A brand new survey of 1,001 Canadian NHL fans, conducted by Bonus.ca, Canada’s leading casino bonus and online casino review site, has uncovered which teams have the sexiest fans, the most aggressive fanbases, the most superstitious ers, and the most hated teams in the league.
The NHL’s Sexiest Fans, According To Other Fans
The survey revealed which NHL teams have the sexiest fanbases, according to other Canadian hockey fans, and the results are in…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been voted to have the sexiest fans, with almost a quarter (22.64%) of the respondents agreeing they had the most attractive ers out of all 32 teams in the NHL.
The Toronto team were followed by the Montreal Canadiens with 14.57% of the vote, and it seems Canadian fans might be slightly biased with the Vancouver Canucks placing third with 13.94%.
Los Angeles Kings placed fourth with 11.33% of the vote, and were followed closely by another Canadian team, the Edmonton Oilers with 9.96%.
The top 10 ranking was completed by the Calgary Flames (7.97%), Vegas Golden Knights (7.02%), Dallas Stars (5.24%), Winnipeg Jets (4.82%) and Florida Panthers (4.40%).
St. Louis Blues were voted as the least sexy with only 0.42% of the vote, alongside the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets – which both had 0.84%
The NHL’s Most Aggressive Fans, According To Other Fans
The NHL is full of fierce rivalries, unruly stadiums and even frequent fights between players.
By a staggering longshot, U.S. team the Boston Bruins were voted to have the most aggressive fans, with over a third (35.12%) of the vote.
In second place were the Toronto Maple Leafs – whilst their fans might be the sexiest, they are also some of the most rowdy with 21.38% of the vote.
In third place were the Philadelphia Flyers with 17.71%, and they were followed closely by the Montreal Canadiens (14.26%) and Edmonton Oilers (13.21%) in fourth and fifth,
Closing out the top ten is Vancouver Canucks (10.17%), New York Rangers (7.86%), Chicago Blackhawks (7.76%), Detroit Red Wings (6.29%) and Calgary Flames (5.97%).
Utah Hockey Club and Columbus Blue Jackets found themselves in t last place, with 0.52% of the vote.
The NHL’s Most Hated Teams, According To Other Fans
For as many teams that an NHL team has, there will likely be just as many haters – Canadian fans were asked which teams they dislike the most.
The Boston Bruins were by far, the most hated team amongst Canadian fans in the NHL with 32.70% of the vote.
Following the U.S team, it seems like Canadian fans all have beef with each other. The Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves in second place, with 21.49% and were followed by the Montreal Canadiens (16.88%) and Edmonton Oilers (14.05%) in third and fourth place.
The St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks found themselves as the least hated teams with only 1.89% of the votes. They were accompanied by the Columbus Blue Jackets (2.41%), Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes (2.62%).
The NHL’s Most Common Superstitions
NHL fans are nothing short of dedicated, and like many other sports fans – many have special game-day rituals or superstitions to try and ensure that their team gets the win.
By far, the most popular game-day ritual is wearing your team jersey with 69.9% of Canadian fans saying they do this. This was followed by wearing a certain colour with 46.1%
The third most popular superstition was watching the game from a certain place with 21.2% and fourth was avoiding betting on their team with (17.8%).
Other popular superstitions included wearing a different lucky piece of clothing (13.6%), avoiding watching a game with a certain person as they think they bring bad luck (9.01%) and listening to a lucky song (7.23%).
The least popular superstition was leaving their underwear unwashed with only 0.52% of the vote. Avoiding a stand or seat with the unlucky 13 (1.78%) and avoiding eating a certain meal (2.62%).
Methodology
BonusFinder surveyed 1,001 NHL fans in Canada about their behaviors, opinions and verdicts on other fanbases across the league. The respondents were split by NHL fanbase, age, gender, region and city.
