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In Canada, hockey remains king. Article content

With the NHL regular season set to begin on Oct. 7, a new study by Vividata shows hockey remains Canada’s most followed sport with 16.5 million Canadian fans, more than any other professional league in the country. Article content Article content

Two-thirds of NHL followers (66%) identify as either super fans or avid fans, the highest of any league in Canada compared to the NFL at 60% and the CFL at 52%.

“Our data confirms what most Canadians already feel — hockey is tradition,” Pat Pellegrini, president and CEO of Vividata, said in a statement Monday.

The study found the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens dominate nationally, with fan bases of 4.6 million and 4.3 million respectively.

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