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AHL Attendance Up 4% To Date; Canadian Clubs Benefit From Lack Of NHL Play
The AHL, considered the Triple-A level of North American hockey, is seeing its teams average 5,412 fans per game, up 4% from the same period a year ago. The Hershey Bears continue to lead all teams with 9,512 fans per game as the club looks to top the league in attendance for the seventh straight year. The Bears' current figures also would see the club with an eighth straight year of attendance growth. Several Canadian markets have seen large jumps at the gate due to the NHL lockout. The Hamilton Bulldogs lead all teams with attendance up 55%, while the Toronto Marlies are up 49%. U.S.-based clubs seeing big gains are the Albany Devils (+27%), Rochester Americans (+27%) and Norfolk Admirals (+21%). However, several clubs also are seeing sharp drops at the gate. The Adirondack Phantoms are down a league-worst 36%, while the Portland (ME) Pirates are down 27% and the Texas Stars are down 11% (THE DAILY).
AHL ATTENDANCE THROUGH JANUARY 17TEAM GMSTOTALAVG.PREV.% +/-'11-12 GMSHershey Bears 22209,2669,5129,4400.8%20Providence Bruins 19138,4297,2866,6998.8%21Lake Erie Monsters 17123,1377,2436,6548.9%19Toronto Marlies 16114,2147,1384,79249.0%17Chicago Wolves 18128,3897,1336,6048.0%21Rochester Americans 20136,0136,8015,34127.3%19Grand Rapids Griffins 21142,0196,7636,779-0.2%18Houston Aeros 22146,4266,6566,719-0.9%20St. John's IceCaps 20125,7406,2876,305-0.3%22Hamilton Bulldogs 1698,6846,1683,98354.9%23San Antonio Rampage 21127,4156,0676,384-5.0%22Charlotte Checkers 18102,7905,7115,847-2.3%23Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1690,8955,6814,93915.0%18W-B/Scranton Penguins 21116,0595,5275,5160.2%18Syracuse Crunch 1684,9375,3094,9567.1%17Norfolk Admirals 1895,4235,3014,37421.2%20Manchester Monarchs 22108,9414,9525,221-5.2%21Texas Stars 2097,3254,8665,444-10.6%17Peoria Rivermen 1571,7164,7814,807-0.5%19Rockford IceHogs 1981,7844,3044,0356.7%19Milwaukee Admirals 1772,2524,2504,484-5.2%21Portland Pirates 1871,0783,9495,389-26.7%20Abbotsford Heat 2286,1733,9173,31818.1%16Worcester Sharks 1765,9973,8824,003-3.0%18Connectiut Whale 1869,3013,8504,350-11.5%16Albany Devils 1867,5853,7552,96526.6%22Springfield Falcons 1866,5523,6973,22714.6%22Adirondack Phantoms 1760,3943,5535,538-35.9%20Binghamton Senators 1967,4393,5493,629-2.2%22Oklahoma City Barons 2069,6483,4823,685-5.5%20AHL TOTALS 5613,036,0215,4125,1894.3%591
