Thunder Surpasses 230,000 Fans For Second Straight Year
March 30, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Stockton Thunder, the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers and American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons, announced that Saturday's game (regular season home finale) against the Victoria Salmon Kings is officially a sellout, marking the fourth capacity crowd of 9,737 that the Thunder has drawn this year at Stockton Arena.
The Thunder leads the ECHL in attendance and it is the second straight year the Thunder has surpassed the mark of 230,000 fans for one season. Tonight's crowd raises the Thunder's yearly attendance total to 239,337, an average of 6,648 fans per game.
"The hockey fans in Stockton, San Joaquin County and Northern California have proven yet again to be some of the best hockey fans around," said Thunder president Dan Chapman. "They continue to provide our players with support second to none and each and every one of them should be very proud of making this the best draw in the ECHL for the last three years."
The Thunder is vying to become the first team since 2004-05 to lead the ECHL in attendance for three straight seasons (Florida led the ECHL in attendance for five straight seasons). The Thunder drew a club record 244,085 fans to Stockton Arena in 2006-07 and drew the fifth largest crowd in ECHL All-Star Game history on January 23 with a total of 7,455 fans.
TOP FIVE HOME CROWDS IN 2007-08
OPPONENT DATE ATTENDANCE
1. (tie) Victoria 3/29/08 9,737*
Alaska 2/16/08 9,737*
Las Vegas 1/19/08 9,737*
Idaho 11/3/07 9,737*
2. Utah 2/29/08 8,822
* Denotes sellout
The Thunder has led the ECHL in attendance for two consecutive seasons and drew 244,085 fans to Stockton Arena in 2006-07. Season tickets for 2008-09 and 2008 Kelly Cup Playoff ticket packages are now on sale and individual ticket information for the 2008 Kelly Cup Playoffs will be announced soon. For more information about tickets, merchandise, or other inquiries contact the Stockton Thunder offices at (209) 373-1500 or visit www.stocktonthunder.com.
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