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THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER
Published December 16, 1997
TODAY: NHL Eastern Conference Attendance Through December 14
|
'97-98
YEAR-TO-DATE
|
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|
TEAM
|
HOME
DATES
|
AVG.
|
TOTAL
|
%
CAP
|
'96-97
AVG.
|
+/-
GAMES
|
'96-97
SEASON |
| MON |
19
|
20,515
|
389,794
|
96%
|
20,860
|
-
2%
|
-
2%
|
| PHL |
19
|
19,401
|
368,616
|
99%
|
19,034
|
+
2%
|
0%
|
| NYR |
19
|
18,177
|
345,368
|
100%
|
18,174
|
0%
|
0%
|
| NJD |
17
|
16,260
|
276,423
|
85%
|
15,396
|
+
6%
|
-
1%
|
| OTT |
19
|
15,877
|
301,658
|
86%
|
14,558
|
+
9%
|
+
3%
|
| TAM |
12
|
15,051
|
180,617
|
76%
|
16,896
|
-
11%
|
-
14%
|
| PIT |
15
|
14,927
|
223,906
|
88%
|
15,998
|
-
7%
|
-
11%
|
| FLA |
17
|
14,703
|
249,951
|
100%
|
14,703
|
0%
|
0%
|
| BOS |
15
|
14,379
|
215,681
|
82%
|
15,138
|
-
5%
|
-
8%
|
| WAS |
11
|
14,220
|
156,422
|
78%
|
15,775
|
-
10%
|
-
10%
|
| BUF |
14
|
13,825
|
193,543
|
74%
|
16,081
|
-
14%
|
-
18%
|
| NYI |
16
|
12,189
|
195,019
|
75%
|
10,910
|
+
12%
|
-
2%
|
| CAR |
19
|
8,447
|
160,491
|
53%
|
13,375
|
-
37%
|
-
38%
|
NOTES: The Hurricanes are playing at the Greensboro Coliseum, capacity 15,902. Last year, as the Hartford Whalers, the team played in the Hartford Civic Center, capacity 14,660. The Capitals played their first 10 games at US Airways Arena before moving to the new MCI Center. The '96-'97 average is for the season as a whole. The '96- 97 comparisons are for both the season as a whole and through the same number of home dates. Overall, the league is averaging 15,892 per game and playing at 89% capacity. -30-
