New York
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Miami
Philadelphia
LA - only if you count the Anaheim Ducks
I believe that’s it.
How does Miami have an NHL title?
I think Dallas has a not small shot of doing it, but it isn’t a great one.
The Rangers seem to be improving. The Cowboys are as good as they’ve been in a while. The Stars are climbing again. The Mavs seem to be sliding a bit though.
But the Rangers have quite a ways to climb.
Excuse my ignorance, but I wasn’t even aware that Miami had an NHL team, much less one that had won a title. When did this happen?
Perhaps he’s confused the Florida Panthers with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Yeah assuming the fundamental structure of the universe hold out until then as well
Is Ft. Lauderdale considered part of Miami? (I seriously don’t know. I always thought they were 2 separate cities)
They technically play in Sunrise, but my understanding is that it’s close enough to Miami that people could consider them Miami’s NHL team.
Yes that was my reasoning, but my memory was faulty: The Florida Panthers won the Eastern Conference but not the Cup (in 96).
Strike Miami from the list.
Well, Detroit has only done it if you are including championships before the Super Bowl, which is pretty reasonable to do.
In the last 50 years, only the Red Wings, Tigers, and Pistons have won championships, all doing so more than once.
If the Lions actually developed into a good team, we would have a reasonable chance. Actually, this last year or so, I had real hope 3 out of the 4 teams would win.
Only the Red Wings did.
I’ve been waiting months to to say:
HA HA!
NYC would have the best chance. They have 2 teams in every sport besides basketball (which they will have if the Nets ever relocate), and their teams always have the resources to put together a championship-caliber team.
I think you’d have to count the Ducks. There’s really no meaningful separation between Anaheim and LA; it’s all one gigantic city.
Yeah, but the actual fanbases are separated by distinct county lines. The cities of Los Angeles and Anaheim border each other, but the areas served are totally different, as are the demographics, culture and geopolitics of their fans. Spend one day in Hollywood and the next day in Irvine and you will see the difference, big time.
I’d agree, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale is one area.
You could say the same about the five burroughs in New York, so I’m not sure if that’s a compelling reason to consider them distinct.
New Jersey’s different from Manhattan, but we’re giving New York credit for winning the Super Bowl. The Patriots don’t even play in Boston. Actually, the LAKERS don’t play in LA, either; they play in Inglewood, which is sure as hell a lot different from Hollywood (it’s in LA County, at least.) All big cities vary from subcity to subcity, that’s not unique to the Los Angeles area.
He’s talking about fanbases, not the stadium locations. (In support of your point, don’t forget Dallas; the Cowboys currently play in Irving, and will move to Arlington starting next season. Also Washington, where the Redskins play in Maryland.)
Just as a sidenote, if you count Major League Soccer, then between July 2007 and July 2008, Boston/New England had teams in four of the five major league championship games (winning two of them). It’s still very very unlikely, but I’d them the best chance of pulling off a four or five -league sweep in the next few years. Thanks to revenue, Sox will always be contenders; Celtics are favorites to repeat this year; Patriots and Revolution are going to be in the hunt at least. All it takes is for the Bruins to stumble into the playoffs and have a goalie get hot at the right time – stranger things have happened (/waves hand with fingers crossed, /spits, /turns three times, /makes other gestures to ward off ill-luck)
Don’t look now, but the Bruins are leading the East. No, seriously.