Anaheim Ducks Rank 25th in NHL in Average Attendance Through 6 Home Games
By Sean
Feb 24, 2013; Anaheim, CA, USA; Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry (10) celebrates with teammates Ryan Getzlaf (15), Cam Fowler (4) and Francois Beauchemin (23) after scoring the winning goal in overtime against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period at the Honda Center. The Ducks defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
A website called MyNHLTradeRumors.com is one of my favorite websites to get all the hockey info I want regarding trades, roster moves, rumors, etc. Every year they keep track of each teams attendance and rank the organizations. They normally do quarterly updates, because of the short season they will be doing this after every 6 home games for each team instead of the usual 10. After each team had 6 home games, the Anaheim Ducks ranked 25th in the entire league in average attendance.
Team |
6 Games 2012-2013 AVG
6 Games % Capacity
10 Games 2011-2012 AVG
Final 2011-2012 AVG
Final 2010-2011 AVG
Final 2009-10 AVG
Anaheim
15,697
91.4
14,906
14,760
14,738
15,168
Now, the numbers are certainly up from the previous two years, but you still wish Honda Center would fill to capacity more often. With the team playing the way they are this season, I would expect this number to keep rising as the season goes along. Every sport and every franchise has their bandwagon fans unfortunately, but they will fill the empty seats at Honda Center. For those of you who have been going, keep it up. For those of you who have not been going, get your life together and get to Honda Center.
The top five in average attendance through 6 home games are the Chicago Blackhawks (21,556), Montreal Canadiens (21,273), Detroit Red Wings (20,006), Philadelphia Flyers (19,700), and Calgary Flames (19,289). The bottom five in average attendance through 6 home games are the Phoenix Coyotes (12,364), New York Islanders (12,766), Columbus Blue Jackets (14,641), Colorado Avalanche (14,955), and Winnipeg Jets (15,004). The top five in % Capacity through 6 games are Chicago (109.3 %), Toronto Maple Leafs (102.3 %), Pittsburgh Penguins (101.4 %), Minnesota Wild (101.1 %), and Buffalo Sabres (101 %). The bottom five in % Capacity through 6 games are Phoenix (71.2 %), Islanders (78.6 %), Columbus (80.7 %), Colorado (83.1 %) and Anaheim (91.4 %).
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