Sabres don’t sell out a game
A lot has been said about the Red Wings failing to sell out all of their home games thus far this season including their season opener and justly so. According to James Mirtle, the Wings have been the most dominant team in the NHL in terms of hockey attendance over the last 17 seasons.
Over that 17 season span, from the end of the Oilers’ dynasty in 1989-90 to last season, the Detroit Red Wings have been the NHL’s top team for attendance, averaging nearly 20,000 fans per game for nearly two decades. … Detroit’s been a ridiculous model of consistency over the past 17 seasons, so much so that any potential drop off this season would be a huge story.
Graph made by James Mirtle
The Wings aren’t the only team struggling at the gate this season. Despite the threat of their team moving away, the Nashville Predators have failed to reach the 14,000 ticket mark in their first four games to prevent a move of the team.
While the Buffalo Sabres certainly aren’t struggling with ticket sales like the Wings (who no longer have a season ticket waiting list), the Sabres did fail to sell out a game this season breaking a streak of 62 sellouts (45 sellouts if you only include the regular season).
Monday is “not a traditional hockey night in Buffalo,†and the game had the “most expensive ticket-price designation.†Tickets cost $68-203, which “would limit walk-up numbers.†Also, the game was the third played in five nights and a “lack of knowledge about ticket availability†could be factors for the empty seats (BUFFALO NEWS, 10/16).
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