SM-league crowd average the worst in 34 years — Switzerland and the KHL are steamrolling

The international ice hockey federation IIHF announced the european clubs and leagues public average values for the 2018-19 regular season.SC bern's home match in an average of nearly 16300 spectators per match. The atmosphere is accordingly. AOP

Europe's most popular hockey series is the Swiss A-league, which match audience average was 6949 spectators per match. Switzerland's position at the coming KHL (6397) and the German DEL (6215), followed by Sweden SHL (5828) and Czech Extraliga (5401).

the KHL's average dropped Avangard Omsk playing the entire season retreat in the Moscow area in the small hall. Omsk investment of the audience in the rankings dropped from place 12 place 64. Evacuated to Omsk got average only 4745 look at.

SM-league, far away

SM-league will become public in the comparison in the sixth but far from the top leagues behind. SM-league match-specific audience average in the regular season had 4232 viewers.

on its website SM-league boasted some of the team the successful growth of its audience average from last season. SM-league, however, forget to mention, that the audience average 4232 is the worst in 34 years. Season 1984-85 average (3840) was the last time such a small.

Bern back at number one

in Europe most of the audience frame in the series collected as early as 18. times in a row the Swiss might follow SC Bern. the Kari Jalonen coached by Bern home match audience average was 16290.

Secondly, most of the audience gathered in the st. Petersburg SKA (13016). Next come the Eisbären Berlin (12026), Kölner Haie (11573), Adler Mannheim (11422), Frölunda Indians (10071), Zurich Lions (9694), Dinamo Minsk (9495), Sparta Prague (9042), and Jokers (8768).

Jokers played two matches in Tallinn (a total of 9754 look at). Hartwall arena matches Jokerit audience average was 9 036.

Helsinki second follow HIFK ranked rankings place 20 public middle value was 7100.