After two down years, at the end of February AHL attendance was up 9%, to about 4.7 million. Teams in Bridgeport, Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia had jumps of more than 10%. Even the smallest-market teams and their small-business owners have seen a boon.That's really interesting when you consider that these cities aren't considered big hockey towns. Heck, at the way that Blackhawks fans have been treated these past few years, it's a wonder why they even bother to show up in Chicago. Philly is no surprise. At least they're supporting their own home grown talent.
[via: Fortune.com]
2 comments:
Philly has always enjoyed great AHL support for the Phantoms, and now the Chicago Wolves draw better than the Chickenhawks.
Given the craptitude of the Hawks and the absolutely asshat owner Wirtz, I can't say I'm surprised. I feel sorry for Hawks fans who have to see their historic franchise suffer so...but at least they have(and support) their AHL option
it shouldn't be a surprise the Wovles did well. When they were in the IHL, their average attendance was close to the Blackhawks.
Post a Comment