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Originally posted by Snakeeye@Nov 14 2004, 09:52 PM
Heh. No idea. I havent been following them. I'd guess Halifax went over 10,000 whenever Crosby came to town. Ottawa and London probably have topped that figure. Dont think any other markets have arenas large enough.
Edit: looking over the other two leagues, there have been no games with attendances above 9050 (London). Calgary has the high attendance for the entire CHL, and will put a firm grasp on that once the teddy bear toss game goes. It also appears that Calgary is second in average attendance for the CHL behind London, averaging over 9000, and just ahead of Ottawa.
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Halifax sold out for Crosby when he was here last Monday, that's 10,500
but the Mooseheads don't draw like they used to (made the finals 2 years ago, and didn't sell out until the final round) in 2000 they were selling out games against teams like Val d'Or which whom they have no rivarly or connection other than playing in the same league. (mind you they also hosted the Memorial Cup that year, there was a HUGE buzz, the team was a top teir team, despite getting swept in the 2nd round but by Rimouski the eventaul Memorial Cup Champs, and there was an abnormally high amount of corporate seats sold that year)
Other than Halifax, Quebec is the only rink with over 10,000 (Moncton and Sydney are the next closest I think with 7,500 or so, and 4,800) lots of old barns in through Quebec.