Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Ice hockey Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Ice hockey in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Ice hockey has an estimated audience of 9,053,436 people in Canada.

The average Ice hockey fan in Canada is 38.0 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Ontario.

The audience is concentrated in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.

Top brand affinities include Ice Hockey World Championships, Réseau des sports, TVA nouvelles, with strongest over-indexing on Ice Hockey World Championships (1.51× the country average).

Demographically, the Ice hockey audience skews more male with an average age of 38.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Career Orientation, Urban Lifestyle.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Ice hockey fan in Canada is more male, around 38.0 years old, with strong Career Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Ice Hockey World Championships.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Ice hockey profile in Canada.

Audience size
9.1M
in Canada
Gender
43.8%
56.2% male
Age
38.0
average years
Country rank
#143
Topic in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+63%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Ice hockey fans

43.8% are female, 56.2% are male, average age 38.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

43.8%
Female
56.2%
Male
Demographic split for Ice hockey audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female43.8%
Male56.2%
Average age38.0
Estimated audience size9,053,436
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.0
average years
Age distribution of the Ice hockey audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1923%
20-2920%
30-3919%
40-4919%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

9.5%

of the worldwide Ice hockey audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Ice hockey
CountryShare
United States30.6%
Canada9.5%
Germany4.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Ice hockey audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Ice hockey fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01British Columbia~2.5M1.88×
02Alberta~1.5M1.32×
03Quebec~2.5M1.19×
04New Brunswick~200K1.13×
05Ontario~4M1.00×
06Saskatchewan~300K0.92×
07Manitoba~300K0.84×
08Prince Edward Island~40K0.81×
09Nova Scotia~200K0.78×
10Newfoundland and Labrador~100K0.70×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Ice hockey audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Ice hockey audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
017 JoursMusic & Radio1.86×
02Monde de StarsNews1.74×
03Tampa Bay LightningSports1.71×
04TVA SportsMovies & TV1.68×
05GO HABS GOSports1.67×
06USA HockeySports1.66×
07Réseau des sportsSports1.65×
08BricolageHome & Garden1.62×
09RDSMovies & TV1.61×
10Salut, Bonjour!Movies & TV1.60×
11CirculaireBusiness & Career1.59×
12Le Nouvelliste (Haiti)News1.57×
13TVA nouvellesMovies & TV1.54×
14QuebecorBusiness & Career1.53×
15La TribuneBusiness & Career1.53×
16Le Journal de MontréalNews1.52×
17Canadian Gold Maple LeafPolitics & Society1.52×
18Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsSports1.51×
19Le Journal de QuébecNews1.51×
20Canal VieMovies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Ice hockey audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Ice hockey audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Career OrientationPOWER0.98×
Urban LifestyleOPEN0.96×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.91×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Ice hockey audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndividualismJOY0.69×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.72×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.78×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Ice hockey have in Canada?

Ice hockey has an estimated audience of 9,053,436 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of Ice hockey fans?

43.8% of Ice hockey fans are female, 56.2% are male, with an average age of 38.0 years.

03

Which brands do Ice hockey fans like most?

Ice hockey fans show strongest brand affinity for Ice Hockey World Championships (1.51×), Réseau des sports (1.65×), and TVA nouvelles (1.54×) over the country average.

04

Where do Ice hockey fans live in Canada?

Ice hockey fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~4M), Quebec (reach ~2.5M), and British Columbia (reach ~2.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Ice hockey fans also like?

Beyond Ice hockey itself, the audience over-indexes on Réseau des sports (1.65×), TVA nouvelles (1.54×), Tampa Bay Lightning (1.71×), and Le Journal de Montréal (1.52×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for Ice hockey. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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