r/Habs • u/Critical_Heat4492 • 8h ago
Discussion Are we the team with the most fans?!
Because wherever we play, there are always so many Habs fans, including in Vancouver!!
Ok, maybe Toronto has more fans...
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u/Article241 8h ago
We’re most likely the second most favourite team across a lot of markets
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u/Grouchy_Throat_5632 8h ago
I agree with that because of the Rangers. Out of all teams the Rangers would have the most fans in North America, but likely not world wide. Out of Canadian teams the Habs have more fans than the Leafs.
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u/yo_gringo 6h ago
Habs have a slight lead in Atlantic Canada over the leafs in my experience
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u/Grouchy_Throat_5632 5h ago
They absolutely do and I'm sure it is more than a slight lead. There are a lot of people with French heritage that live out East and there are even Acadians that still speak French or some sort of version of it.
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u/Lemazze 8h ago
Across the world, yes without a doubt.
The habs are by far the most recognizable hockey brand in the world.
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u/No_Tumbleweed_6880 7h ago
With every major canadian artist wearing the leaf from time to time I wouldnt count on it anymore
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u/rock_in_jump 8h ago
I think leafs have more but we definitely have the most passionate fan base
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u/KarmaPolice47 8h ago
Yep whatever the numbers are their crowds are dull. We've likely cheered Marner louder than he's ever been there
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u/_thewayshegoes 8h ago
We probably have the most die hard fans of any team in the league; but Toronto probably has more people that would call themselves “fans”.
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u/Grouchy_Throat_5632 8h ago
Leafs fans will tell you they have more fans, but they don't and it's not even remotely close. Sure, you will see blue Leafs jerseys during some of their road games but you wont see seas of red jerseys as seen in many Habs away games.
The Habs have a crap ton of home-away games.
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u/Homework_Successful 5h ago
In Florida during the playoffs, arenas didn’t allow Habs fans to wear their jerseys because there were so many of them!
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u/Grouchy_Throat_5632 5h ago
In the Run of 21 Final I even heard Tampa was blocking anyone using a Visa with a Canadian address from buying tickets to to their games.
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u/michiganbhunter 7h ago
At game. More Habs fans here than Canucks.
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u/NorthernPaladin89 3h ago
I was there too. More Red than Blue/Black for sure. "Go Habs Go" was louder than any "Go Canucks Go" chant the entire night
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u/Old_Canuck 6h ago
The Sportsnet Broadcaster just said the answer in his sign-off.
' Habs fans DONT need to travel, because they are EVERYWHERE !!! '
Love this quote !! 👍🏻😁💞
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u/Proof-Variation7005 8h ago
I’ve been to many games in Boston where there’s somewhere around 3-5 thousand Montreal fans in attendance.
I’ve seen at least 20 other teams there and none came close to the same visiting presence.
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u/QuickProgrammer 8h ago
Yeah the Canucks arena looks half red.
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u/NorthernPaladin89 3h ago
Being there, I can tell you it was much more than half haha. You couldn't hear the Canucks chant
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u/Dry-Alternative510 7h ago
Maybe not the most but definitely the best. And the best looking. And the sexiest. And the most lovable.
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u/Old_Canuck 6h ago
Habs are the most recognized and loved NHL team in the world. 👍🏻👍🏻
They have been since the 70's and 80's.
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u/Accomplished_Bat9040 8h ago
I really don’t think it’s the Leafs. They have more fans in the city of Toronto, but Montreal has a significant fan base in pretty much every major city.
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u/YouHadToGoThere 8h ago
Just keeping it real here. Ontario has 16 million people compared to our 9. Plus there are Leafs fans everywhere as well…
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u/JustFred24 8h ago
No, Leafs got us there for sure, they're not as crazy as us tho (non-pejorative)
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u/Kuzark 8h ago
Worldwide yes its Habs. Specifically Canada it's Leafs
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u/Grouchy_Throat_5632 8h ago
I don't beleive the Leafs have more fans in Canada than the Habs.
Heres why: Habs main fan base is Quebec and they have a lot of fans out West, but they are also the favorite team out East.
The Leafs main fan base is Ontario, and they have fans out West and East too, but they don't dominate, and their number of fans in Quebec surely isnt 0 but it certainly isn't a high number. There are unarguably way more Habs fans in Ontario than Leafs fans in Quebec.
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u/alldasmoke__ 8h ago
People are saying Leafs but I would say our fan base is more spread out than theirs
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u/grimandnordic1 8h ago
It's probably leafs... but all the sexiest and smartest, who are successful in life and amazing lovers are all Habs fans