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powderjunkie · 05-17-2022, 04:43 PM

Some rough reported attendance numbers:

Roughnecks 11k (only 9 reg season games per year)

Hitmen - 7500 for the last few 'normal' years, were generally around 9000 from 2005-2013. Hitmen and Oil Kings typically outpace #3 by 1500+; about half the teams in the WHL draw <4000.

There are typically about 8 AHL teams (and a couple ECHL teams) that draw 7500-9000; 9 teams draw <4500, and the other 14 teams tend to draw 5000-6500.

So even if the Hitmen and Scorch (I'm sticking with this name no matter what) each drew ~6k, they'd both still be in the top third of their leagues; 5k and they're about median.

05-17-2022, 04:43 PM	#126
powderjunkie Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Exp:	Some rough reported attendance numbers: Roughnecks 11k (only 9 reg season games per year) Hitmen - 7500 for the last few 'normal' years, were generally around 9000 from 2005-2013. Hitmen and Oil Kings typically outpace #3 by 1500+; about half the teams in the WHL draw <4000. There are typically about 8 AHL teams (and a couple ECHL teams) that draw 7500-9000; 9 teams draw <4500, and the other 14 teams tend to draw 5000-6500. So even if the Hitmen and Scorch (I'm sticking with this name no matter what) each drew ~6k, they'd both still be in the top third of their leagues; 5k and they're about median.