Ever since the Arizona Coyotes have started playing at Gila River arena in 2003, the attendance figures have been fairly mediocre, to say the least. They have had two seasons, the first one in the new building in ’03-’04 and the following season where they have averaged over 15,000 fans per game.
When you take a look at the attendance figures (per ESPN.com) for the past season, the NHL average attendance was — are you ready for this? *17,534 *
Factor this into your mathematical brain cells: The Arizona Coyotes average was a measly 13,851.