The Back Of The Book

ANY NHL OLYMPIC BOOST? HURRICANES NUMBERS JUMP POST-NAGANO

4.28.1998

          THE DAILY has examined NHL teams' attendance figures to     gauge the effect of the league's mid-season break for the     Nagano Olympic Games from February 8 through February 21.      The Hurricanes enjoyed the biggest post-Nagano increase,     with attendance up 20% since the Olympic break.  In addition     to the Hurricanes, the Sabres, Blues and Blackhawks all saw     double-digit percentage increases after Nagano.  The     Islanders experienced the largest drop, down 12% after the     Games, while the Caps and Canucks were down 11% and 10%,     respectively.  The following is a full listing (THE DAILY):
                                PRE-NAGANO
          POST-NAGANO       
              TEAM
               DATES
               AVG.
               %         CAP
               DATES
               AVG.
               %         CAP
               +/-         %
      
       CAR            31
               8,570
               54%
               10
               10,767
               68%
               +         20%
      
       BUF            27
               14,923
               80%
               14
               17,007
               91%
               +         12%
      
       STL            31
               17,813
               92%
               10
               20,317
               96%
               +         12%
      
       CHI            28
               17,709
               83%
               13
               19,734
               90%
               +         10%
      
       BOS            27
               14,638
               83%
               14
               15,984
               91%
               +         8%
      
       NJD            28
               16,848
               88%
               13
               18,263
               95%
               +         8%
      
       LAK            26
               12,754
               80%
               15
               13,480
               85%
               +         5%
      
       EDM            28
               16,054
               94%
               13
               16,656
               98%
               +         4%
      
       DAL            27
               16,332
               97%
               14
               16,792
               100%
               +         3%
      
       MON            28
               20,673
               97%
               13
               20,984
               98%
               +         1%
      
       OTT            28
               16,272
               88%
               13
               16,530
               89%
               +         2%
      
       SJS            29
               17,045
               97%
               12
               17,216
               98%
               +         1%
      
       COL            31
               16,061
               100%
               10
               16,061
               100%
               0%
      
       TOR            28
               15,703
               100%
               13
               15,726
               100%
               0%
      
       FLA            28
               14,703
               100%
               13
               14,703
               100%
               0%
      
       PHI            27
               19,466
               100%
               14
               19,622
               100%
               0%
      
       NYR            28
               18,200
               100%
               13
               18,200
               100%
               0%
      
       DET            29
               19,983
               100%
               12
               19,983
               100%
               0%
      
       CGY            29
               16,897
               90%
               12
               16,786
               90%
               -         1%
      
       TAM            27
               13,687
               70%
               14
               12,876
               66%
               -         6%
      
       PIT            26
               15,059
               89%
               15
               14,086
               83%
               -         7%
      
       ANA            29
               17,027
               99%
               12
               15,742
               92%
               -         8%
      
       PHX            26
               15,096
               93%
               15
               13,927
               86%
               -         8%
      
       VAN            27
               17,221
               93%
               14
               15,698
               93%
               -         10%
      
       WAS            26
               15,490
               81%
               15
               13,870
               73%
               -         11%
      
       NYI            27
               12,416
               76%
               14
               11,100
               68%
               -         12%
      

                    NOTE:  The Capitals played their first 10 games at US     Airways Arena before moving to the MCI Center.                              -30-

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	PRE-NAGANO			POST-NAGANO
TEAM	DATES	AVG.	% CAP	DATES	AVG.	% CAP	+/- %
CAR	31	8,570	54%	10	10,767	68%	+ 20%
BUF	27	14,923	80%	14	17,007	91%	+ 12%
STL	31	17,813	92%	10	20,317	96%	+ 12%
CHI	28	17,709	83%	13	19,734	90%	+ 10%
BOS	27	14,638	83%	14	15,984	91%	+ 8%
NJD	28	16,848	88%	13	18,263	95%	+ 8%
LAK	26	12,754	80%	15	13,480	85%	+ 5%
EDM	28	16,054	94%	13	16,656	98%	+ 4%
DAL	27	16,332	97%	14	16,792	100%	+ 3%
MON	28	20,673	97%	13	20,984	98%	+ 1%
OTT	28	16,272	88%	13	16,530	89%	+ 2%
SJS	29	17,045	97%	12	17,216	98%	+ 1%
COL	31	16,061	100%	10	16,061	100%	0%
TOR	28	15,703	100%	13	15,726	100%	0%
FLA	28	14,703	100%	13	14,703	100%	0%
PHI	27	19,466	100%	14	19,622	100%	0%
NYR	28	18,200	100%	13	18,200	100%	0%
DET	29	19,983	100%	12	19,983	100%	0%
CGY	29	16,897	90%	12	16,786	90%	- 1%
TAM	27	13,687	70%	14	12,876	66%	- 6%
PIT	26	15,059	89%	15	14,086	83%	- 7%
ANA	29	17,027	99%	12	15,742	92%	- 8%
PHX	26	15,096	93%	15	13,927	86%	- 8%
VAN	27	17,221	93%	14	15,698	93%	- 10%
WAS	26	15,490	81%	15	13,870	73%	- 11%
NYI	27	12,416	76%	14	11,100	68%	- 12%