Things haven’t been great for the Vancouver Canucks, we get that. After falling just one win short of winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, it really went downhill for the club. It was bad enough to fall from 43rd to 116th in ESPN The Magazine’s pro franchise ranking in five years. The ranking includes 30 teams each from the NHL, NBA, and MLB, as well as the 32 NFL franchises.
Here’s how the ranking works:
It takes four steps for us to rank the 122 franchises in North America.
First: Consulting firm Maddock Douglas surveyed 1,031 fans to form 25 criteria for the things most desired in return for the emotion, money and time they invest.