Sabres attendance increases by nearly 2,000/game

[Bill Brasky]

http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/05/22/story1.html

Even before the playoffs began, the Sabres saw an uptick in attendance.

The team finished the regular season with total attendance of 691,699, an average of 16,871 per game. Eighteen games were sellouts. Take away the 8,500 the team drew for one game in Rochester, and the Sabres attracted 17,079 per home contest.

In 2003-04, the Sabres attracted 626,843 fans for a 15,289-per-game average; the season saw a dozen sellouts.

The increase, one of the largest in the NHL, has been attributed to a number of factors, including a variable pricing schedule and the team's winning record.

[SABURZFAN]

Re: Sabres attendance increases by nearly 2,000/game

leave it to Rochester to lower the attendance average.i blame Mikey.

[BlackMetalNinja]

Re: Sabres attendance increases by nearly 2,000/game

It was bad for that game, I bought tickets that afternoon and was sitting 3 rows up behind the goal. Of course we were playing the Caps, and we did lose and play terribly too. Not the best way to encourage people to come out again.