Cyclones Rock
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I agree with this sentiment. But consider: The number of corporate sponsors and the allotment of tickets they get per game. It's easily believable that those tickets -- whether comp'd or reduced in price -- yield a number significantly greater than the actually count at the door on game night. Whether you agree with this type of attendance accounting is up to you, but it's certainly not unique to Fort Wayne... not by a long-shot. It's standard practice.
Valid point. No doubt the Komets have done a very good job securing corporate sponsorships. Last time I was at the ACMC, I don't think there was a white space on the ice
As a side note, I just found out that the Cyclones don't count either club seats or suite seats in their announced attendance. There certainly isn't any league wide standard on announced attendance.
The Cyclones will probably sell out the first hockey game EVER at US Bank Arena this Saturday. The arena capacity is roughly 15,800 for hockey of which approximately 1,300 are suites or club seats. Announced attendance should be close to 14,000. For a team which drew 1,844 per game in its first year back (2006-07) after a two year suspension with "crowds" of under 1000 for 13 of the 36 games with a year high attendance of 4393, this is more than a minor miracle.
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