Hey, I have a good sports trivia question for you all.

[stevenash]

Nothing tricky.

What's the largest US market NOT to have a big four professional sports team?

By big four I mean NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL
US market, meaning just that.

You can rule out:

NYC/Meadowlands market
LA market
SF/Oak/Bay area market.
Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth
etc.

So, what is the largest US (Canada excluded) market not to have a professional team.

[KiDBaZkiT]

Houston?

[Kermit]

Nevermind

[BigJay]

Austin

[Kermit]

Austin

That is probably the largest city without a sports team.

[El Nino]

If you're talking tv market it's Hartford.

[TheMetsSuck]

Mesa, AZ

Richmond

Louisville

Birmingham all come to mind. It’s probably a random city in Texas

[jackpot269]

San jose cali or

Columbus ohio

[Smokey McPot]

San jose cali or

Columbus ohio

Both have NHL franchises.

[RockBottom]

Louisville?

[thedenthead]

Albuquerque

[19th Hole]

Chicago

[stevenash]

If you're talking tv market it's Hartford.

It is.
Hartford/New Haven
In 2020 the 51st largest US market.
We used to have the Whalers.

[jackpot269]

Both have NHL franchises.

ok, I thought san jose may have but didn't know Columbus did

[jackpot269]

It is.
Hartford/New Haven
In 2020 the 51st largest US market.
We used to have the Whalers.

How do they measure for tv market if its not population?
never mind!! hey nash the list I looked had them at 30 it didn't have a date

[Otters27]

Miss the whalers, nordiques, expos, and Seattle super sonics

[stevenash]

How do they measure for tv market if its not population?
never mind!! hey nash the list I looked had them at 30 it didn't have a date

I found the most recent demo's.
It's still Hartford, but that New Haven (where my office is) Hartford Ct. region moved up to #32

https://newsgeneration.com/broadcast-resources/top-100-radio-markets/

[stevenash]

Miss the whalers, nordiques, expos, and Seattle super sonics

The Whale had a following, almost like a cult following.
Who didn't love the Whale, the old Hartford Civic Arena, they also played some games at the Big E Coliseum (Big E is a huge grocery chain up here) and some home games at the old Boston Garden too.

[thezbar]

San Diego ?

[19th Hole]

Largest population without a team
The largest television market area with no teams in the four major leagues is the Hartford & New Haven (Connecticut) area. Hartford was formerly home to the NHL's Hartford Whalers, who moved to Raleigh in 1997 and are now the Carolina Hurricanes.

WIKI

[cankid]

Miss the whalers, nordiques, expos, and Seattle super sonics

Gotta love them days

[pavyracer]

It has to be Iowa. Does Iowa have any pro teams?

[BigJay]

I was close with Austin. It’s number 38 now. Within a few years it will be the answer to your question

[Sledge187]

It has to be H-Town! We are 4th in population but 11th or 11th biggest media market.

[Capybara]

The Whale had a following, almost like a cult following.
Who didn't love the Whale, the old Hartford Civic Arena, they also played some games at the Big E Coliseum (Big E is a huge grocery chain up here) and some home games at the old Boston Garden too.

Yup, I remember some great games between my Bruins and your Whalers... Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen...

[Fishhead]

San Diego ?