Bombers' Opening Night Attendance up 44.4% over Last Year
Published on October 23, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Dayton Bombers News Release
The Dayton Bombers have announced that their home opener attendance at the Ervin J. Nutter Center this past Saturday, October 18, represented a 44.4% increase over the previous season's home opener.
With a full summer under a new, vigorous ownership group that enabled the organization to chart and plan, the Bombers kicked off their season with a 5,077 draw on Saturday, 1,561 fans more than the Bombers' 2002-2003 home opener on Friday, October 11, 2002.
Last season, the Bombers saw attendance rise steadily as the home schedule evolved. During the 2003 portion of the campaign (from January-March), the Bombers accumulated eight crowds of over 4,000, five of over 5,490, and two of over 7,000. The late push resulted in a strong off-season from a ticket sales perspective. The Bombers' near-20% increase in full season ticket package equivalents (compared with the 2002-2003 campaign) reflects the 4th-best (out of 31 teams) season ticket holder percentage increase in the ECHL-America's Premier AA Hockey League, according to an analysis made by the ECHL earlier this month.
On Friday, October 24, 2003 (7:00 p.m.), the Bombers will face longtime divisional foe Johnstown in the first of nine head-to-head meetings, four of which will be at the Ervin J. Nutter Center. 5000 Magnetic Schedules will be given away at this game, sponsored by Two Men & A Truck, Trane Heating & Air Conditioning, and TravelPlex. Also, the Bombers, as part of Haunted House Night celebrating the Halloween holiday, will have safe "Trick or Treating" on the Nutter Center concourse beginning at 5:00 p.m. In addition, 2,000 Columbus Blue Jackets Posters will be handed out.
Single game tickets for all Dayton Bombers' 2003-2004 home regular season games are on sale now. Tickets are available for purchase at the Ervin J. Nutter Center Box Office, at www.daytonbombers.com, by calling (937) 775-4747, or at any Ticketmaster location.
Pro-rated season tickets for the 2003-2004 campaign (with some under $180) in addition to Flex Ticket and Corporate Marketing Programs are also available through the Dayton Bombers' office by calling (937) 775-4747.
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