It's hard to decide anything conclusively when it comes to sports. 

Lots of things are based on either luck or opinion, so it's hard to give a conclusive "that's that" statement when it comes to most things regarding sports. 

Example: who has the best fans in the NHL?

It seems like this is a topic that you can debate for years on end, but Forbes has gone ahead and given us a final answer to the age-old question, based on metrics that can't be denied. 

 

 

According to the Pens' website, the ranking was based on consumption metrics which included TV ratings, attendance, ticket demand, merchandise sales, social media reach, and percentage of the team's area that watched a game in the past season. 

We're sure that this information will go over very well with fans of other teams. 

(H/T: Penguins