Our 2nd installment in tracking NHL attendance for the 2011-12 season.
The Flyers get a big boost in their attendance from the Winter Classic. If you don’t take into account the WC, the Flyers have an average home attendance of 19,734 through 19 games. 12 teams are at or over 100% capacity, down one from attendance after 10 games. Dallas has seen a nice improvement over the last 10 games.
| RK | TEAM |
20 Games 11-12 AVG |
% Capacity
|
10 Games 11-12 AVG |
10-11 AVG
|
09-10 AVG
|
| 1 | Chicago |
21,495
|
104.9
|
21,404
|
21,423
|
21,356
|
| 2 | Montreal |
21,273
|
100.0
|
21,273
|
21,273
|
21,273
|
| 3 | Philadelphia |
21,096
|
113.9
|
19,642
|
19,715
|
19,535
|
| 4 | Detroit |
20,166
|
100.9
|
20,066
|
19,680
|
19,546
|
| 5 | Toronto |
19,506
|
103.6
|
19,472
|
19,354
|
19,289
|
| 6 | Calgary |
19,289
|
100.0
|
19,289
|
19,289
|
19,260
|
| 7 | Ottawa |
19,090
|
99.7
|
18,990
|
18,378
|
18,269
|
| 8 | Vancouver |
18,878
|
102.5
|
18,866
|
18,860
|
18,810
|
| 9 | St. Louis |
18,852
|
98.4
|
18,902
|
19,150
|
18,883
|
| 10 | Tampa Bay |
18,631
|
97.0
|
16,944
|
17,268
|
15,497
|
| 11 | Pittsburgh |
18,558
|
102.6
|
18,519
|
18,240
|
17,078
|
| 12 | Washington |
18,506
|
101.3
|
18,506
|
18,397
|
18,277
|
| 13 | Buffalo |
18,403
|
99.9
|
18,116
|
18,452
|
17,078
|
| 14 | NY Rangers |
18,182
|
99.9
|
18,165
|
18,108
|
18,076
|
| 15 | Los Angeles |
17,683
|
99.9
|
17,288
|
18,083
|
17,313
|
| 16 | Boston |
17,564
|
100.0
|
17,563
|
17,565
|
17,388
|
| 17 | San Jose |
17,563
|
100.0
|
17,565
|
17,562
|
17,558
|
| 18 | Minnesota |
17,544
|
97.1
|
16,976
|
18,012
|
18,415
|
| 19 | Edmonton |
16,839
|
100.0
|
16,839
|
16,839
|
16,839
|
| 20 | Nashville |
16,572
|
96.8
|
16,408
|
16,142
|
14,979
|
| 21 | Florida |
16,485
|
85.9
|
15,529
|
15,685
|
15,146
|
| 22 | Colorado |
15,142
|
84.1
|
14,968
|
14,820
|
13,947
|
| 23 | New Jersey |
15,120
|
85.8
|
14,416
|
14,775
|
15,535
|
| 24 | Carolina |
15,040
|
80.5
|
15,189
|
16,415
|
15,240
|
| 25 | Winnipeg * |
15,004
|
100.0
|
15,005
|
13,469
|
13,607
|
| 26 | Anaheim |
14,912
|
87.7
|
14,906
|
14,738
|
15,168
|
| 27 | Columbus |
14,508
|
80.0
|
13,246
|
13,658
|
15,416
|
| 28 | NY Islanders |
12,784
|
78.8
|
12,705
|
11,059
|
12,735
|
| 29 | Dallas |
12,743
|
68.8
|
10,535
|
15,073
|
17,215
|
| 30 | Phoenix |
11,586
|
67.7
|
10,345
|
12,188
|
11,989
|
| * Prior years attendance for Winnipeg are Atlanta’s attendance numbers. | ||||||