NHL attendance

NHL attendance

The National Hockey League is the fourth largest live spectator sport in the world in terms of overall attendance. Despite the recession and rising ticket prices, as of the 2008-09 season the NHL had 21,475,224 overall live spectators, and averaged 17,460 spectators per game.

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2010-11 Attendance Statistics

First Niagara Center
United Center
Pepsi Center
Verizon Center
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 41 21,423 878,356 108.7% [1]
Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre 41 21,273 872,193 100.0%
Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center 41 19,715 808,328 101.1%
Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 41 19,680 806,892 98.1%
Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre 41 19,354 793,522 102.9%
Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome 40 19,289 771,560 100.0%
St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center 41 19,150 785,150 100.0%
Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena 41 18,860 773,260 102.3%
Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena* 41 18,452 756,568 98.7%
Washington Capitals Verizon Center 41 18,397 754,309 100.0%
Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place 41 18,378 753,525 99.3%
Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center 40 18,240 729,628 100.9%
New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 41 18,108 742,432 99.5%
Los Angeles Kings Staples Center 41 18,083 741,404 99.8%
Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 40 18,012 720,508 99.7%
Boston Bruins TD Garden 40 17,565 702,600 100.0%
San Jose Sharks HP Pavilion at San Jose 40 17,562 702,480 100.4%
Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum 41 17,268 708,022 87.4%
Edmonton Oilers Rexall Place 41 16,839 690,399 100.0%
Carolina Hurricanes RBC Center 40 16,415 656,611 87.6%
Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena 41 16,142 661,861 94.3%
Florida Panthers BankAtlantic Center 41 15,685 643,116 81.5%
Dallas Stars American Airlines Center 41 15,073 617,997 81.3%
Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center 41 14,820 607,650 82.3%
New Jersey Devils Prudential Center 41 15,775 605,803 83.8%
Anaheim Ducks Honda Center 41 14,738 604,283 85.8%
Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena 40 13,658 546,350 75.3%
Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena 41 13,469 552,230 72.6%
Phoenix Coyotes Jobing.com Arena 40 12,188 487,543 71.2%
New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 41 11,059 453,456 67.9%

Notes

  • Totals do not include six regular-season opening games played in Europe, and two outdoor regular season games.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes played the Minnesota Wild at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets played the San Jose Sharks at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden
  • The Boston Bruins played the Phoenix Coyotes at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • The Washington Capitals played the Pittsburg Penguins outdoors in the Winter Classic at Heinz Field in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
  • The Montreal Canadiens played the Calgary Flames outdoors in the Heritage Classic at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta.
  • As of October 2010, Calgary's Pengrowth Saddledome was renamed Scotiabank Saddledome.[2]
  • As of August 2011, Buffalo's HSBC Arena was renamed First Niagara Center.[3]
  • Following the 2011 season, the Atlanta Thrashers relocated and became the current version of the Winnipeg Jets.

2009-10 Attendance Statistics

HP Pavilion
Scotiabank Place
Nationwide Arena
Madison Square Garden
Team Arena Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance Capacity Percentage
Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre 41 21,273 872,193 100.0% [4]
Chicago Blackhawks United Center 40 21,356 854,267 108.3%
Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 40 19,535 800,966 97.4%
Calgary Flames Pengrowth Saddledome 41 19,289 790,849 100.0%
Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre 41 19,260 789,681 102.5%
Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center 41 19,546 781,847 100.2%
Vancouver Canucks GM Place 41 18,810 771,210 102.1%
Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena 41 18,529 759,695 99.1%
St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center 40 18,883 755,322 98.6%
Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 41 18,415 755,055 101.9%
Washington Capitals Verizon Center 41 18,277 749,357 100.0%
Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place 41 18,269 749,061 98.8%
New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 41 18,076 741,128 99.3%
San Jose Sharks HP Pavilion at San Jose 41 17,558 719,904 100.4%
Los Angeles Kings Staples Center 41 17,313 709,853 93.6%
Dallas Stars American Airlines Center 41 17,215 705,817 92.9%
Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena 41 17,078 700,211 100.7%
Boston Bruins TD Garden 41 17,388 695,543 99.0%
Edmonton Oilers Rexall Place 41 16,839 690,399 100.0%
New Jersey Devils Prudential Center 41 15,535 636,975 88.1%
Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum 41 15,497 635,388 78.4%
Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena 41 15,416 632,086 85.0%
Carolina Hurricanes RBC Center 41 15,240 624,873 81.4%
Anaheim Ducks Honda Center 41 15,168 621,903 88.3%
Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena 41 14,979 614,143 87.5%
Florida Panthers BankAtlantic Center 40 15,146 605,863 78.7%
Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center 41 13,947 571,849 77.5%
Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena 41 13,607 557,897 73.4%
New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 41 12,735 522,168 78.1%
Phoenix Coyotes Jobing.com Arena 41 11,989 491,558 68.5%

Notes

  • Totals do not include two regular-season opening games played in Europe. The Detroit Red Wings played the St.Louis Blues at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Chicago Blackhawks played the Florida Panthers at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins began play in their new arena (Consol Energy Center) on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. With a larger capacity, more luxury seating, and better amenities than their former home Mellon Areana, the Penguins are expected to have a larger average and overall attendance record in the 2010-11 season.[5]
  • As of July 6, 2010, Vancouver's GM Place was renamed Rogers Arena.[6]

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