The Carolina Hurricanes are halfway through their home schedule and it’s time we look at attendance thus far. Missing the playoffs for seven straight seasons has taken a toll on the Carolina fanbase. They are in the midst of their worst yearly average attendance since the 1998-99 season. Attendance has trended down in the three years since general manager Ron Francis took over and announced he was taking the team into a full rebuild. This is no surprise to anyone.
In the same way that the team rebuilds, the fanbase needs to rebuild as well. One thing to consider when looking at attendance is fanbases are a separate entity from the team.