ESPN has finally proven what every fan outside of Ontario already knows -- the Toronto Maple Leafs are the worst team in all of North America.

And as if that weren’t enough for Habs fans to cheer about, the network also declared the Montreal Canadiens to be the best franchise in Canada – though according to their list, that’s not saying much.

ESPN released a ranking of 122 franchises from North America’s four biggest leagues this week, and the picture isn’t pretty for Canadian teams. Out of every hockey, baseball and basketball team north of the border, the Canadiens ranked the highest – but still sit in 55th place overall.

The Leafs are dead last at 122nd.

The rankings – which didn’t take into account MLS, and considered NFL but not CFL teams – were based on eight categories: affordability, coaching, fan relations, ownership, players, stadium experience, overall value and championship potential.

The NBA’s San Antonio Spurs placed first overall, topping four of the eight individual categories. Canada’s only basketball franchise fell to the bottom half of the list, with the Raptors placing 74th and doing especially poorly in affordability (107th).

To come up with the rankings, ESPN first consulted fans to find out what they wanted from their sports experience, then had more than 100,000 people rate their home teams in those categories. The “bang-for-your-buck” category was done objectively, calculating overall value based on how many wins fans got for their money.

Predictably, Leafs fans get the least bang for their buck, having made the playoffs just once in the past ten years.

But Torontonians -- who according to ESPN also live in the worst city for pro sports -- can at least take solace in the fact that New York City has four of the continent’s worst teams in the Jets (113), the Islanders (116) the Mets (118) and the Knicks (121).

How Canadian teams stack up:

Montreal Canadiens: 55/122

Toronto Raptors: 74/122

Toronto Blue Jays: 81/122

Calgary Flames: 89/122

Ottawa Senators: 92/122

Winnipeg Jets: 97/122

Vancouver Canucks: 112/122

Edmonton Oilers: 115/122

Toronto Maple Leafs: 122/122