[slippy627]

Originally Posted by Iontach

But the fact remains there would still be more fans in these big cities down here than up in small canadian cities.

I dont think so.....when new jersey only gets 10k per game......and nash ville only sells like 12k a game and give away FREE tickets........here are the cities i believe shouldnt have teams.......florida..nashville..atlanta..phoenix.. anahiem..washington..carolina..columbus........... .thats 8 teams .......ill leave tampa and dallas because tampa gets like 20k per game and dallas gets good crowds......then add two canadian teams to have 24 teams.

NHL Attendance Leaders

Season: 2000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042005-20062006-2007
2007 AttendanceHomeRoadOverallRNKTEAMGMSTOTALAVGPCTGMSTOTALAVGPCTGMSTOTALAVGPCT1Montreal41872,19321,273100.041694,58916,94190.8821,566,782 19,10795.72Detroit41822,70620,066100.041693,24616,90892.1821,515,952 18,48796.23Tampa Bay41814,94419,876100.641688,42916,79090.4821,503,373 18,33395.74Toronto41798,98119,487103.741703,60617,16190.8821,502,587 18,32497.25Ottawa41794,27119,372104.741695,01816,95189.5821,489,289 18,16297.06Calgary41790,84919,289112.441696,19816,98092.3821,487,047 18,134102.07Philadelphia41790,59119,28298.941683,01516,65890.7821,473,6061 7,97094.98Buffalo41766,29018,690100.041722,86317,63093.2821,489,153 18,16096.69Vancouver41763,83018,630101.141702,77117,14093.8821,466,601 17,88597.510Minnesota41757,28018,470102.241691,84116,87492.2821,449,121 17,67297.211NY Rangers41746,20018,200100.041731,40117,83996.5821,477,601 18,01998.212Dallas41734,50817,91496.741685,95216,73091.6821,420,4601 7,32294.213Colorado41722,12717,61297.841707,21417,24994.2821,429,3411 7,43096.014San Jose41714,31617,42299.641667,52416,28188.7821,381,8401 6,85194.015Carolina41712,86117,38692.841696,31716,98391.0821,409,1781 7,18591.916Los Angeles41691,22916,85991.141678,16216,54090.6821,369,3911 6,69990.817Edmonton41690,39916,83998.541700,22917,07892.8821,390,6281 6,95895.518Pittsburgh41673,39516,42496.941729,42517,79095.6821,402,8201 7,10796.219Columbus41672,44316,40190.441665,40416,22987.5821,337,8471 6,31588.920Anaheim41670,91616,36395.341688,01916,78091.2821,358,9351 6,57293.221Atlanta41665,41716,22987.541690,41116,83990.1821,355,8281 6,53488.822Florida41630,18315,37079.841679,35716,56989.0821,309,5401 5,97084.323Nashville41625,64915,25989.241651,98515,90285.3821,277,6341 5,58087.124Phoenix41614,51914,98885.641679,56616,57490.3821,294,0851 5,78188.025Boston41605,35214,76479.341736,70117,96895.0821,342,0531 6,36687.226New Jersey41581,22514,17674.541710,38017,32694.1821,291,6051 5,75184.127Washington41571,12913,92974.641712,58317,38093.1821,283,7121 5,65583.828NY Islanders41528,33112,88679.141704,46017,18192.0821,232,7911 5,03486.029Chicago41521,80912,72762.141684,15516,68691.1821,205,9641 4,70675.830St. Louis41513,34512,52059.641686,46716,74391.6821,199,8121 4,63174.5