On a tangent...
For season averages, the lowest I can find (since 1960) are:
California 4584 (68-69)
California 4850 (73-74)
California 4960 (67-68)
California (between 5000-6900 every other year)
Cleveland 5676 (77-78)
Pittsburgh 6008 (68-69)
Colorado 6080 (78-79)
Cleveland 6194 (76-77)
Pittsburgh 6839 (83-84)
Pittsburgh 6998 (69-70)
Calgary 7217 (80-81)
Calgary 7231 (81-82)
Calgary 7242 (82-83)
Kansas City 7356 (74-75)
Since 1990:
Minnesota 7838 (90-91)
Carolina 8188 (98-99) (Greensboro)
Carolina 9086 (97-98) (Greensboro)
NY Islanders 9748 (99-00)
Ottawa 9879 (94-95) (Civic Centre)
Since 2000:
NY Islanders 11,332 (00-01)
Anaheim 11,646 (01-02)
Carolina 12,171 (03-04)
NY Islanders 12,609 (05-06)
Chicago 12,727 (06-07)
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