NHL Western Conference attendance through Monday, February 23, is up 0.6% compared through the same date last season. Overall, the league is down just 0.3% through February 23 (SportsBusiness Journal research).
| NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE THROUGH FEBRUARY 23 |
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| —————'03-04 ————— | '02-03 | % |
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| TEAM | GAMES | TOTAL | AVG. | % CAP. | AVG. | +/- | GAMES |
| Red Wings | 31 | 622,046 | 20,066 | 100.0% | 20,058 | 0.0% | 33 |
| Stars | 30 | 550,269 | 18,342 | 99.0% | 18,532 | -1.0% | 29 |
| Wild | 33 | 611,192 | 18,521 | 102.5% | 18,482 | 0.2% | 32 |
| Blues | 31 | 575,745 | 18,572 | 97.6% | 18,468 | 0.6% | 29 |
| Canucks | 29 | 540,270 | 18,630 | 100.0% | 18,353 | 1.5% | 30 |
| Avalanche | 30 | 540,210 | 18,007 | 100.0% | 18,007 | 0.0% | 29 |
| Blue Jackets | 32 | 551,966 | 17,249 | 95.1% | 17,711 | -2.6% | 31 |
| Kings | 30 | 533,352 | 17,778 | 98.1% | 17,451 | 1.9% | 29 |
| Sharks | 29 | 449,165 | 15,488 | 88.5% | 17,340 | -10.7% | 27 |
| Oilers^ | 32 | 573,229 | 17,913 | 99.1% | 16,591 | 8.0% | 30 |
| Flames | 32 | 517,493 | 16,172 | 94.3% | 16,098 | 0.5% | 31 |
| Blackhawks | 29 | 392,654 | 13,540 | 66.0% | 14,540 | -6.9% | 29 |
| Mighty Ducks | 31 | 458,636 | 14,795 | 86.1% | 13,520 | 9.4% | 30 |
| Coyotes^^ | 30 | 452,190 | 15,073 | 93.0% | 12,969 | 16.2% | 29 |
| Predators | 32 | 400,207 | 12,506 | 73.1% | 12,828 | -2.5% | 30 |
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| WEST | 461 | 7,768,624 | 16,852 | 92.8% | 16,758 | 0.6% | 448 |
| NHL | 929 | 15,191,230 | 16,352 | 88.9% | 16,396 | -0.3% | 880 |
NOTES: ^ = Oilers total includes the 57,167 who attended the November 22 Heritage Classic, the team's regular-season home game played outdoors at Commonwealth Stadium. When this game is not included, the Oilers are averaging 16,841, which is up 1.5% from last year. ^^ = average includes total attendance for Coyotes' games at both America West Arena (capacity 16,210) and Glendale Arena (capacity 17,799). The Coyotes averaged 14,029 through 13 games at AWA. In 16 games since moving into Glendale Arena December 27, the Coyotes are averaging 15,672.
