Top Attendance Records In Hockey And Number Of Registered PlayersThe largest single crowd to view an NHL game was during the November 23rd, 2003 Heritage Classic was when 57,163 spectators attended the match between the Montreal Canadians and Edmonton Oilers at Commonwealth stadium in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Montreal defeated Edmonton 4-3. The only thing that makes this match stand out is that it was the only NHL game played outdoors since all NHL matches are played at indoor rinks. The megastars game which is known as the old timer's match with former players of the Oilers and the only game that Wayne Gretzky has played since his retirement from professional hockey and insists that the game would be his official and last. Local hockey games usually don't draw in the number of people that professional hockey teams can draw in during a single game. That's because more people are apt to want to attend professional events than a minor league or college/university match since there's more of a bigger interest in professional sports than a local team unless you're rooting for your hometown, but on the realistic scale most people find the thrill and excitement bigger for those at professional events. The top two countries with registered hockey players are Canada with 543,390 registered players in the country and the United States comes second with 435,737 registered players. Slovenia comes in last with 980 registered players so that clearly shows the Canada and the United States are the most popular areas to play hockey since they have the most people registered in each country. Hockey is and always will be the most popular sport in Canada and the United States since it draws in the most crowds because of the unique players the get from other countries since not a lot of Americans are playing professional hockey they're more likely to play baseball, basketball, and football than professional ice hockey The only reason being is that ice hockey starts in the fall the same time basketball and football begin so there's some competition for audience participation and television coverage, but hockey gets their share of loyal viewers and audience attendees. The only team so far that's having a hard time winning a Stanley cup championship is the Chicago Black hawks since they haven't won a single championship since 1961 over 40 years ago so they could join the ranks of the other local Chicago pro teams that won championships in the last 35 years. Articles past described Chicago has having the worst record in games and attendance until the team was bought and the new owner had made some changes over time that had turned the attendance deal around, but it still doesn't stop the fact that the Black hawks have not won a championship since 1961 and barely even made it to the playoffs at the end of the season since they were usually out the first round. Comments |
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