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SBD/Issue 117/The Back of the Book
Turnstile Tracker: ECHL Attendance Up 3.3%
Published March 10, 2005
The following chart presents ECHL attendance figures through March 8 for the ’04-05 and ’03-04 seasons. ECHL attendance is up 3.3% through the same date last season. Gwinnett and San Diego are up 21.6% and 21.1%, respectively. The ECHL has three fewer teams this year (THE DAILY).
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ECHL ATTENDANCE YEAR-TO-DATE
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| TEAM (NHL AFFIL.) |
GAMES
|
TOTAL
|
'04-05 AVG.
|
GAMES
|
'03-04 AVG.
|
% +/-
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett (ATL) |
28
|
174,074
|
6,216
|
27
|
5,110
|
21.6%
|
| Florida (CAR) |
30
|
181,369
|
6,045
|
30
|
6,092
|
-0.8%
|
| San Diego (ANA) |
27
|
151,501
|
5,611
|
29
|
4,632
|
21.1%
|
| Reading (LA) |
24
|
132,680
|
5,528
|
28
|
5,397
|
2.4%
|
| Bakersfield (Ind) |
27
|
140,528
|
5,204
|
29
|
4,392
|
18.5%
|
| Las Vegas (CGY) |
26
|
131,709
|
5,065
|
30
|
4,771
|
6.2%
|
| Charlotte (NYR/OTT) |
29
|
142,790
|
4,923
|
29
|
4,582
|
7.4%
|
| Trenton (PHI) |
29
|
140,423
|
4,842
|
27
|
4,714
|
2.7%
|
| Peoria (STL) |
31
|
146,709
|
4,732
|
32
|
5,061
|
-6.5%
|
| South Carolina (WASH) |
27
|
127,332
|
4,716
|
27
|
5,101
|
-7.6%
|
| Alaska (Ind) |
33
|
153,071
|
4,638
|
33
|
4,315
|
7.5%
|
| Fresno (SJ) |
28
|
126,584
|
4,520
|
30
|
4,586
|
-1.4%
|
| Idaho (PHX) |
30
|
132,802
|
4,426
|
29
|
4,491
|
-1.4%
|
| Pensacola (TOR) |
30
|
114,297
|
3,809
|
32
|
3,581
|
6.4%
|
| Columbia (VAN) |
27
|
102,277
|
3,788
|
31
|
4,076
|
-7.1%
|
| Greenville (CHI/EDM) |
27
|
100,006
|
3,703
|
30
|
4,589
|
-19.3%
|
| Toledo (DET) |
27
|
92,647
|
3,431
|
30
|
3,678
|
-6.7%
|
| Mississippi (Ind) |
28
|
93,063
|
3,323
|
30
|
3,210
|
3.5%
|
| Augusta (Ind) |
26
|
82,393
|
3,168
|
30
|
2,772
|
14.3%
|
| Dayton (COL) |
28
|
85,068
|
3,038
|
27
|
3,303
|
-8.0%
|
| Long Beach (MTL) |
28
|
82,265
|
2,938
|
29
|
2,455
|
19.7%
|
| Wheeling (PIT) |
28
|
77,427
|
2,765
|
32
|
2,752
|
0.5%
|
| Pee Dee (Ind) |
28
|
75,780
|
2,706
|
31
|
2,456
|
10.2%
|
| Atlantic City (NYI) |
28
|
70,739
|
2,526
|
29
|
3,299
|
-23.4%
|
| Johnstown (TB) |
28
|
66,979
|
2,392
|
31
|
2,462
|
-2.8%
|
| Victoria (TBD)^ |
33
|
75,810
|
2,297
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Louisiana (Ind) |
25
|
55,174
|
2,206
|
30
|
3,388
|
-34.9%
|
| Texas (FL) |
28
|
56,039
|
2,001
|
28
|
2,933
|
-31.8%
|
| Greensboro |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
31
|
3,204
|
NA
|
| Roanoke |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
28
|
2,882
|
NA
|
| Columbus |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
29
|
2,461
|
NA
|
| Cincinnati |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
32
|
2,165
|
NA
|
| TOTALS |
788
|
3,111,536
|
3,949
|
920
|
3,822
|
3.3%
|
NOTES: ^ = ’04-05 is Victoria’s first year in the ECHL and the team’s NHL affiliate is to be decided. The Greensboro and Roanoke franchises were terminated by the ECHL after the ’03-04 season. The Cincinnati and Columbus franchises suspended operations after the ’03-04 seasons. Columbus will resurface as the Gulf Coast Swords in ’05-06.
