Turnstile Tracker: Coyotes Down Almost 40% At Jobing.com Arena
NHL Western Conference attendance through November 2 is down 3.0% from the same period a year ago, as nine of 15 teams are seeing drops at the gate. The Coyotes are down almost 40% in Glendale, as their average attendance has slipped under 10,000 to start the season. The Ducks also are off double digits at Honda Center, while the Blue Jackets are seeing positive signs, up 13.1% to start the '09-10 campaign. Below is team-by-team NHL Western Conference attendance, with comparisons to the same period a year ago. Also see figures for Eastern Conference franchises (THE DAILY).
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NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH NOVEMBER 2
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HOME TEAM
|
GMS
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TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('08-09)
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| Blackhawks |
9
|
182,196
|
20,244
|
102.7%
|
21,416
|
-5.5%
|
6
|
| Red Wings |
5
|
96,799
|
19,360
|
96.5%
|
19,802
|
-2.2%
|
4
|
| Flames |
8
|
154,312
|
19,289
|
100.0%
|
19,289
|
0.0%
|
6
|
| Blues |
7
|
131,780
|
18,826
|
98.3%
|
18,914
|
-0.5%
|
8
|
| Canucks |
8
|
150,480
|
18,810
|
100.0%
|
18,630
|
1.0%
|
4
|
| Wild |
5
|
90,881
|
18,176
|
100.6%
|
18,568
|
-2.1%
|
5
|
| Sharks |
5
|
87,810
|
17,562
|
100.0%
|
17,496
|
0.4%
|
6
|
| Stars |
6
|
102,044
|
17,007
|
91.8%
|
17,909
|
-5.0%
|
5
|
| Oilers |
9
|
151,551
|
16,839
|
100.0%
|
16,839
|
0.0%
|
3
|
| Kings |
6
|
95,831
|
15,972
|
88.2%
|
15,465
|
3.3%
|
7
|
| Blue Jackets |
5
|
79,010
|
15,802
|
87.1%
|
13,977
|
13.1%
|
5
|
| Avalanche |
4
|
62,786
|
15,697
|
87.2%
|
16,553
|
-5.2%
|
6
|
| Ducks |
7
|
105,312
|
15,045
|
87.6%
|
16,949
|
-11.2%
|
7
|
| Predators |
6
|
80,393
|
13,399
|
78.3%
|
13,887
|
-3.5%
|
6
|
| Coyotes |
7
|
65,849
|
9,407
|
54.9%
|
15,376
|
-38.8%
|
5
|
| W.C. TOTALS |
97
|
1,637,034
|
16,877
|
92.4%
|
17,391
|
-3.0%
|
83
|
| NHL TOTALS |
197
|
3,344,935
|
16,979
|
92.3%
|
17,173
|
-1.1%
|
167
|
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