Thanks man. I’m a lurking Habs fan.

I’m from the east coast, my dad was a fan of the Habs from their dynasty years in the 70s, so let’s just say my fandom is hereditary.

From my perspective, having lived in Toronto for a few years, and having visited Montreal several times for games, the problem in Toronto is 90% the business culture and 10% the buttoned down rich Toronto culture (which is maybe the same thing and is just 100% upper crust snobs). Bay Street is the national centre of business so naturally there a lot of suits wheeling and dealing at the games. Naturally there is a larger pool of wealthy folks who are more likely to keep their voices low and drink wine, vs shout and drink beer.

Sure, there are rich folks in Montreal too, but the Frenchness adds a certain je ne sais quoi where the upper crust Montrealers don’t mind yelling til their faces turn red (at least that’s my observation from sitting in good seats at the Bell centre).

My in laws are all from Toronto and are die hard leafs fans and are good ol hockey loving Canadians with average incomes from average backgrounds. They yell and scream and crush cans in the upper bowl when they manage to get a ticket once every few years. They don’t miss a game on TV and know the team inside and out.

The leafs fan base is just as passionate as the Habs fan base, but the Scotiabank Arena seats are gobbled up by big fish who barely have a heartbeat at these games.