The data shows the average attendance at regular season games in the National Hockey League from the 2008/09 season to the 2017/18 season. In the 2017/18 season, the average attendance at NHL games was 17,446.
NHL average attendance - additional information The average attendance at regular seasons NHL games has remained consistently around 17,000 since 2008, with the average for the 2013/14 recorded as 17,587. On the back of their Presidents’ Trophy and Stanley Cup wins in the 2012/13 season, the Chicago Blackhawks recorded the highest average home attendance in the league during the 2013/14 season, with an average of 22,623 fans watching each home game.
2008/09 | 17476 |
2009/10 | 17072 |
2010/11 | 16523 |
2011/12 | 17455 |
2012/13 | 17720 |
2013/14 | 17587 |
2014/15 | 17502 |
2015/16 | 17548 |
2016/17 | 17500 |
2017/18 | 17446 |