The NHL 2024-25 Season is set to begin on Oct. 8. Pre-season games are already in full swing, stacked up against the final stretch of the baseball season and the early weeks of NFL play. The CFL is deep into its season. Basketball is set to start mere weeks after the NHL.

With all these sports available to sports fans, what do they choose to watch?

A new Leger poll, commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies, exclusive to the National Post, points to hockey as the clear winner. That can’t be a surprise in Canada, but it may be changing. The July 2024 survey of 1,784 respondents shows that basketball and soccer are gaining viewership among 18-24 year-olds. They have the lowest percentage of hockey-watchers: 32%. Meanwhile, 19% of the same age group preferred basketball and 18% voted for soccer.