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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy
Come on, the Jets had the SECOND lowest attendance avg at 14,228! |
Fun with stats! (FYI I rounded down all my percentages)
14,228 is roughly 92% capacity of the arena (seating 15,321 for hockey).
Average attendance in the NHL last year was 17,651. If the Jets sold out every game they would be at roughly 86% of the league average. Fourteen teams had an average seating above that mark. With 32 teams, that means over half (14) teams had below average attendance.
The NHL averaged 97.5% capacity last season, meaning Winnipeg average attendance was roughly 94% of the league average.
What does this mean? On the one hand it's impossible for the Jets to get near the average attendance of the league. On the other hand they have little "wiggle" room, which should come as no surprise to the owners or the fans. If we're going to compare ourselves to other NHL cities, I think Jets fans have an inordinate amount of responsibility for the continued existence of their team, possibly greater than anywhere else.
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