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Originally Posted by Dougler306
Just want to quickly comment about the relocation of a nhl franchise to saskatoon. First thier trying to get a cfl team and now there going for nhl the next week. Watch them try for an nba/mlb team now or something stupid.
Dose the city just expect the goverment to fund the expansion of CuC, i dont think so. Plus this team wouldnt be supported by the whole provincee like there trying to say. People from regina and surronding areas are not going to drive 3-4xs a week to stoon. Its also been noted in other forms that maybe 10% of ppl at rider games come from stoon. They dont even support local teams there.
I would say the nhl would go where they know they would get support for the team and thats regina. All you have to do is look at the riders, our city supports those guys through the bad times. The mayor in stoon is just like a big brother, just becuase ur bigger you think you automatically get it. Im ranting now so ill stop
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While I don't want to dignify — like this with a response, I saw a comment on a similarly stupid post by known Saskatoon hater Rod Pedersen on his blog that busts the whole myth that Saskatoon doesn't support its teams. It also doesn't speak well of the support Regina shows for its teams not named the Roughriders.
By the way, I checked these numbers out on the Blades and Pats websites and on the statistics section on CanadaWest.org. They're accurate.
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By the way, Saskatoon is averaging 4,902 fans this year through 34 games, while Regina is averaging 4,023 through 30, while the teams are currently separated by one point. Saskatoon has had 13 crowds over 5,000 this year (including three over 7,000) while Regina has managed only six.
Let's look at football. So many people in Regina say Saskatoon is not a sports city and Regina is. Yet the Saskatchewan Huskies averaged 6,101 through four games last year, while Regina averaged 2,246. Those numbers are similar when you look at junior football or other CIS sports, as well.
You look at those numbers and tell me which is the real sports city. It looks to me like Regina supports the Roughriders, and nothing else. Regina is not a sports city, but a Roughrider city.
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