NHL teams averaged 17,132 fans per game during the '10-11 regular season, flat compared to last season. The Blackhawks led all teams in home attendance for the third straight season, with games at United Center packed to 108.7% capacity. The Lightning saw the biggest jump at the gate, up 11.4% at St. Pete Times Forum. Three teams saw a double-digit percentage drop at the gate -- the Blue Jackets (-10.7%), Stars (-12.4%) and Islanders (-13.2%). During their first season at Consol Energy Center, the Penguins saw a 6.8% increase in attendance. Listed below is regular-season attendance for each NHL club. See tomorrow's issue of THE DAILY for each team's road attendance figures (THE DAILY).
'10-11 NHL REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE |
| HOME TEAM |
GMS |
TOTAL |
AVG. |
% CAP. |
PREV. |
% +/- |
GMS ('09-10) |
| Blackhawks |
41 |
878,356 |
21,423 |
108.7% |
21,317 |
0.5% |
41 |
| Canadiens |
41 |
872,193 |
21,273 |
100.0% |
21,273 |
0.0% |
41 |
| Flyers |
41 |
808,328 |
19,715 |
100.9% |
19,536 |
0.9% |
41 |
| Red Wings |
41 |
806,892 |
19,680 |
98.1% |
19,559 |
0.6% |
41 |
| Maple Leafs |
41 |
793,522 |
19,354 |
102.8% |
19,261 |
0.5% |
41 |
| Flames |
41 |
790,849 |
19,289 |
100.0% |
19,289 |
0.0% |
41 |
| Blues |
41 |
785,150 |
19,150 |
100.0% |
18,890 |
1.4% |
41 |
| Canucks |
41 |
773,260 |
18,860 |
100.3% |
18,810 |
0.3% |
41 |
| Sabres |
41 |
756,568 |
18,453 |
98.7% |
18,529 |
-0.4% |
41 |
| Capitals |
41 |
754,309 |
18,398 |
100.0% |
18,277 |
0.7% |
41 |
| Senators |
41 |
753,525 |
18,379 |
96.0% |
18,270 |
0.6% |
41 |
| Penguins |
41 |
747,715 |
18,237 |
100.8% |
17,078 |
6.8% |
41 |
| Rangers |
41 |
742,432 |
18,108 |
99.5% |
18,076 |
0.2% |
41 |
| Kings |
41 |
741,404 |
18,083 |
99.8% |
17,313 |
4.4% |
41 |
| Wild |
41 |
738,572 |
18,014 |
99.7% |
18,416 |
-2.2% |
41 |
| Bruins |
41 |
720,165 |
17,565 |
100.0% |
17,393 |
1.0% |
41 |
| Sharks |
41 |
720,042 |
17,562 |
100.0% |
17,559 |
0.0% |
41 |
| Lightning |
41 |
708,022 |
17,269 |
87.4% |
15,497 |
11.4% |
41 |
| Oilers |
41 |
690,399 |
16,839 |
100.0% |
16,839 |
0.0% |
41 |
| Hurricanes |
41 |
675,291 |
16,471 |
88.2% |
15,241 |
8.1% |
41 |
| Predators |
41 |
661,861 |
16,143 |
94.3% |
14,979 |
7.8% |
41 |
| Panthers |
41 |
643,116 |
15,686 |
92.1% |
15,247 |
2.9% |
41 |
| Stars |
41 |
617,997 |
15,073 |
81.3% |
17,215 |
-12.4% |
41 |
| Avalanche |
41 |
607,650 |
14,821 |
82.3% |
13,948 |
6.3% |
41 |
| Devils |
41 |
605,803 |
14,776 |
83.8% |
15,536 |
-4.9% |
41 |
| Ducks |
41 |
604,283 |
14,739 |
85.8% |
15,168 |
-2.8% |
41 |
| Blue Jackets |
41 |
564,494 |
13,768 |
75.9% |
15,417 |
-10.7% |
41 |
| Thrashers |
41 |
552,230 |
13,469 |
72.6% |
13,607 |
-1.0% |
41 |
| Coyotes |
41 |
504,668 |
12,309 |
71.9% |
11,989 |
2.7% |
41 |
| Islanders |
41 |
453,456 |
11,060 |
68.1% |
12,736 |
-13.2% |
41 |
| TOTALS |
1,230 |
21,072,552 |
17,132 |
93.2% |
17,075 |
0.3% |
1,230 |
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NOTES: Attendance figures for the NHL European Premiere series games, which included home contests for the Wild, Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Bruins, Sharks and Coyotes, have been replaced with the respective teams' home capacity. All NHL attendance data is based on totals posted immediately following games. Figures do not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league.
PREDATORY NATURE: In Nashville, Annie Johnson noted the Predators “averaged more than 16,000 fans this season as opposed to just under 15,000 last season” at Bridgestone Arena. The team also had “four times as many sellouts this year" than last season, when the team recorded four sellouts. Team officials hope to use the team’s playoff run “as a way of increasing the pool of likely fans and selling the ownership experience to potential investors.” In addition to “the improving attendance figures, the franchise recently announced a major partnership with AT&T” (BIZJOURNALS.com, 4/11).
