The Int'l Ice Hockey Federation revealed in its averaged attendance study that Swiss National League A hockey club SC Bern "has set a new European hockey record with an average regular season attendance of 16,330," according to the KURIER. SC Bern has for the 12th consecutive year "attracted the most fans during the regular season in all of Europe." The Swiss club is followed by Belarus side Dynamo Minsk (14,299) and German Hockey League (DEL) club Eisbären Berlin (14,034). Austria's highest-attended hockey club are the Vienna Capitals with 5,079 per game, which ranks them No. 52 in Europe. The highest-attended hockey league in Europe is the NLA, which attracts 6,620 fans per game. The Swiss league is followed by the DEL (6,172) and the Russian KHL (6,106). The Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League (EBBL) ranks seventh with 3,547 fans per game (KURIER, 3/13). The top-100 includes teams from 15 different countries: Austria, Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Great Britain, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. The average in Switzerland grew by 5% to set a new all-time record for league attendance in Europe. Also the German DEL (6,172, +1.9%) and the Russian-based KHL (6,106, +3.7%) showed growth to finish second and third, respectively. Swedish Elitserien dropped from first to fourth. In total the average of the top-10 teams in Europe grew by 3.63%, and the top 100 by 1.74% compared to last season (IIHF).
Attendance Figures In European Hockey Leagues '12-13
|
| Rank |
Club |
Country |
Average
|
Cap. %
|
| 1. |
SC Bern
|
Switzerland
|
16,330
|
95.32% |
| 2. |
Dynamo Minsk
|
Belarus
|
14,299 |
94.78%
|
| 3. |
Eisbären Berlin
|
Germany
|
14,034
|
98.83%
|
| 4. |
Kölner Haie
|
Germany
|
12,199
|
65.94%
|
| 5. |
SKA St. Petersburg
|
Russia
|
11,917
|
95.34%
|
| 6. |
Adler Mannheim
|
Germany
|
10,796
|
79.38%
|
| 7. |
Slovan Bratislava
|
Slovakia
|
9,975
|
99.20%
|
| 8. |
Jokerit Helsinki
|
Finland
|
9,828 |
71.92%
|
| 9. |
ZSC Lions Zurich
|
Switzerland
|
8,745
|
81.24%
|
| 10. |
Lokomotive Yaroslavl
|
Russia
|
8,712
|
96.31%
|
| 11. |
Frölunda Gothenburg
|
Sweden
|
8,588
|
71.31%
|
| 12. |
HC Pardubice
|
Czech Republic
|
8,490
|
83.28%
|
| 13. |
Avangard Omsk
|
Russia
|
8,060
|
75.12%
|
| 14. |
Medvescak Zagreb
|
Croatia
|
7,944 |
90.40%
|
| 15. |
Hamburg Freezers
|
Germany
|
7,690
|
60.08%
|
Regular-Season Average League Attendance Europe & Asia
|
| Rank |
League |
Country |
Average
|
| 1. |
NLA
|
Switzerland
|
6,620
|
| 2. |
DEL
|
Germany
|
6,172 |
| 3. |
KHL
|
Russia
|
6,106
|
| 4. |
Elitserien
|
Sweden
|
5,717
|
| 5. |
SM-liiga
|
Finland
|
5,213
|
