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10-22-2004, 09:32 AM
FOXSports.com
October 21, 2004
With the word "contraction" creeping into lockout discussions, attendance figures in cities that are new to NHL hockey have been scrutinized. Spector examined how the level of a team's play affects it's numbers at the box office.
During this lockout there has been a fair amount of attention aimed at the new markets created by the National Hockey League during their period of expansion in the 1990s. Some observers wonder if those respective markets are strong enough to sustain their franchises.
Read More (http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3096572)
October 21, 2004
With the word "contraction" creeping into lockout discussions, attendance figures in cities that are new to NHL hockey have been scrutinized. Spector examined how the level of a team's play affects it's numbers at the box office.
During this lockout there has been a fair amount of attention aimed at the new markets created by the National Hockey League during their period of expansion in the 1990s. Some observers wonder if those respective markets are strong enough to sustain their franchises.
Read More (http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3096572)