEAFS!!! Hey at least there will be a Canadian team in the East final - yeah!! (only 44 more days til I move back to TO!!)
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