TODAY: NHL Western Conference Attendance Through March 16

        

  
 
    
 
      
YEAR-TO-DATE

          
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME

        DATES
    
    
 
      
'97-98

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
%CAP
    
    
 
      
'96-97

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
+/-

        GAMES
    
    
 
      
'96-97

        SEASON
    
  
  
 
    
DET
    
 
      
33
    
    
 
      
19,983
    
    
 
      
659,439
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
19,978
    
    
 
      
no 
        change
    
  
  
 
    
STL
    
 
      
35
    
    
 
      
18,098
    
    
 
      
633,441
    
    
 
      
94%
    
    
 
      
16,807
    
    
 
      
+ 
        8%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        8%
    
  
  
 
    
CHI
    
 
      
31
    
    
 
      
17,862
    
    
 
      
553,730
    
    
 
      
87%
    
    
 
      
19,397
    
    
 
      
- 
        6%
    
    
 
      
- 
        8%
    
  
  
 
    
VAN
    
 
      
32
    
    
 
      
17,127
    
    
 
      
548,065
    
    
 
      
93%
    
    
 
      
17,320
    
    
 
      
- 
        1%
    
    
 
      
- 
        1%
    
  
  
 
    
ANH
    
 
      
35
    
    
 
      
17,052
    
    
 
      
596,833
    
    
 
      
99%
    
    
 
      
16,991
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
    
 
      
0%
    
  
  
 
    
SJS
    
 
      
34
    
    
 
      
17,049
    
    
 
      
579,654
    
    
 
      
98%
    
    
 
      
17,420
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
  
  
 
    
CAL
    
 
      
32
    
    
 
      
16,841
    
    
 
      
538,906
    
    
 
      
90%
    
    
 
      
17,089
    
    
 
      
0%
    
    
 
      
- 
        1%
    
  
  
 
    
DAL
    
 
      
31
    
    
 
      
16,401
    
    
 
      
506,421
    
    
 
      
97%
    
    
 
      
15,997
    
    
 
      
+ 
        4%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        3%
    
  
  
 
    
EDM
    
 
      
32
    
    
 
      
16,077
    
    
 
      
514,479
    
    
 
      
94%
    
    
 
      
16,052
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
    
 
      
0%
    
  
  
 
    
COL
    
 
      
36
    
    
 
      
16,061
    
    
 
      
578,196
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
16,061
    
    
 
      
no 
        change
    
  
  
 
    
TOR
    
 
      
33
    
    
 
      
15,706
    
    
 
      
518,314
    
    
 
      
100%
    
    
 
      
15,704
    
    
 
      
no 
        change
    
  
  
 
    
PHO
    
 
      
33
    
    
 
      
15,251
    
    
 
      
503,299
    
    
 
      
94%
    
    
 
      
15,586
    
    
 
      
- 
        1%
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
  
  
 
    
LAK
    
 
      
33
    
    
 
      
12,881
    
    
 
      
425,083
    
    
 
      
80%
    
    
 
      
12,297
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
    
 
      
+ 
        5%
    
  

 
          NOTES:  "96-97 AVG." is for last season as a whole. 
     "+/- '96-97" compares this year's figures to last year's,
     both for the same number of home dates and for the season as
     a whole.  This season, the NHL is averaging 16,093 per game
     and playing to 90% capacity. 



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