DMelt36
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Hawks have one of the most passionate fan bases in the league. When a greedy asshole owner takes the games off the TV, than does everything he can to put a shitty product on the ice, the fanbase will lose some of it's power. What excuses do the other teams have?
All of those fan bases had to deal with shitty products on the ice. Yes, some of the circumstances around the Blackhawks were uniquely terrible. They were called the worst franchise in pro sports by ESPN at one point, and rightfully so.
But the overall point is that, with sports like hockey that aren't quite as popular in American culture, losing teams are gonna see their fan numbers decrease but, when they started winning again, fans are going to come back. With the Hawks winning a pair of Cups in a short time span (along with the fact that they're in a HUGE market), the wave of fans that joined on was much, much bigger than that of other cities.