Research and Ratings

Turnstile Tracker

2.21.2011

NHL (THROUGH FEB. 15)
Home team	Dates	Total	Avg.	% cap.	Previous	Change	Dates (2009-10)	Max.	Min.	98%+	75%-
Anaheim Ducks	26	378,712	14,566	84.8%	15,047	-3.2%	29	17,174	12,216	4	4
Atlanta Thrashers	30	391,680	13,056	70.4%	13,204	-1.1%	27	17,624	8,461	0	16
Boston Bruins	30	526,950	17,565	100.0%	17,337	+1.3%	31	17,565	17,565	30	0
Buffalo Sabres	26	476,691	18,334	98.1%	18,484	-0.8%	32	18,690	17,264	17	0
Calgary Flames	28	540,092	19,289	100.0%	19,289	0.0%	32	19,289	19,289	28	0
Carolina Hurricanes	25	396,546	15,862	84.9%	14,694	+7.9%	31	18,680	10,096	4	5
Chicago Blackhawks	29	617,729	21,301	108.0%	21,060	+1.1%	31	22,161	20,641	29	0
Colorado Avalanche	31	457,976	14,773	82.0%	13,611	+8.5%	30	18,007	12,131	5	12
Columbus Blue Jackets	28	381,331	13,619	75.1%	15,318	-11.1%	31	19,143	9,128	6	17
Dallas Stars	30	447,493	14,916	80.5%	17,249	-13.5%	29	18,532	11,306	2	11
Detroit Red Wings	29	566,100	19,521	97.3%	19,477	+0.2%	29	20,066	17,359	19	0
Edmonton Oilers	29	488,331	16,839	100.0%	16,839	0.0%	32	16,839	16,839	29	0
Florida Panthers	27	405,974	15,036	88.2%	15,265	-1.5%	30	20,072	11,212	9	6
Los Angeles Kings	27	487,667	18,062	99.7%	17,047	+6.0%	30	18,313	17,720	27	0
Minnesota Wild	28	498,697	17,811	98.6%	18,378	-3.1%	31	19,322	16,502	15	0
Montreal Canadiens	32	680,736	21,273	100.0%	21,273	0.0%	32	21,273	21,273	32	0
Nashville Predators	25	397,097	15,884	92.8%	14,558	+9.1%	29	17,113	14,132	10	0
New Jersey Devils	28	392,501	14,018	79.5%	14,978	-6.4%	30	17,625	5,329	5	9
New York Islanders	27	267,117	9,893	60.9%	12,501	-20.9%	30	14,345	3,136	0	20
New York Rangers	28	505,832	18,065	99.3%	18,046	+0.1%	33	18,200	17,376	24	0
Ottawa Senators	29	532,629	18,367	95.9%	18,024	+1.9%	34	20,337	16,270	14	0
Philadelphia Flyers	29	570,045	19,657	100.6%	19,476	+0.9%	31	19,898	19,012	27	0
Phoenix Coyotes	29	333,837	11,512	67.2%	11,179	+3.0%	33	17,283	6,706	3	18
Pittsburgh Penguins (a)	31	564,835	18,220	100.7%	17,066	+6.8%	31	18,322	18,087	31	0
San Jose Sharks	26	456,612	17,562	100.0%	17,558	0.0%	31	17,562	17,562	26	0
St. Louis Blues	29	555,350	19,150	100.0%	18,873	+1.5%	33	19,150	19,150	29	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	28	466,746	16,670	84.4%	14,996	+11.2%	30	20,216	13,277	5	8
Toronto Maple Leafs	29	559,521	19,294	102.5%	19,263	+0.2%	29	19,656	19,018	29	0
Vancouver Canucks	29	546,940	18,860	100.3%	18,810	+0.3%	31	18,860	18,860	29	0
Washington Capitals	31	570,329	18,398	100.0%	18,277	+0.7%	29	18,398	18,389	31	0
TOTALS	853	14,462,096	16,954	92.1%	16,938	+0.1%	921	22,161	3,136	519	126
(a) The Penguins are playing in new Consol Energy Center this season, having relocated from Mellon Arena after the 2009-10 season. Note: Attendance figures for the Bridgestone Winter Classic and European Premiere Series games have been replaced with the home team's capacity.

Leaders
Total		Loss from last season
Montreal Canadiens	680,736	New York Islanders	-20.9%
Chicago Blackhawks	617,729	Dallas Stars	-13.5%
Washington Capitals	570,329	Columbus Blue Jackets	-11.1%
Average per game		% capacity of 98%+
Chicago Blackhawks	21,301	Montreal Canadiens	32
Montreal Canadiens	21,273	Pittsburgh Penguins (a)	31
Philadelphia Flyers	19,657	Washington Capitals	31
Percent of capacity		% capacity of 75%-
Chicago Blackhawks	108.0%	New York Islanders	20
Toronto Maple Leafs	102.5%	Phoenix Coyotes	18
Pittsburgh Penguins (a)	100.7%	Columbus Blue Jackets	17
Gain from last season
Tampa Bay Lightning	+11.2%
Nashville Predators	+9.1%
Colorado Avalanche	+8.5%

NBA (THROUGH FEB. 15)
Home team	Dates	Total	Avg.	% cap.	Previous	Change	Dates (2009 -2010)
Atlanta Hawks	26	379,938	14,613	78.0%	16,037	-8.9%	27
Boston Celtics	29	540,096	18,624	100.0%	18,624	0.0%	24
Charlotte Bobcats	28	446,975	15,963	83.7%	15,078	+5.9%	25
Chicago Bulls	28	603,213	21,543	103.0%	20,685	+4.2%	24
Cleveland Cavaliers	25	508,363	20,335	98.9%	20,562	-1.1%	27
Dallas Mavericks	28	559,039	19,966	104.0%	19,938	+0.1%	24
Denver Nuggets	29	481,044	16,588	86.6%	17,509	-5.3%	28
Detroit Pistons	28	461,965	16,499	74.7%	18,237	-9.5%	27
Golden State Warriors	30	557,251	18,575	94.8%	17,942	+3.5%	25
Houston Rockets	27	435,804	16,141	89.5%	16,682	-3.2%	25
Indiana Pacers	27	367,183	13,599	74.9%	13,863	-1.9%	26
Los Angeles Clippers	30	517,349	17,245	90.5%	15,965	+8.0%	25
Los Angeles Lakers	27	512,919	18,997	100.0%	18,997	0.0%	29
Memphis Grizzlies	27	383,476	14,203	78.4%	13,125	+8.2%	26
Miami Heat	25	493,816	19,753	100.8%	17,405	+13.5%	26
Milwaukee Bucks	25	384,880	15,395	82.3%	15,039	+2.4%	24
Minnesota Timberwolves	27	391,476	14,499	74.9%	14,459	+0.3%	27
New Jersey Nets*	28	367,172	13,113	70.1%	13,123	-0.1%	24
New Orleans Hornets	28	411,255	14,688	85.5%	14,853	-1.1%	25
New York Knicks	26	512,434	19,709	99.7%	19,488	+1.1%	28
Oklahoma City Thunder	27	489,226	18,119	99.5%	17,881	+1.3%	25
Orlando Magic*	28	529,941	18,926	102.3%	17,461	+8.4%	25
Philadelphia 76ers	26	367,906	14,150	69.6%	13,695	+3.3%	25
Phoenix Suns	28	487,015	17,393	94.4%	17,301	+0.5%	25
Portland Trail Blazers	25	511,546	20,462	102.4%	20,462	0.0%	29
Sacramento Kings	29	391,327	13,494	77.9%	13,490	0.0%	26
San Antonio Spurs	27	489,609	18,134	97.6%	17,903	+1.3%	29
Toronto Raptors	27	438,232	16,231	82.0%	17,688	-8.2%	26
Utah Jazz	29	565,622	19,504	98.0%	19,220	+1.5%	29
Washington Wizards	27	436,799	16,178	80.2%	16,891	-4.2%	25
TOTALS	821	14,022,871	17,080	89.2%	17,031	+0.3%	780
* Playing in a new arena this season. % cap.: Total as a percentage of seats available at home games. Previous: Last season's average on same date. Change: Difference between current average and last season's average. Max.: Highest single-game count for current season. Min.: Lowest single-game count for current season. 98%+: Number of current-season games with total being at least 98 percent of available seats. 75%-: Number of current-season games with total being less than 75 percent of available seats. Notes: Teams can exceed 100% capacity because of standing-room-only ticket sales. Data based on totals posted immediately following games. It may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams and leagues. Compiled by: Brandon McClung

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