NHL Attendance Up 1.2%; Capitals Tracking 24.2% Jump At The Gate
The NHL is averaging 17,043 fans per game through November 10, up 1.2% when compared to the same period a year ago. The Eastern Conference is down 1.4% during the same period. Among Eastern Conference teams, the Capitals, whose payroll has increased by almost $17M in the past year, are seeing the biggest gains, up more than 24% at Verizon Center. Also tracking double-digit gains are the Bruins and Panthers. In the first year of the Oren Koules and Len Barrie era, the Lightning are down 15% from a year ago, while the Thrashers are seeing the conference's biggest average attendance drop-off, down 15.7%. The following lists team-by-team attendance for NHL Eastern Conference teams, with comparisons to the same period in '07-08. See tomorrow's issue of THE DAILY for NHL Western Conference attendance (THE DAILY).
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NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH NOVEMBER 10
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HOME TEAM
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GMS
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TOTAL
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AVG.
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% CAP.
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PREV.
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% +/-
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GMS ('07-08)
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Canadiens
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5
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106,365
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21,273
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100.0%
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21,273
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0.0%
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8
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Maple Leafs
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8
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154,174
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19,272
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102.4%
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19,361
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-0.5%
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10
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Flyers
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7
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134,705
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19,244
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98.5%
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19,447
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-1.0%
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5
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| Senators** |
8
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149,515
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18,689
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101.2%
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19,406
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-3.7%
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11
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| Sabres |
7
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130,009
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18,573
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99.4%
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18,631
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-0.3%
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8
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| Rangers* |
11
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199,085
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18,099
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100.0%
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18,200
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-0.6%
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10
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| Capitals |
7
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123,793
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17,685
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96.8%
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14,237
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24.2%
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7
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| Penguins** |
7
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115,962
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16,566
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100.0%
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17,068
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-2.9%
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8
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| Lightning* |
7
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112,105
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16,015
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82.7%
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18,842
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-15.0%
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8
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| Hurricanes |
6
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95,615
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15,936
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85.3%
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16,077
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-0.9%
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8
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| Bruins |
6
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93,415
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15,569
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88.6%
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14,149
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10.0%
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8
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| Panthers |
5
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75,393
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15,079
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78.3%
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13,635
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10.6%
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8
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| Devils |
8
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109,920
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13,740
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78.0%
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14,869
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-7.6%
|
5
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| Thrashers |
7
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93,685
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13,384
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72.2%
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15,869
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-15.7%
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6
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| Islanders |
8
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105,656
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13,207
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81.4%
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14,750
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-10.5%
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9
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| E.C. TOTALS |
107
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1,799,397
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16,817
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91.0%
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17,054
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-1.4%
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119
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| NHL TOTALS |
214
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3,647,135
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17,043
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93.0%
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16,844
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1.2%
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244
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NOTES: * = Includes designated home game played in Prague, Czech Republic, with attendance of 17,085. ** = Includes designated home game played in Stockholm, Sweden, with attendance of 13,699.
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