What's the Deal with Hartford!

[jb4725]

Reg season average attendance: 5,514
Last night's semi-final game attendance: 2,630
I know it was game 5 with the series 3-1, but still...
JB

[SBarrett39]

You mean Wilkes Barre and the Hartford Wolf Pack?

Last game the series was 2-2, now its 3-2 Baby Penguins.

[jb4725]

geez, that makes the 'Pack attendence worse! How come they don't go to playoff games? You'd expect some bandwagoning with the team in the semis.
JB

[SBarrett39]

Theyve been outplaying Wilkes Barre too. We're lucky to be up 3-2.

[SBarrett39]

Hartford beat WilkesBarre 4-1 yesterday, tied 3 games to 3. It's going to be tough for the Baby Penguins to make the Calder Cup now.

[Awaken the Sun]

It seems fairly common in the minor leagues that average playoff attendance is actually lower than in the regular season. Why? I don't know, but it's been the trend since I've been following pro hockey since I was a kid. Doesn't seem like the fans pack into see the playoff games until the finals come around, then attendance is usually pretty good again, given the teams already have a fan base.

[SBarrett39]

Way to go Pens. Wilkes-Barre verse Milwaukee in the Calder Cup.

[Unregistered]

heh heh

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