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  • AHL Sees Best Attendance Average Since '06-07; Hershey Bears Set Record At The Gate

    The AHL, considered the triple-A level of North American hockey, saw its clubs average 5,380 fans per game this season, up 5.5% from last season and the league's best mark since '06-07. The Hershey Bears set a league attendance record with 9,800 fans per game, up 2.9% from last season. Hershey has led the league in attendance for the last five seasons. The Connecticut Whale, rebranded after playing as the Hartford Wolf Pack from '97-'10, saw the biggest jump in attendance this season (+36%). Despite finishing with the lowest average in the AHL, the Albany Devils saw attendance jump 24.7% compared to last season, when the club played in Lowell, Mass. The Adirondack Phantoms saw the sharpest drop at the gate (-11%) during their second season in Glen Falls, N.Y. The team is schedule to spend two more seasons in Glen Falls before an expected move to Allentown, Pa. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for the '10-11 AHL regular season, with comparisons to last season (THE DAILY).

    '10-11 AHL REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE
    TEAM
    GMS
    TOTAL
    AVG.
    PREV.
    % +/-
    Hershey Bears
    40
    392,000
    9,800
    9,520
    2.9%
    Manitoba Moose
    40
    336,160
    8,404
    8,086
    3.9%
    Chicago Wolves
    40
    298,120
    7,453
    7,963
    -6.4%
    Providence Bruins
    40
    292,960
    7,324
    6,770
    8.2%
    Grand Rapids Griffins
    40
    289,640
    7,241
    7,016
    3.2%
    Lake Erie Monsters
    40
    262,720
    6,568
    6,484
    1.3%
    San Antonio Rampage
    40
    256,440
    6,411
    5,235
    22.5%
    W-B/Scranton Penguins
    40
    254,400
    6,360
    6,270
    1.4%
    Houston Aeros
    40
    253,040
    6,326
    5,770
    9.6%
    Charlotte Checkers*
    40
    252,480
    6,312
    5,518
    14.4%
    Milwaukee Admirals
    40
    231,840
    5,796
    6,027
    -3.8%
    Connecticut Whale
    40
    227,800
    5,695
    4,188
    36.0%
    Manchester Monarchs
    40
    218,440
    5,461
    5,293
    3.2%
    Texas Stars
    40
    213,600
    5,340
    5,355
    -0.3%
    Peoria Rivermen
    40
    207,840
    5,196
    4,560
    13.9%
    Syracuse Crunch
    40
    206,160
    5,154
    5,294
    -2.6%
    Toronto Marlies
    40
    187,760
    4,694
    4,070
    15.3%
    Portland Pirates
    40
    186,200
    4,655
    4,345
    7.1%
    Norfolk Admirals
    40
    179,600
    4,490
    3,855
    16.5%
    Rockford IceHogs
    40
    174,400
    4,360
    3,978
    9.6%
    Hamilton Bulldogs
    40
    170,280
    4,257
    4,374
    -2.7%
    Oklahoma City Barons^
    40
    166,200
    4,155
    n/a
    n/a
    Bridgeport Sound Tigers
    40
    165,600
    4,140
    4,092
    1.2%
    Worcester Sharks
    40
    162,720
    4,068
    3,672
    10.8%
    Rochester Americans
    40
    154,880
    3,872
    4,236
    -8.6%
    Abbotsford Heat
    40
    152,280
    3,807
    3,897
    -2.3%
    Springfield Falcons
    40
    148,680
    3,717
    3,644
    2.0%
    Binghamton Senators
    40
    146,080
    3,652
    3,629
    0.6%
    Adirondack Phantoms
    40
    143,000
    3,575
    4,018
    -11.0%
    Albany Devils^^
    40
    124,560
    3,114
    2,498
    24.7%
    AHL TOTALS
    1,200
    6,455,880
    5,380
    5,100
    5.5%
     

    NOTES: * = The Albany River Rats franchise relocated to Charlotte after last season. ^ = Expansion team. ^^ = The Lowell Devils relocated to Albany after last season.

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