Rink Recap: Minor League Hockey Regular-Season Attendance
Attendance was down for most of the top minor league hockey leagues during the '07-08 regular season, with only the ECHL posting a slight gain. The CHL Oklahoma City Blazers led all of minor league hockey once again with 8,713 fans per game, but saw average attendance at Ford Center drop 2.1%. Visit SportsBusinessDaily.com and click on each league for attendance. The following presents attendance figures for the top-level minor league hockey leagues for the ’07-08 regular season, with comparisons to ’06-07 (THE DAILY).
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'07-08 MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE
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LEAGUE
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GAMES
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TOTAL
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AVG.
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PREV.
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% +/-
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'06-07 GAMES
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1,160
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6,112,703
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5,270
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5,472
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-3.7%
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1,080
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|
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900
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3,756,191
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4,174
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4,170
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0.1%
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900
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|
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544
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2,164,657
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3,979
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4,388
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-9.3%
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544
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|
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228
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774,387
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3,396
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3,438
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-1.2%
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380
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NOTES: * = Formerly the UHL.
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