Bay Area NTers': Are the San Jose Sharks a hot item at this time of the year

[ziostilon]

Since theres quite a few Bay Area NTers. I ask you this:

At this time of the year (February to around June), do the San Jose Sharks generate any interest among sports fans?

Are more people getting into hockey there, with the amount of times they've made the playoffs the past couple of years

 

[airjordan1217]

I haven't really been into hockey, but i have seen a few sharks games.

 

[dr 715]

The Sharks are the best pro team in the Bay Area yet they remain second class citizens behind the Warriors, Giants/A's, 49ers/Raiders.

I'm sure in San Jose itself, there are a lot more Sharks fan, but in San Francisco/Oakalnd/North Bay, they are barely a blimp on the radar.

That can all change if the Sharks have a deep run in the playoffs. Time after time the Sharks are just fallen apart against physical teams so I can't say alot of people are excited. They're more worried.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

I'm not a hockey guy, and as much as I'd like to support the Sharks, they don't feel like family the way the A's, Lakers and Raiders do.

 

[acidicality]

I live 10 min away from San Jose, and the Sharks are definitely my hockey team but I'm just not as huge a hockey fan as I am a basketball and football fan.I always support them though either way, whether they're sucking or when they're good. They're definitely the best-run organization in the Bay Areaas of right now.

I've been to a couple Shark games throughout my life...haven't been able to attend games recently because I'm in SoCal and I go to Warrior gamesbefore Shark games.

 

[80jerryrice80]

The Bay Area Pro Sports Team Hierarchy
1. 49ers/Raiders
2. Warriors


8. Giants/Sharks







55. A's

*And to answer your question, the Sharks are not that popular even during the playoffs. There are like less than 10 people out of 1000 that watch the sharks atmy high school.

 

[usedtobecool]

To me, there's barely any Sharks buzz around. They try to push em a little on the radio, but no one I talk to cares about them or hockey. I live in theeast bay and when I'm at work or school, no one is talking about them.

 

[jman8811]

In San Jose there are of course the hot item. But outside of San Jose, they are just another team...and it doesn't help that it's hockey. I love theSharks myself, but hockey seems to be a sport that is an acquired "taste". And they do tend to break down or choke in the playoffs. Until they getover that hump, it's the same old story......

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Originally Posted by 80JerryRice80

The Bay Area Pro Sports Team Hierarchy
1. 49ers/Raiders
2. Warriors
3. Giants/Sharks
4. A's

Really? Last? You've got to be kidding me

EDIT: Idiot.

 

[offbad]

who cares. they're just gonna choke away the playoffs. does it matter then?

 

[grusumm18]

until they do SOMETHING in the playoffs...

 

[531]

I live in San Jose, but the only people I know that actually follow hockey or the SJ Sharks for that matter are white people. Not to be racist, but they arehardly supported even in their home city. Just not a big market.

 

[80jerryrice80]

Originally Posted by Th3RealF0lkBlu3s

Originally Posted by 80JerryRice80

The Bay Area Pro Sports Team Hierarchy
1. 49ers/Raiders
2. Warriors
3. Giants/Sharks
4. A's

Really? Last? You've got to be kidding me

EDIT: Idiot.

2008 - Attendance Home Road Overall
RNK TEAM GMS TOTAL AVG PCT GMS AVG PCT GMS AVG PCT
1 NY Yankees 81 4,298,655 53,069 92.3 81 35,192 78.4 162 44,131 86.2
2 NY Mets 79 4,042,047 51,165 89.1 81 35,944 80.7 160 43,459 85.4
3 LA Dodgers 81 3,730,553 46,056 82.2 81 34,709 77.8 162 40,383 80.3
4 St. Louis 81 3,430,660 42,353 90.4 81 32,342 75.1 162 37,348 83.0
5 Philadelphia 81 3,422,583 42,254 97.1 81 33,214 72.7 162 37,734 84.6
6 LA Angels 81 3,336,744 41,194 91.4 81 29,621 65.3 162 35,407 78.3
7 Chicago Cubs 81 3,300,200 40,743 99.1 80 36,328 81.6 161 38,549 90.0
8 Detroit 81 3,202,645 39,538 98.6 80 29,308 64.7 161 34,455 80.7
9 Milwaukee 81 3,068,458 37,882 89.3 81 33,236 75.0 162 35,559 82.0
10 Boston 81 3,048,250 37,632 104.0 81 38,367 84.1 162 37,999 92.9
11 San Francisco 81 2,863,837 35,356 85.1 80 32,269 69.7 161 33,822 77.0
12 Houston 80 2,779,287 34,741 84.8 81 32,197 72.4 161 33,461 78.3
13 Colorado 80 2,650,218 33,127 65.7 81 32,777 73.2 161 32,951 69.2
14 Atlanta 81 2,532,834 31,269 62.4 79 34,105 75.6 160 32,669 68.6
15 Arizona 81 2,509,924 30,986 63.2 81 33,945 75.2 162 32,466 68.9
16 Chicago Sox 81 2,501,103 30,877 76.0 81 30,253 66.9 162 30,565 71.2
17 San Diego 81 2,427,535 29,969 70.5 81 35,798 76.5 162 32,883 73.7
18 Toronto 81 2,399,786 29,626 58.6 80 30,262 69.7 161 29,942 63.7
19 Washington 80 2,320,400 29,005 69.2 80 32,825 71.4 160 30,915 70.4
20 Seattle 81 2,329,702 28,761 60.2 81 29,822 64.4 162 29,292 62.2
21 Minnesota 81 2,302,431 28,425 58.4 81 29,660 67.6 162 29,042 62.8
22 Cleveland 80 2,169,760 27,122 62.5 80 31,026 68.6 160 29,074 65.6
23 Cincinnati 81 2,058,632 25,415 60.4 81 34,285 76.8 162 29,850 68.9
24 Baltimore 78 1,950,075 25,000 51.9 80 31,653 70.0 158 28,369 60.7
25 Texas 80 1,945,677 24,320 49.5 80 29,765 66.4 160 27,043 57.6
26 Tampa Bay 80 1,780,791 22,259 52.8 80 30,342 66.5 160 26,301 60.0
[color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]27 Oakland 81 1,665,256 20,558 48.3 79 29,943 65.2 160 25,192 57.0[/color]
28 Pittsburgh 80 1,609,076 20,113 52.4 81 33,700 75.8 161 26,949 65.0
29 Kansas City 79 1,578,922 19,986 49.0 81 29,926 66.2 160 25,018 58.1
30 Florida 80 1,335,075 16,688 45.9 79 33,340 71.6 159 24,962 60.3
http://sports.espn.go.com...ar=2008&seasonType=2

Im the idiot huh?!?!?
And don't bring up any bull %#$% about how many fans the A's have when they're good. Cuz right now they are straight trash and they ain't getno love. The Raiders/9ers/Warriors/Giants have sucked year in and year out yet they still get tons of love.

Next time you think about sayin something, don't.

Keep your little #*%%* !$$ quite.

 

[531]

lol, owned.

 

[jetpackbirdy]

When I lived in MA I used to go to their AHL affiliate games all the time. Wouldn't mind seeing them beat up detroit in th playoffs.

 

[vctry20]

80JerryRice80:

Let me slide in before an A's fan and throw out their dumb !$* argument

nobody actually pays attention to the giants games when theyre there. There all on their BBs and laptops, they can't even name their starting line ups.

 

[in the line for viis]

Originally Posted by 531

I live in San Jose, but the only people I know that actually follow hockey or the SJ Sharks for that matter are white people. Not to be racist, but they are hardly supported even in their home city. Just not a big market.

With the white people comment, I agree. I mean, let's be real with ourselves, hockey fans (and players) tend to be white.

For the 2nd part, I think you're wrong. They've had respectable attendance numbers (11th this year, and 2nd last year in terms of percentage).

 

[DeadsetAce]

Originally Posted by jetpackbirdy

When I lived in MA I used to go to their AHL affiliate games all the time. Wouldn't mind seeing them beat up detroit in th playoffs.

icecats?

sharks are best in the league right now, record-wise (tied with my boys in points, but two less games played)...but i'd like to get another shot at em inthe playoffs

 

[addictedtofreshkicks]

Sharks are my second team.... smh @ anybody in the Bay Area that ignores the Sharks... they are the only team that isn't garbage around there

 

[frenchblue23]

Originally Posted by AddictedToFreshKicks

Sharks are my second team.... smh @ anybody in the Bay Area that ignores the Sharks... they are the only team that isn't garbage around there

Hockey in general is mostly ignored over here on the West Coast.
But I bet if the Sharks get into the Stanley Cup Finals, you'll see some bandwagon tactics.

 

[usedtobecool]

Originally Posted by AddictedToFreshKicks

Sharks are my second team.... smh @ anybody in the Bay Area that ignores the Sharks... they are the only team that isn't garbage around there

I don't think anyone would disagree they're the best team performance-wise right now, but there just isn't that much general interestin hockey. It's a lot easier for people who only have a moderate interest in sports or who are "casual" sports fans to jump on the bandwagon ofmore popular sports teams.

 

[ziostilon]

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

Originally Posted by AddictedToFreshKicks

Sharks are my second team.... smh @ anybody in the Bay Area that ignores the Sharks... they are the only team that isn't garbage around there

Hockey in general is mostly ignored over here on the West Coast.
But I bet if the Sharks get into the Stanley Cup Finals, you'll see some bandwagon tactics.

thats what happened in Tampa Bay a few years ago

now they're selling season tickets for $270 with change. comes out to around $6/ game

 

[ikari xd]

Never checked on the Sharks before, but due to their run the past couple of years, I thought it'd be kinda sad as a bay area sports fan not to at leastknow what's going on with them.

I do think that the hype in the bay area is growing, people are starting to point at Sharks games as a fun outing and a legit thing to do.

 

[enlightened thought]

the sharks are the only bright thing in bay area sports. sucks that it's hockey though...haha.

 

[y2kingsfan]

the only talk about the sharks is "how come no one is talking about the sharks"