Canadian Games 1st in Attendence for WJC

[eddy]

Interesting stats I found on the IIHF website Canada tops attendence for games, which I find surprising as the tournament is in the US.

http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/w20/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/1000000020/IHM1000000020Z04_84_1_0.html

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[VOB]

Interesting stats I found on the IIHF website Canada tops attendence for games, which I find surprising as the tournament is in the US.

http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/w20/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/1000000020/IHM1000000020Z04_84_1_0.html

What's worse is that the Ralph sounds like a tomb when the U.S. is playing! Our fans need to get off their arse and start making some noise!

 

[Douggy]

I think the validity of those results is clouded by the fact that Switzerland is 3rd in attendance.

 

[RaoulDuke]

I think the validity of those results is clouded by the fact that Switzerland is 3rd in attendance.

That's because Switzerland played the US yesterday...the US fans count toward the Swiss average.

 

[Brock]

This tournament seems to be home ice advantage for both the Americans and the Canadians.

If these two should meet, I'm curious to see who would have more fans in the stands.

 

[leafaholix*]

lol, Gord and Pierre said that the last WJC held in the States managed an attendance of 81 for the Gold medal game in Boston.

 

[hockeyfan125]

lol, Gord and Pierre said that the last WJC held in the States managed an attendance of 81 for the Gold medal game in Boston.

And they counted the fans from the press box. Funny stuff.

 

[X-SHARKIE]

Not many Hockey loving Americans even know this tournament exsists

I'm the only kid on my 30 player high school team who even watched a game.

Anywho... Sidney Crosby must be a big drawer to. I know I got excited just watching him over a webcast for the first time, let a lone catch the kid live in person before he makes it big.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

lol, Gord and Pierre said that the last WJC held in the States managed an attendance of 81 for the Gold medal game in Boston.

Yeah, that was pretty bad. I think Bryan Berard captained a U.S. squad that didn't do that well that year ('96 I believe). Things seem to be going much better this year. The event being so close to the Canadian border has really helped the atmosphere IMO.