Blackhawks Up 65.6% In Average Attendance At United Center
NHL total attendance through November 10 is up 1.2% from a year ago, while the Western Conference is up 4.7%. Leading the surge in attendance are the Blackhawks, who are averaging 21,351 fans per game, up 65.6% from a year ago, while packing the United Center to 104.2% capacity. The team continues to build on last season, when they saw a 32.1% jump in average attendance. Also seeing double-digit gains are the Red Wings (+13.7%) and the Coyotes (+10.7%). The Kings are down a conference-leading 6.0% at the turnstiles, with AEG President & CEO Tim Leiweke acknowledging last week that the team is "going to lose money." The following lists team-by-team NHL Western Conference attendance, with comparisons to the same period last year (THE DAILY).
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NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH NOVEMBER 10
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HOME TEAM
|
GMS
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TOTAL
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AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('07-08)
|
|
Blackhawks
|
8
|
170,808
|
21,351
|
104.2%
|
12,890
|
65.6%
|
10
|
|
Red Wings
|
5
|
99,275
|
19,855
|
98.9%
|
17,461
|
13.7%
|
8
|
|
Flames
|
8
|
154,312
|
19,289
|
100.0%
|
19,289
|
0.0%
|
11
|
|
Blues
|
8
|
151,310
|
18,914
|
98.8%
|
17,493
|
8.1%
|
7
|
|
Canucks
|
7
|
130,410
|
18,630
|
100.0%
|
18,630
|
0.0%
|
8
|
| Wild |
5
|
92,840
|
18,568
|
102.8%
|
18,568
|
0.0%
|
8
|
| Stars |
5
|
89,545
|
17,909
|
96.6%
|
17,194
|
4.2%
|
7
|
| Sharks |
9
|
157,151
|
17,461
|
99.8%
|
17,496
|
-0.2%
|
6
|
| Ducks |
10
|
168,785
|
16,879
|
98.3%
|
17,196
|
-1.8%
|
11
|
| Oilers |
3
|
50,517
|
16,839
|
100.0%
|
16,839
|
0.0%
|
7
|
| Avalanche |
8
|
131,885
|
16,486
|
91.6%
|
16,758
|
-1.6%
|
9
|
| Coyotes |
7
|
106,743
|
15,249
|
89.0%
|
13,779
|
10.7%
|
8
|
| Kings |
10
|
151,032
|
15,103
|
83.4%
|
16,061
|
-6.0%
|
11
|
| Predators |
6
|
83,321
|
13,887
|
81.1%
|
14,264
|
-2.6%
|
7
|
| Blue Jackets |
8
|
109,804
|
13,726
|
75.6%
|
13,365
|
2.7%
|
7
|
| W.C. TOTALS |
107
|
1,847,738
|
17,269
|
94.7%
|
16,486
|
4.7%
|
125
|
| NHL TOTALS |
214
|
3,647,135
|
17,043
|
93.0%
|
16,844
|
1.2%
|
244
|
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