As the Calgary Flames continue their preparation for the draft, trades, and free agency, there is one more important matter to secure, at least for Mrs. Finest and me. October will begin the fifth and final year of the contract between the City of Stockton, Stockton Arena, and the Calgary Flames. The City of Stockton will be celebrating their 15th year of professional hockey with the first 10 being with the ECHL’s Stockton Thunder.
2017-18 vs. 2018-19
At the end of last year, I chronicled the decline in attendance through the first 13 years of hockey in Stockton.