Wichita Named No. 54 Minor League Market
Published on September 3, 2013 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
(Wichita, Kan.) - Wichita has been named the No. 54 Minor League Market in the United States by Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal. There were a total of 239 markets across 47 minor league teams in the conducted study.
The current Wichita teams included in the ranking are the CHL Wichita Thunder, AA Wichita Wingnuts and CPIFL Wichita Wild.
The Top Minor League Market rankings score is computed using three category-specific scores: tenure rank, attendance and economic rank. Tenure rank, which accounts for 66 percent of each market's grade, benefits teams that have maintained a presence in the community since its inception. Attendance, 20 percent of the grade, is based off of total attendance and overall percentage of seats filled over a five-year period. Economic rank looks into unemployment rates, population and income.
The Wichita Thunder has played at INTRUST Bank Arena since January 2010. The Thunder finished the 2012-13 season with both the largest overall attendance and average attendance numbers in the CHL. In the annual Central Hockey League's "Best of the Best" Poll, INTRUST Bank Arena was named Best Arena for the fourth-straight season in 2013 and second for toughest building to win in. It also was named number one for Best Locker Rooms, Best Press Box, Best Arena Music and Best Arena Concessions. INTRUST Bank Arena has given Wichita a clear home ice advantage over the past four seasons.
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