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(See the raw data behind these summaries).

Note that the capacity of the Kingston Memorial Centre is 3,300.  The Springer family has owned the Kingston Frontenacs since June 1998. 

In the nine years since the Springers have owned the team, the Kingston Frontenacs have played 283 home games, fully selling out (>3,300) only four times, and selling more than 3,200 just seven times.   The Frontenacs have never played in April under Springer family ownership.

There has been only one sellout in the past 5 years, and again no sellouts during this past season.  

Over the past five seasons, the Kingston Frontenacs have played

• 170 regular season home games and
• only seven playoff home games.

In all those games, the Frontenacs have

• sold-out only once (in five seasons!),  Jan 21, 2005 versus the London Knights.
• attracted over 3,000 fans only three times in five seasons, and
• attracted over 2,500 to fewer than 10% of their games.

Source: http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats
 

Kingston Frontenacs Home Games Average Attendance by year Season Dates Average Attendance 2006-07 Regular Season 34 2246 (68%) 2005-06 Regular Season 34 2197 (67%) 2004-05 Regular Season 34 2095 (63%) 2003-04 Regular Season 34 1978 (60%) 2002-03 Regular Season 34 1927 (58%) 2001-02 Regular Season 34 2177 (66%) 2000-01 Regular Season 33 2392 (72%) 1999-2000 Regular Season 33 2629 (80%) 1998-99 Regular Season 34 2582 (78%) 1997-98 Regular Season 33 2715 (82%)       2007 Playoffs 2 2768 (84%) 2006 Playoffs 3 2738 (83%) 2004 Playoffs 2 2507 (76%) 2001 Playoffs 2 2647 (80%) 2000 Playoffs 2 2877 (87%) 1999 Playoffs 2 2391 (72%) 1998 Playoffs 6 3024 (92%)

Full List of Kingston Frontenacs Sellouts since 1997 (Attendance >3,200) (updated April 9 2007) Date Visiting Team Attendance Jan 21, 2005 London Knights 3300 Mar 30, 2001 Belleville Bulls 3205 Feb 16, 2001 Belleville Bulls 3257 Jan 26, 2001 Belleville Bulls 3379 Mar 17, 2000 Belleville Bulls 3223 Feb 25, 2000 Ottawa 67's 3379 Feb 4, 2000 Belleville Bulls 3379 Springer Family purchased Fronts, June 1998 Apr 4, 1998 London Knights 3379 Mar 19, 1999 Peterborough Petes 3275 Mar 26, 1998 Oshawa Generals 3379 Mar 20, 1998 Oshawa Generals 3379 Mar 13, 1998 Belleville Bulls 3379 Feb 27, 1998 Belleville Bulls 3379 Jan 30, 1998 Belleville Bulls 3379 Nov 7, 1997 Windsor Spitfires 3333

 

Full list of the 16 Kingston Frontenac crowds over 2,500 over the past FIVE YEARS. (170 season and 7 playoff games since 2002-2003)
Game	Date	Opponent	Attendance
11175	Jan 21, 2005	London Knights	3300
1300	Mar 25, 2007	Oshawa Generals	3112
10953	Nov 19, 2004	Belleville Bulls	3079
12243	Mar 31, 2006	Sudbury Wolves	2931
11934	Jan 13, 2006	Belleville Bulls	2874
12721	Jan 12, 2007	Belleville Bulls	2871
12468	Nov 3, 2006	Belleville Bulls	2853
12214	Mar 24, 2006	Sudbury Wolves	2806
12339	Sep 29, 2006	Belleville Bulls	2788
12100	Feb 24, 2006	Peterborough Petes	2773
12128	Mar 3, 2006	Belleville Bulls	2746
11149	Jan 14, 2005	Belleville Bulls	2720
10635	Mar 20, 2004	Barrie Colts	2662
12512	Nov 12, 2006	Kitchener Rangers	2584
6064	Mar 12, 2004	Oshawa Generals	2569
11372	Mar 11, 2005	Belleville Bulls	2521

Trivia: number of games attracting over 2,500 fans in the one season prior to the Springers' ownership: 32

Note: OHL data is occasionally incomplete.  We don't count games with zero attendance in our averages, hence sometimes 33 and other times 34 regular season games.  Also, the April 8, 1998 playoff game against London is reported by the OHL with 0 attendance and we don't count that game either.

See the raw data behind these summaries.