[GullFoss]

Attendance to the home opener was only 17,414 according to NHL. That is absolutely terrible given the Canadian team opponent and typical high draw of the season open.

Given how poorly the home opener was attended, attendance numbers are a topic worth tracking through the season.

Outside of the pandemic, this could very well be the worst attended season in over 20 years. Per season attendance of the young-gun era of 1995-03 ranged from 15,300-18,000. The flames are seemingly facing these types of attendance numbers again this year.


Attendance by game this year
Game 1 - 17,414
Game 2 - 16,800
Game 3 - 16,898
Game 4 - 16,786
Game 5 - 16,975

Attendance by year

1999-00: 15,300
2000-01: 16,600
2001-02: 15,700
2002-03: 16,600

2004-14: 19,289
2014-15: 19,100
2015-16: 19,100
2016-17: 18,700
2017-18: 18,900
2018-19: 18,500
2019-20: 18,800

2022-23: 18,000
2023-24: 17,000