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Old 10-26-2018, 10:04 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by GullFoss View Post
I tracked attendance for a bit in a thread last year as I wondered "will attendance be down - are we just a few years behind the Senators?" However, I lost interest pretty quick as attendance was fairly stable vs the year prior.

However, thus far this season, it certainly looks like attendance is going to be down considerably vs last season. Even more so when you consider each of the four games so far have been big draws (home opener, Boston, Nashville on Friday night, Crosby show). I imagine much of this was impact of the Gully Gong Show. It will be worth tracking!

Calgary Attendance Tracker by game (2018-19)
1) 18,866 (98%)
2) 17,641 (91%)
3) 18,725 (97%)
4) 17,834 (92%)

Calgary Attendance Tracker by Year (capacity is 19,289)
2013-14 - 19,302 (100%)
2014-15 - 19,097 (99%)
2015-16 - 19,145 (99%)
2016-17 - 18,727 (97%)
2017-18 - 18,905 (98%)
2018-19 - 18,222 (94%)

Ottawa Attendance Tracker by Year (capacity is 18,502)
2013-14 - 18,108 (98%)
2014-15 - 18,246 (99%)
2015-16 - 18,084 (98%)
2016-17 - 16,744 (90%)
2017-18 - 15,829 (86%)
2018-19 - 15,082 (82%)
Two weekend games look like they were highly attended, and only one Canadian team through the Dome so far this year (on top of it only being 4 games). I'd say it's a little early to be suggesting attendance will be down this year. Your stats only suggest it will be down marginally at most, and I actually disagree with your assessment that we'd had a lot of big draws. Most of the Big draws that will end up bolstering the overall yearly average are still to come. Saturday nights and Canadian teams are the biggest draw, and we've only had one of those each night.
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