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The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

     TODAY: NHL Eastern Conference Attendance Through December 14
'97-98 YEAR-TO-DATE
TEAM
HOME DATES
AVG.
TOTAL
% CAP
'96-97 AVG.
+/- GAMES
'96-97
SEASON
MON
19
20,515
389,794
96%
20,860
- 2%
- 2%
PHL
19
19,401
368,616
99%
19,034
+ 2%
0%
NYR
19
18,177
345,368
100%
18,174
0%
0%
NJD
17
16,260
276,423
85%
15,396
+ 6%
- 1%
OTT
19
15,877
301,658
86%
14,558
+ 9%
+ 3%
TAM
12
15,051
180,617
76%
16,896
- 11%
- 14%
PIT
15
14,927
223,906
88%
15,998
- 7%
- 11%
FLA
17
14,703
249,951
100%
14,703
0%
0%
BOS
15
14,379
215,681
82%
15,138
- 5%
- 8%
WAS
11
14,220
156,422
78%
15,775
- 10%
- 10%
BUF
14
13,825
193,543
74%
16,081
- 14%
- 18%
NYI
16
12,189
195,019
75%
10,910
+ 12%
- 2%
CAR
19
8,447
160,491
53%
13,375
- 37%
- 38%

NOTES: The Hurricanes are playing at the Greensboro Coliseum, capacity 15,902. Last year, as the Hartford Whalers, the team played in the Hartford Civic Center, capacity 14,660. The Capitals played their first 10 games at US Airways Arena before moving to the new MCI Center. The '96-'97 average is for the season as a whole. The '96- 97 comparisons are for both the season as a whole and through the same number of home dates. Overall, the league is averaging 15,892 per game and playing at 89% capacity. -30-

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