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     TODAY: NHL Eastern Conference Attendance Through March 16

        

  
 
    
 
      
YEAR-TO-DATE

          
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME

        DATES
    
    
 
      
'97-98

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
%CAP
    
    
 
      
'96-97

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
+/-

        GAMES
    
    
 
      
'96-97

        SEASON
    
  
  
 
    
MON
    
 
      
35
    
    
 
      
20,686
    
    
 
      
724,007
    
    
 
      
97%
    
    
 
      
21,002
    
    
 
      
- 
        1%
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
  
  
 
    
PHI
    
 
      
33
    
    
 
      
19,490
    
    
 
      
643,185
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
19,311
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
  
  
 
    
NYR
    
 
      
34
    
    
 
      
18,200
    
    
 
      
618,800
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
18,183
    
    
 
      
0%
    
    
 
      
0%
    
  
  
 
    
NJD
    
 
      
32
    
    
 
      
17,067
    
    
 
      
546,153
    
    
 
      
90%
    
    
 
      
16,398
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        4%
    
  
  
 
    
OTT
    
 
      
33
    
    
 
      
16,438
    
    
 
      
542,467
    
    
 
      
89%
    
    
 
      
15,377
    
    
 
      
+ 
        12%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
BUF
    
 
      
31
    
    
 
      
15,305
    
    
 
      
474,458
    
    
 
      
82%
    
    
 
      
16,912
    
    
 
      
- 
        7%
    
    
 
      
- 
        10%
    
  
  
 
    
WAS
    
 
      
33
    
    
 
      
15,186
    
    
 
      
501,146
    
    
 
      
79%
    
    
 
      
15,763
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
  
  
 
    
PIT
    
 
      
32
    
    
 
      
15,123
    
    
 
      
483,927
    
    
 
      
89%
    
    
 
      
16,735
    
    
 
      
- 
        9%
    
    
 
      
- 
        10%
    
  
  
 
    
BOS
    
 
      
33
    
    
 
      
14,890
    
    
 
      
491,367
    
    
 
      
85%
    
    
 
      
15,551
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
    
 
      
- 
        4%
    
  
  
 
    
FLA
    
 
      
32
    
    
 
      
14,703
    
    
 
      
470,496
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
14,703
    
    
 
      
0%
    
    
 
      
0%
    
  
  
 
    
TAM
    
 
      
32
    
    
 
      
13,838
    
    
 
      
442,826
    
    
 
      
70%
    
    
 
      
17,443
    
    
 
      
- 
        20%
    
    
 
      
- 
        21%
    
  
  
 
    
NYI
    
 
      
35
    
    
 
      
12,338
    
    
 
      
431,837
    
    
 
      
76%
    
    
 
      
12,495
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
    
 
      
- 
        1%
    
  
  
 
    
CAR
    
 
      
34
    
    
 
      
8,684
    
    
 
      
295,254
    
    
 
      
55%
    
    
 
      
13,685
    
    
 
      
- 
        36%
    
    
 
      
- 
        37%
    
  

 
          NOTES: The Hurricanes are playing at the
     Greensboro Coliseum, capacity 15,902.  Last year, as
     the Whalers, the team played at 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 16,029 per
     game and playing at 90% capacity.  

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