cities with exactly one major sports team
Of the four major sports (baseball, basketball, football. and hockey), there are 15 cities with exactly one major sports franchise. They are as follows:
- Columbus (Blue Jackets, NHL)
- Ottawa (Senators, NHL)
- Edmonton (Oilers, NHL)
- Raliegh (Carolina Hurricanes, NHL)
- Calgary (Flames, NHL)
- Vancouver (Canucks, NHL)
- Montreal (Canadiens, NHL)
- Greenbay (Packers, NFL)
- Jacksonville (Jaguars, NFL)
- Orlando (Magic, NBA)
- Sacramento (Kings, NBA)
- Portland (Trailblaizers, NBA)
- Salt Lake City (Utah Jazz, NBA)
- Memphis (Grizzlies, NBA)
- San Antonio (Spurs, NBA)
the following are what I call “sort of”s because they are in the metropolitan area with major sports franchises:
- San Jose, CA (Sharks, NHL, in the Bay Area with San Francisco and Oakland teams)
- Arlington, TX (Texas Rangers, MLB, in Dallas/ Ft. Worth area)
- Foxboro, MA (New England Patriots, NFL, in Boston area)
- Tempe, AZ (Arizona Cardinals, NFL, in Pheonix area)
- St. Paul, MN (Minnesota Wild, NHL, in Minneapolis area)