NLL Average Regular-Season Attendance Drops 4.4% To 10,018
The NLL, which ended its regular season Saturday, drew a league-wide average of 10,018 fans, down 4.4% from 10,475 last season. The Buffalo Bandits led the league in attendance, drawing an average of 17,947 at HSBC Arena, an increase of 19.5% over last season. The San Jose Stealth saw the largest increase in attendance, drawing 4,129 fans per game at HP Pavilion, a boost of 35% over last season. The N.Y. Titans saw the biggest decline at the gate with a 27.9% drop to 6,509 fans per game. The following lists the average home regular-season attendance for each NLL club with comparisons to last season.
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'08-09 NLL REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE
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| TEAM |
TOTAL
|
GMS
|
AVG
|
06-07 AVG
|
% +/-
|
06-07 GMS
|
| Buffalo Bandits |
143,581
|
8
|
17,947
|
15,013
|
19.5%
|
9
|
| Colorado Mammoth |
131,800
|
8
|
16,475
|
17,464
|
-5.7%
|
8
|
| Toronto Rock |
111,372
|
8
|
13,921
|
14,572
|
-4.5%
|
9
|
| Minnesota Swarm |
98,465
|
8
|
12,308
|
11,405
|
7.9%
|
8
|
| Philadelphia Wings |
84,299
|
8
|
10,537
|
11,605
|
-9.2%
|
8
|
| Calgary Roughnecks |
83,189
|
8
|
10,398
|
12,211
|
-14.8%
|
8
|
| Edmonton Rush |
66,783
|
8
|
8,347
|
8,820
|
-5.4%
|
8
|
| Rochester Knighthawks |
60,132
|
8
|
7,516
|
9,902
|
-24.1%
|
8
|
| Portland Lumberjax |
58,564
|
8
|
7,320
|
8,104
|
-9.7%
|
8
|
| Boston Blazers^ |
52,966
|
8
|
6,620
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| New York Titans |
37,542
|
8
|
4,692
|
6,509
|
-27.9%
|
6
|
| San Jose Stealth |
33,038
|
8
|
4,129
|
3,059
|
35.0%
|
8
|
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| TOTALS* |
961,731
|
96
|
10,018
|
10,475
|
-4.4%
|
88
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NOTES: ^ = Expansion team. * = '07-08 figures include the Chicago Shamrox, who ceased operations 15 days before they were set to open the '08-09 season.
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