GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Nearly a quarter of a million fans
passed through the gates of Ralph Engelstad Arena in 2016-17, marking the sixth
consecutive season in which the University of North Dakota has led NCAA
Division I men’s hockey in total home attendance. North Dakota also led the
nation in per-game home attendance for the third straight year, averaging
11,505 fans over 21 home games.
UND was the only team in the nation to draw more than
200,000 fans in 2016-17, and the program’s average home attendance of 11,505
was at 99 percent capacity in the 11,634-seat Ralph Engelstad Arena. Thirteen
of UND’s 21 home games were sellouts.
“We would like to thank all of our fans and ticket holders
who attended North Dakota men's hockey this past season at Ralph Engelstad
Arena,” said UND head coach Brad Berry. “You once again leading the nation in
attendance not only shows the magnitude of your loyalty and passion, but has
also given -- and will continue to give -- our hardworking student-athletes
memories that they will keep for the rest of their lives. We are forever
thankful to have the best fans in all of college hockey.”
UND was the only team in North America outside of the
National Hockey League to average more than 10,000 fans per game in 2016-17.
NCAA Total Attendance Leaders:
Rk. School GP Total
Rk. School GP Total
1. North
Dakota
21 241,603
2.
Wisconsin
18 182,839
3. Minnesota
16 153,513
4. Penn
State
20 120,513
5. Minnesota
Duluth 19 113,493
NCAA Average Attendance Leaders:
Rk. School GP Average
Rk. School GP Average
1. North
Dakota
21 11,505
2.
Wisconsin
18 10,158
3.
Minnesota
16 9,595
4. Colorado
College
16 6,256
5. Penn
State
20 6,026
North American Average Attendance Leaders (non-NHL)*:
League Team Average
League Team Average
NCAA North
Dakota
11,505
CHL Edmonton Oil
Kings 9,461
AHL Hershey
Bears
9,205
ECHL Fort Wayne
Komets 7,591
* Source: HockeyDB.com
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