Minnesota Hockey vs Michigan Hockey (Boston, Chicago, size, live)

[Grizzly Addams]

Originally Posted by The Northerner

Pure class......

Pure legend.....

Pure champions.....

Pure Detroit........

PURE MICHIGAN!

Is that a Swede hoisting the cup? Not quite sure what that has to do with Michigan Hockey.

[IEnjoyBeer]

The Yankees have the most championships, but I wouldnt call New York the best baseball state or city.

Professional sports championships have no bearing whatsoever on anything other than their own franchise.

Most of the players on that roster were Canadian and Swedish.

Detroit cant even sell out these days. So much for the self-proclaimed "Hockeytown."

Hockeytown = St Paul. End of discussion.

Buffalo is more of a hockey town than Detroit is. The Sabres have zero Cups.

For the record, im from Upstate NY but a massive Ranger fan.

I despise Buffalo but they love their Sabres.

[Grizzly Addams]

Originally Posted by IEnjoyBeer

Hockeytown = St Paul. End of discussion.

Being from St. Paul I think it's cool you'd say that. However, Warroad, MN is the real Hockeytown USA.

[Tyryztoll]

Originally Posted by IEnjoyBeer

You really think the Twin Cities wouldnt at the least match what Detroit/Ann Arbor is doing for the Winter Classic?

Please........in what, the 45,000 seat TCF Goofer Stadium?? A HA HA HA!

[IEnjoyBeer]

Ive been to the X, and around the TC.

Hockey is huge in Upstate NY at all levels, so it was really cool to see that out there, and see that other cities/states appreciate hockey like we do.

I love Minnesota.

[IEnjoyBeer]

Originally Posted by The Northerner

Please........in what, the 45,000 seat TCF Goofer Stadium?? A HA HA HA!

You really dont think places in Mass, NY or MN wouldnt match or surpass the attendance record if their stadiums allowed 100,000+?

Buffalo has the record for an NHL game from the 08 Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium (71,217). You can be sure if the capacity was larger theyd have the record.

[Grizzly Addams]

Originally Posted by The Northerner

Please........in what, the 45,000 seat TCF Goofer Stadium?? A HA HA HA!

Hahaha, so just because the Michigan has a larger FOOTBALL stadium it makes them better at HOCKEY? By the way TCF has 51,000

[IEnjoyBeer]

This thread is hockey states in general, not most Cups by an American NHL team.

[Tyryztoll]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Addams

Hahaha, so just because the Michigan has a larger FOOTBALL stadium it makes them better at HOCKEY? By the way TCF has 51,000

Oh....51,000, sorry!

GO BLOWPHERS!

[IEnjoyBeer]

Originally Posted by tawfiqmp

Minnesota is KNOWN for Hockey on all levels -- high school, college, and pro.

I know Detroit is the self-proclaimed Hockeytown (mainly due to Red Wings and their winning), but the Red Wings aren't even their largest fan base in the city, arguably.

To me there's really no comparison between the two. If you want to compare NHL franchises, that's one thing, but hockey itself on all accounts is much much bigger in Minnesota overall than Michigan.

Exactly. Its self-proclaimed from their success in the 90s. Cheap.


Detroit is a Lions town first and foremost. Even now with the Tigers, the Red Wings are third fiddle. Pistons blow.

Go ahead and see what dominates sports radio in Detroit.