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| Brock Cripps controls the puck at the point for the Prince Albert Raiders. |
With that said, having the fan investment towards a team where there are freak outs over wins and losses is a good thing too. That type of emotional investment adds extra attachment to the teams fans cheer for and the leagues those teams are in with a “my team is the best bias.”
If you take time to go to any WHL rink as a spectator that has no attachments to either competing teams, you will see that a high level of competitive hockey is being played. You appreciate the game as a game that is played at a fast pace.
Plus, you won’t have to pay around $600 a seat to do that like you would at an NHL regular season contest for the Edmonton Oilers or most other Canadian teams. You can attend games in most WHL rinks for about $30 a seat, while the U.S. based teams do have a touch higher pricing but nowhere near NHL pricing.
Even with the NCAA Division I ranks being able to raid the major junior level of the game this season and last, the WHL is still a great league.
This column of mine appeared in the Prince Albert Daily Herald. To read the full article, feel free to click right here.
