Giants See Highest Attendance Increase In WHL
December 9, 2004 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
The Western Hockey League has seen the Vancouver Giants produce the highest increase in attendance of all 20 teams in the WHL. Recent attendance figures released by the WHL show more than 125,000 fans had attended Giants games at the Pacific Coliseum up to the end of November. Thats an increase of 68 per cent from the same time last year!
The Giants are also second in overall attendance this season. Overall, attendance is up 10 per cent in the Western Hockey from the same time last year.
Here are the official attendance numbers for the Giants and how they relate to the other top attendance increases in the WHL.
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Nov. 30/04 Capacity Games Actual Att. % of Capacity Av.Att.
Vancouver 7,294 17 125,464 101% 7,380
Nov. 30/03
Vancouver 7,294 18 79,046 60% 4,391
Average Attendance Increase: 2,989
Attendance Increase: 68%
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Nov. 30/04 Capacity Games Actual Att. % of Capacity Av.Att.
Saskatoon 11,310 12 62,355 46% 5,196
Nov. 30/03
Saskatoon 11,310 16 53,402 30% 3,338
Average Attendance Increase: 1,859
Attendance Increase: 56%
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Nov. 30/04 Capacity Games Actual Att. % of Capacity Av.Att.
Calgary 17,139 14 112,305 47% 8,022
Nov. 30/03
Calgary 17,139 16 102,698 37% 6,419
Average Attendance Increase: 1,603
Attendance Increase: 25%
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