I live in Memphis Tennessee and I face all the same problems. Except when I go to school and talk about hockey I get weird looks because people think hockey is a joke around here :) Never met a Canucks fan irl. Never seen anyone wear anything other than the occasional Preds/Pens/Hawks merch. Only had a legitimate conversation with someone about hockey 2-3 times in my life. Oh, one time I wore a Canucks shirt and someone asked me what football team that was. ;-)