The AHL, considered the triple-A level of North American hockey, saw its clubs average 5,380 fans per game this season, up 5.5% from last season and the league's best mark since '06-07. The Hershey Bears set a league attendance record with 9,800 fans per game, up 2.9% from last season. Hershey has led the league in attendance for the last five seasons. The Connecticut Whale, rebranded after playing as the Hartford Wolf Pack from '97-'10, saw the biggest jump in attendance this season (+36%). Despite finishing with the lowest average in the AHL, the Albany Devils saw attendance jump 24.7% compared to last season, when the club played in Lowell, Mass. The Adirondack Phantoms saw the sharpest drop at the gate (-11%) during their second season in Glen Falls, N.Y. The team is schedule to spend two more seasons in Glen Falls before an expected move to Allentown, Pa. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for the '10-11 AHL regular season, with comparisons to last season (THE DAILY).
'10-11 AHL REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE |
| TEAM |
GMS |
TOTAL |
AVG. |
PREV. |
% +/- |
| Hershey Bears |
40 |
392,000 |
9,800 |
9,520 |
2.9% |
| Manitoba Moose |
40 |
336,160 |
8,404 |
8,086 |
3.9% |
| Chicago Wolves |
40 |
298,120 |
7,453 |
7,963 |
-6.4% |
| Providence Bruins |
40 |
292,960 |
7,324 |
6,770 |
8.2% |
| Grand Rapids Griffins |
40 |
289,640 |
7,241 |
7,016 |
3.2% |
| Lake Erie Monsters |
40 |
262,720 |
6,568 |
6,484 |
1.3% |
| San Antonio Rampage |
40 |
256,440 |
6,411 |
5,235 |
22.5% |
| W-B/Scranton Penguins |
40 |
254,400 |
6,360 |
6,270 |
1.4% |
| Houston Aeros |
40 |
253,040 |
6,326 |
5,770 |
9.6% |
| Charlotte Checkers* |
40 |
252,480 |
6,312 |
5,518 |
14.4% |
| Milwaukee Admirals |
40 |
231,840 |
5,796 |
6,027 |
-3.8% |
| Connecticut Whale |
40 |
227,800 |
5,695 |
4,188 |
36.0% |
| Manchester Monarchs |
40 |
218,440 |
5,461 |
5,293 |
3.2% |
| Texas Stars |
40 |
213,600 |
5,340 |
5,355 |
-0.3% |
| Peoria Rivermen |
40 |
207,840 |
5,196 |
4,560 |
13.9% |
| Syracuse Crunch |
40 |
206,160 |
5,154 |
5,294 |
-2.6% |
| Toronto Marlies |
40 |
187,760 |
4,694 |
4,070 |
15.3% |
| Portland Pirates |
40 |
186,200 |
4,655 |
4,345 |
7.1% |
| Norfolk Admirals |
40 |
179,600 |
4,490 |
3,855 |
16.5% |
| Rockford IceHogs |
40 |
174,400 |
4,360 |
3,978 |
9.6% |
| Hamilton Bulldogs |
40 |
170,280 |
4,257 |
4,374 |
-2.7% |
| Oklahoma City Barons^ |
40 |
166,200 |
4,155 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
40 |
165,600 |
4,140 |
4,092 |
1.2% |
| Worcester Sharks |
40 |
162,720 |
4,068 |
3,672 |
10.8% |
| Rochester Americans |
40 |
154,880 |
3,872 |
4,236 |
-8.6% |
| Abbotsford Heat |
40 |
152,280 |
3,807 |
3,897 |
-2.3% |
| Springfield Falcons |
40 |
148,680 |
3,717 |
3,644 |
2.0% |
| Binghamton Senators |
40 |
146,080 |
3,652 |
3,629 |
0.6% |
| Adirondack Phantoms |
40 |
143,000 |
3,575 |
4,018 |
-11.0% |
| Albany Devils^^ |
40 |
124,560 |
3,114 |
2,498 |
24.7% |
| AHL TOTALS |
1,200 |
6,455,880 |
5,380 |
5,100 |
5.5% |
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NOTES: * = The Albany River Rats franchise relocated to Charlotte after last season. ^ = Expansion team. ^^ = The Lowell Devils relocated to Albany after last season.
