From coast to coast, Canada loves its professional sports. But which team is the most beloved North of the border? BetCanada.com, as part of our Canada sports betting coverage, decided to find out. Using the web analytics platform SEMRush.com, we gauged the search engine interest for every pro sports franchise in the country, creating a top five list of Canada’s favourite professional sports teams.
Check out the results below.
Rank | Team | Search Volume |
T1 | Edmonton Oilers | 1,830,000 |
T1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1,830,000 |
3 | Toronto Blue Jays | 1,220,000 |
4 | Vancouver Canucks | 823,000 |
5 | Montreal Canadiens | 550,000 |
Canadians’ passion for the good ol’ hockey game is on clear display in our rankings of the country’s top five professional sports teams, with the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs landing in a tie for first place. We have the latest Edmonton Oilers betting odds as they pursue the Stanley Cup that they came so close to winning last season.
Popularity for both squads is soaring as the storied hockey franchises have been enjoying a lot of success this season. The Leafs are third in the Atlantic Division going into games on March 19, and the Oilers are second in the Pacific. Both seem poised to make the playoffs, but will 2025 be the year one of them finally gets over the hump?
A recent slump by Toronto – the team has won just three games in March – has Leafs Nation feeling anxious about Toronto Maple Leafs betting odds heading into the postseason. Lofty expectations and early playoff exits have haunted the team for the past decade, and it’s unclear how much longer the club can afford to keep the “core four” of Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, John Tavares, and William Nylander together.
Canadian sports betting markets aren’t feeling overly confident in the Maple Leafs getting it done either, with the team carrying +1338 odds to win the Stanley Cup on Pinnacle Canada Sportsbook.
The odds on Canadian sportsbooks indicate more faith in the Oilers capturing the Stanley Cup this year. At +800, they are the third betting favourite to win it all. Last season, they made the Cup final before falling to the Florida Panthers in Game 7. Many fans would love to see superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl back in Cup competition in 2025.
Given that the Oilers play in the Western Conference, and the Leafs represent the East, it’s possible we could see a clash between Edmonton and Toronto in the final round of the playoffs this year. If so, it would be the first time two Canadian squads met in the Stanley Cup final since 1989 and would bring interest in Stanley Cup odds to new heights.
Trading the rink for the ballpark, the Toronto Blue Jays rank third on our list of Canada’s favourite professional sports teams. Although the team’s failure to extend slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s contract has dominated headlines this offseason, the Jays have had a strong showing during Spring Training, going 14-10 so far in the Florida Grapefruit League.
That said, fans should temper their expectations for the team. Their FanDuel Sportsbook odds to make the playoffs sit at +225 – implying there’s just over a 30% chance of that happening. Meanwhile, their odds to win the World Series are +6500.
Finally, the last two teams on our list take us back on the ice, with the Vancouver Canucks in fourth place and the Montreal Canadiens fifth (we only searched English-language results). With a few weeks left in the regular season, the Canucks and Habs hold the last wild-card spot in their respective conferences through games on March 18.
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Author
Jeff Parker is an entertainment writer for BetCanada.com. A writer for film, television and the internet, Jeff is a lifelong movie buff, with a Masters Degree in Popular Culture, and he also writes about sports. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he works full time as documentary filmmaker and producer.
