Oddly enough, it is as interesting when looking at worsts in baseball history, as it is looking at the best in baseball history. Apr 12, 2017 final attendance numbers for all 30 nhl teams from the recently concluded regular season have been compiled. Two new teams, the buffalo sabres and vancouver canucks made their debuts and were both put into the east division. History of the national hockey league 19671992 wikipedia. According to numbers reported by sports business daily editor austin. Figures of this type are still common in bandy, a relative of ice hockey played outdoors. Dec 05, 2017 according to espns nhl attendance report, the canes rank 30th out of 31 teams in attendance, drawing just 11,685 fans per game to the 18,680seat pnc arena this year. The florida panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the miami metropolitan area. Over the seasons, the number of games has changed due to the expansion into new markets, such as las vegas two seasons ago. For example, both the shl and khl averaged under 6,000 people in 2014, even though hockey is very popular in those countries.
The national hockey league is a major league hockey league that has operated from 1917 to. The 20142015 season saw dubuque claim a third prairie farms cowbell cup as the elite team in eastern iowa. Find out the 20192020 attendance numbers for every nba team. Mls has the thirdhighest average attendance among all professional sports leagues with teams in the united states, ranking.
On april 23, 1996 an arena originally built for baseball, the thunderdome, set an nhl attendance record with 28,183 fans. New york islanders with worst attendance in nhl fox sports. This past season, the nhl total regularseason attendance broke a league record, attracting 22,186,851 fans to games across the league. The 197071 nhl season was the 54th season of the national hockey league. Nhl attendance history, corey perrys ejection and more from. You can see he had as many as eight points in a game twice during the streak. A look at some of the biggest deals in nhl history. This graph depicts the average attendance at regular season games in the national hockey league from the 200809 season to the 201819 season. The biggest crowd in nhl history remains the 105,491 that packed michigan stadium in 2014. Jan 02, 2019 with the national football leagues regular season games finally in the history books, the numbers show that average stadium attendance fell to new lows this year. The book would make a fantastic coffee table book and is 224 pages chocked full of colored pictures, stats, history, with contents in the beginning and an index at the back of the book. National hockey league teams have not always publicized their attendance data.
Nhl regular season attendance winners and losers for the. This past season, the nhl total regularseason attendance broke a league record, attracting 22,186,851 fans to games across the. Nhl regular season attendance winners and losers for the 2016. Helena hunting goodreads author shelved 5 times as nhl. The vegas golden knights began their inaugural season. Nhl attendance national hockey league teams have not always publicized their attendance data. The national hockey league is one of the top attended professional sports in the world, as well. While tv ratings bounced back this year, ending two years of decline, it is the stadiums that suffered in 2018.
The big event saw over 3,000 fans pack the mystique community ice center, and scouts from all 30 nhl teams were on hand to watch the next crop of nhl stars. Since there is no official minor league record keeping association hockeydb. Overall, the nhl regular season attendance numbers from around the league for 201617. This research looks at variations in gametogame attendance in the nhl, focusing on. Nhl attendance history, corey perrys ejection and more from starspredators. Widely recognized as the worlds premier hockey league, it was established in montreal, quebec, in 1917. List of national hockey league attendance figures wikipedia. Ive noticed that lots of european leagues, even in countries where hockey is very popular, teams tend to have much lower attendance than in the nhl. Capacity is an average, since games can be played at. But in terms of average attendance, the new york islanders are at the bottom of the nhl. When it comes to the nhl, the product is the entertainment on the ice and the fans are the very customers whom many times are willing to pay hefty prices to attend a game to watch their beloved team play the best game on this planet. Louis eagles, a nod to the famous anheuserbusch logo, the team didnt fare much better in its new home.
The beginnings of the san jose sharks history can be traced back almost fifty years ago to the 1967 nhl expansion. Since their foundation in 1994, they have won two whl championships, in. The history of the national hockey league begins with the end of its predecessor league, the national hockey association nha, in 1917. This is a list of ice hockey games with the highest attendance on record. In an effort to remove eddie livingstone as owner of the toronto blueshirts, a majority of the nha franchises the montreal canadiens, montreal wanderers, ottawa senators and quebec bulldogs suspended the nha and formed the new.
The chicago black hawks were moved to the west division. Nhl offers access to 100 years of player, team, game stats its right there on gretzkys page on nhl. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Search through nhl regular season statistics from 191718 to today for seasons that match your criteria. The expansion era of the national hockey league nhl began when six new teams were added for the 196768 season, ending the original six era. The 2008 nhl winter classic has the fourthhighest ever attendance of an ice hockey game, and the second highest for a game in a professional league. See total and average attendance, the top attended game, top drawing opponent, all games attendance, and more. Competition began in 1996, the 2016 season saw an average 21,692 spectators between the 20 teams, the highest average attendance in league history. This graph depicts the average regular season home attendance of all national hockey league teams in the 201819 season. They compete in the national hockey league nhl as a member of the atlantic division of the eastern conference. The national hockey league is one of the top attended professional sports in the world, as well as one of the top two attended indoor sports in both average and total attendance.
Capacity is an average, since games can be played at multiple venues e. Aug 29, 2019 national hockey league average regular season attendance 20082019 total home attendance in the nhl per team 20082019 nhl regular season ticketing revenue gate receipts 20102019. In all, 31 teams are vying for the stanley cup and a chance to make history. In the nhl 100 years in pictures and stories, authors ryan dixon and bob duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 30team elite professional sport that it is today from game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jawdropping performances like maurice richards 50 goals in 50 games, there is no. Attendance is based on numbers from a team or league, either released as an official yearly pergame average figure, or compiled into an average from individual boxscore attendance. As of the 201819 season the nhl averaged 17,377 live spectators per game, and 22,002,081 total for the season. The montreal canadiens won the stanley cup by beating the black hawks in seven games in the finals.
The eagles were 211 after the first games and 116 overall, placing them last in the canadian division and making them the worst team in the nhl for the 19341935 season. History of the national hockey league 19171942 wikipedia. Their current arena, barclays center, has the second lowest capacity in the nhl at 15,795, while the old. Attendance figures and arena capacities may not be 100 percent accurate and are subject to minor errors. The nhl has one of the richest traditions in all of the professional sports. The dodgers have had one million in attendance every season since 1945.
We have nhl statistics and logos as well as all other leagues including the wha and minor league. The canadian teams are the montreal canadiens, toronto maple leafs. National hockey league average regular season attendance 20082019 total home attendance in the nhl per team 20082019 nhl regular season ticketing revenue gate receipts 20102019. The winter classic is distinct from the leagues two other series of outdoor games, the nhl heritage classic and. Major league soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the united states and canada. Almanac type information on yearly attendance, major rule changes. Nov 18, 2019 in early october, the national hockey league dropped the puck on its 103rd season, with stars like auston matthews, sidney crosby, and alex ovechkin ready to etch their names in the record books. Attendance in the 30,000 range was once quite common for major international matches held outdoors in the 1940s and 50s in moscows lenin stadium. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup. The isles are 30th with an average 12,379 fans attending home games. Rivalry how it impacts fans, teams, and sport managers fall 2018.
No matter where the islanders call home, the teams attendance always will be a hot topic. Attendance home nhl attendance this is a graph of the attendance of the national hockey league for the 201718 season. The cold war, held november 6, 2001 at spartan stadium, had the highest ever attendance of an ice hockey game at that time. The national hockey league is one of the top attended professional sports in the. The site expands on the books offerings, organizing records into. You will find more information here than is available in any other resource, either in print or on the internet. National hockey league nhl the canadian encyclopedia.
For anyone who is an nhl fan, this is a treasure trove of history in pictures and stories. List of ice hockey games with highest attendance wikipedia. Player advanced stats finder search for advanced player stats corsi, fenwick, pdo, zone starts, etc. Final attendance numbers for all 30 nhl teams from the recently concluded regular season have been compiled. The calgary hitmen have a surprisingly strong attendance for a team that plays in the same city as an nhl team. Nhl attendance leaves a lot to be desired the hockey writers. Its easy to forget now how much the bruins and rangers loathed each other in the early and mid1970s.
Nfl suffers worst average attendance numbers in nearly a decade. This was the first regularseason outdoor game for both teams. Aug 29, 2019 this graph depicts the average regular season home attendance of all national hockey league teams in the 201819 season. History and season records of the national hockey league. To the best of our knowledge there has never been an attempt to create an alltime record book that crosses all minor professional leagues. Since their foundation in 1994, they have won two whl championships, in 1999 and 2010. This graph depicts the total attendance at regular season games in the national hockey league from the 200809 season to the 201819 season. Nhl yearly attendance statistics including yeartoyear change, average attendance, and more. Teambyteam attendance data is not even available in the current edition of the nhl guide the league considers this data to be under a teams purview and many teams just arent interested in publishing this information. Baseball attendance is a fascinating field of research. The site expands on the books offerings, organizing records into logical and sortable categories. Helena hunting goodreads author shelved 5 times as nhl avg rating 4. Carolina hurricanes attendance woes are partially of their. Fortunately, historical data on the number of fights has recently become.