NLL Average Attendance Climbs Over 10,000 Mark
May 11, 2004 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League season concludes the 2003-04 season with a final average attendance of 10,088. The average consists of all regular season games, All-Star Game and the Champion's Cup Playoffs. A total of 867,626 fans attended NLL games this season. The season consisted of eighty regular season games, the All-Star Game and the Champion's Cup Playoffs, which consisted of five games. The average represents an increase of 14% over last season's average of 8,835 for the 2002-03 regular season and playoffs combined.
"On behalf of our Board of Governors and all of our teams, I'd like to thank our fans for joining us in reaching this attendance milestone together," said Commissioner Jim Jennings. "The popularity of the NLL and professional indoor lacrosse is clearly on the rise."
2003-04 Season Attendance
Regular Season (80 Games, each team hosts eight games)
Total Average
Colorado Mammoth 140,942 17,618
Toronto Rock 135,256 16,907
Philadelphia Wings 109,123 13,640
Calgary Roughnecks 79,950 9,994
Buffalo Bandits 71,435 8,929
Rochester Knighthawks 70,293 8,787
Vancouver Ravens 56,992 7,124
Arizona Sting 46,147 5,768
San Jose Stealth 42,656 5,332
Anaheim Storm 37,997 4,750
Regular Season Totals 790,791 9,885
All-Star Game
February 22 All-Star Game at Colorado 16,742
Playoffs (Five Games)
April 17 Buffalo at Rochester 7,029
April 18 Calgary at San Jose 4,874
April 24 Calgary at Colorado 14,283
April 25 Buffalo at Toronto 14,618
May 7 Buffalo at Calgary 19,289
Playoffs Totals 60,093
Playoffs Average 12,019
Regular Season, All-Star Game and Playoffs Total Attendance: 867,626
Average (86 games): 10,088
The season also included several standout individual game crowds that found a place in the league record book. The Champion's Cup Final on May 7th at Calgary hosted the second-largest crowd in league history with an attendance of 19,289 at the Pengrowth Saddledome. The Toronto Rock hosted crowds of 18,809 and 18,821 at the Air Canada Centre on March 26th and April 9th respectively, and the Colorado Mammoth hosted sellout crowds throughout the season, including a standing room only crowd that reached 18,305 on January 30th at Pepsi Center.
NLL Top 10 Single Game Attendance Records
1. 19,409 Philadelphia at Toronto (Air Canada Centre) April 27, 2001
2. 19,289 Buffalo at Calgary (Pengrowth Saddledome) May 7, 2004
3. 19,059 Columbus at Toronto (Air Canada Centre) March 31, 2001
4. 18,911 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Wachovia Center) February 26, 2000
5. 18,821 Rochester at Toronto (Air Canada Centre) April 9, 2004
6. 18,809 Buffalo at Toronto (Air Canada Centre) March 26, 2004
7. 18,595 Rochester at Buffalo (HSBC Arena) March 15, 1997
8. 18,595 Philadelphia at Buffalo (HSBC Arena) April 12, 1997
9. 18,543 Rochester at Toronto (Air Canada Centre) January 26, 2002
10. 18,305 Calgary at Colorado (Pepsi Center) January 30, 2004
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