Texas Stars Finding Big Second Half Success In Attendance

(Credit: Texas Stars)

The Texas Stars are having a pretty good few weeks in terms of attendance. I expanded on their recent success on Twitter and wanted to make sure nobody on the blog missed out.

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(Being an engineer by training, I have a knack for spreadsheets. This is all self-sourced analysis.)

Through 23 homes games, #txstars are having their third best year in average attendance.
2011-12: 5,391
2013-14: 5,250 (Calder Cup)
2017-18: 5,218

— 100 Degree Hockey (@100degreehockey) February 6, 2018

The team has also tied its mark for games >6000 to this point with six so far this year.

— 100 Degree Hockey (@100degreehockey) February 6, 2018

The back-to-back sellouts are a first though. Texas has strung together 3+ games above 6000 three times before, but they were all from 2009-11.

— 100 Degree Hockey (@100degreehockey) February 6, 2018

With 15 games to go at home, #txstars have two sellouts (and tend to have more in the spring than the fall). Their record is five in 2014-15.

— 100 Degree Hockey (@100degreehockey) February 6, 2018

Early on, #txstars had big positive swings in attendance from fall to spring. Those have become less reliable, but Texas did return to form last year. pic.twitter.com/uN0Ep5veob

— 100 Degree Hockey (@100degreehockey) February 6, 2018

#txstars actually had a pretty rough first half attendance number (Avg. 4950, 2nd lowest historically). Their second half numbers have spiked (low sample set) but 4 of 5 are >6000.

— 100 Degree Hockey (@100degreehockey) February 6, 2018