Turnstile Tracker: NHL Sets Season Attendance Records
The NHL drew a total of 20,854,169 fans for the ’05-06 season and posted a per-game
average of 16,955, a 2.4% increase from the ’03-04 figures (20,356,199 and 16,550,
respectively) and 1.2% ahead of the previous records set during the ’01-02 season
(20,614,613 and 16,760, respectively). Additionally, the Canadiens set a league
single-season, single-team attendance record of 872,193, and 24 of the NHL’s 30
teams finished even with or ahead of their ’03-04 season attendance marks (NHL).
TEAM-BY-TEAM: The following presents regular-season NHL ticket sales, with
comparisons to the ’03-04 season. Overall sales were up 2.5%, with only eight
teams posting declines from the ’03-04 season (THE DAILY).
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NHL
REGULAR-SEASON TICKET SALES '05-06
|
|
WEST
|
'05-06
DATES
|
TOTAL
|
'05-06
AVG.
|
%CAP.
|
'03-04
AVG.
|
%+/-
|
'03-04
DATES
|
| Red Wings |
41
|
822,706
|
20,066
|
100.0%
|
20,066
|
0.0%
|
41
|
| Flames |
41
|
790,849
|
19,289
|
110.6%
|
16,580
|
16.3%
|
41
|
| Canucks |
41
|
763,830
|
18,630
|
100.0%
|
18,630
|
0.0%
|
41
|
| Wild |
41
|
761,614
|
18,576
|
102.8%
|
18,530
|
0.2%
|
41
|
| Avalanche |
41
|
738,287
|
18,007
|
100.0%
|
18,007
|
0.0%
|
41
|
| Kings |
41
|
731,475
|
17,841
|
98.5%
|
17,878
|
-0.2%
|
41
|
| Stars |
41
|
730,979
|
17,829
|
96.2%
|
18,355
|
-2.9%
|
41
|
| Oilers^ |
41
|
690,143
|
16,833
|
100.0%
|
17,678
|
-4.8%
|
41
|
| Sharks |
41
|
690,095
|
16,832
|
96.2%
|
15,836
|
6.3%
|
41
|
| Blue Jackets |
41
|
688,655
|
16,796
|
92.6%
|
17,369
|
-3.3%
|
41
|
| Coyotes |
41
|
638,871
|
15,582
|
87.5%
|
15,467
|
0.7%
|
41
|
| Mighty
Ducks |
41
|
619,380
|
15,107
|
88.0%
|
14,987
|
0.8%
|
41
|
| Predators |
41
|
591,556
|
14,428
|
84.3%
|
13,157
|
9.7%
|
41
|
| Blues |
41
|
582,742
|
14,213
|
74.7%
|
18,560
|
-23.4%
|
41
|
| Blackhawks |
41
|
546,075
|
13,319
|
65.0%
|
13,253
|
0.5%
|
41
|
| WEST
TOTALS |
615
|
10,387,257
|
16,890
|
92.8%
|
16,957
|
-0.4%
|
615
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EAST
|
'05-06
DATES
|
TOTAL
|
'05-06
AVG.
|
%CAP.
|
'03-04
AVG.
|
%+/-
|
'03-04
DATES
|
| Canadiens |
41
|
872,194
|
21,273
|
100.0%
|
20,555
|
3.5%
|
41
|
| Lightning |
41
|
840,887
|
20,509
|
103.8%
|
17,820
|
15.1%
|
41
|
| Flyers |
41
|
805,783
|
19,653
|
100.7%
|
19,375
|
1.4%
|
41
|
| Senators |
41
|
798,453
|
19,474
|
101.7%
|
17,807
|
9.4%
|
41
|
| Maple Leafs |
41
|
795,747
|
19,408
|
103.1%
|
19,377
|
0.2%
|
41
|
| Rangers |
41
|
743,848
|
18,143
|
99.7%
|
18,081
|
0.3%
|
41
|
| Sabres |
41
|
692,329
|
16,886
|
90.3%
|
15,290
|
10.4%
|
41
|
| Bruins |
41
|
664,673
|
16,212
|
92.3%
|
15,133
|
7.1%
|
41
|
| Panthers |
41
|
656,587
|
16,014
|
83.2%
|
15,936
|
0.5%
|
41
|
| Penguins |
41
|
647,975
|
15,804
|
93.3%
|
11,877
|
33.1%
|
41
|
| Hurricanes |
41
|
639,454
|
15,596
|
83.3%
|
12,086
|
29.0%
|
41
|
| Thrashers |
41
|
637,558
|
15,550
|
83.9%
|
15,121
|
2.8%
|
41
|
| Devils |
41
|
583,448
|
14,230
|
74.7%
|
15,060
|
-5.5%
|
41
|
| Capitals |
41
|
570,113
|
13,905
|
76.1%
|
14,720
|
-5.5%
|
41
|
| Islanders |
41
|
516,973
|
12,609
|
77.7%
|
13,554
|
-7.0%
|
41
|
| EAST
TOTALS |
615
|
10,466,022
|
17,018
|
91.2%
|
16,120
|
5.6%
|
615
|
|
| NHL
TOTALS |
1,230
|
20,853,279
|
16,954
|
92.0%
|
16,538
|
2.5%
|
1,230
|
NOTE: ^ = ‘03-04 figures for the Oilers include attendance for one regular-season
game played outdoors at Commonwealth Stadium, with a capacity of 56,169. Attendance
for that game was 57,167....Totals reflect immediately posted box scores. Subsequent
changes are not reflected.
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NHL, Canadiens Set Attendance
Records During ’05-06 Season |
PENS: In Pittsburgh, Bob Smizik reported Monday night’s Islanders-Penguins
game at Mellon Arena “meant nothing in the standings, ... but it still attracted
a sellout crowd of 17,084.” It was their 12th sellout and the 21st time they drew
more than 16,000 this season. Smizik wrote the Penguins attendance this year is
“not bad for a team with such a poor record [22-46-14]” (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE,
4/18).
SOCAL TEAMS: The Mighty Ducks sold out 12 games this season, and in California,
Marcia Smith noted that is the most for the team since 25 sell outs in ’97-98.
Since February 1, average attendance “jumped to 16,681, with at least 15,000 fans
in the arena for every game.” The Mighty Ducks sold 9,500 season tickets this
season, about 1,800 more than for ’03-04. Anaheim Arena Management President &
CEO Tim Ryan expects to sell 11,000 next season. Also, all 85 luxury suites were
sold and there is a waiting list of 14. Meanwhile, the Kings sold out 27 games
this season, down from 30 in ’03-04 (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 4/17).
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