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[Manoir]

Very impressive number for Nashville.

http://puckthemedia....n-nhl-markets2/

NHL Markets Local Ratings For Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final

1. Boston – 25.5/39
2. Buffalo – 7.2/11
3. Pittsburgh – 4.3/7
4. Minneapolis/St. Paul – 4.2/8
5. Detroit – 4.2/7
6. Columbus – 3.6/6
t7. Philadelphia – 3.3/5
t7. Nashville – 3.3/5
9. Washington – 3.0/5
10. Tampa Bay – 2.9/5
11. New York - 2.8/5
12. Denver – 2.7/5
13. Chicago – 2.6/5
14. St. Louis – 2.6/4
15. Raleigh-Durham – 2.4/4
16. Dallas – 2.1/4
17. Phoenix – 1.7/3
18. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose - 1.4/3
19. Los Angeles – 1.3/3
20. Atlanta – 1.3/2
21. Miami – 1.2/2

Non-NHL Markets Local Ratings For Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final

1. Providence – 16.7/24
2. Hartford – 5.5/8
3. Ft. Myers – 3.9/7
4. Richmond - 3.9/6
t5. Sacramento - 3.4/6
t5. Las Vegas - 3.4/6
7. Greensboro/Winston-Salem - 3.2/5
8. Baltimore - 2.9/5
9. Greenville/Asheville - 2.9/4
10. Austin - 2.8/5
11. Norfolk - 2.7/4
12. Orlando - 2.5/4
13. San Diego - 2.4/5
14. West Palm Beach - 2.4/4
15. Seattle - 2.3/5
t16. Albuquerque/Santa Fe - 2.3/4
t16. Tulsa - 2.3/4
18. Memphis - 2.3/3
t19. Knoxville - 2.2/3
t19. Dayton - 2.2/3
21. Oklahoma City - 2.1/3
22. Jacksonville - 2.0/3
23. Houston – 1.7/3
t24. Portland - 1.6/3
t24. Salt Lake City - 1.6/3
26. San Antonio - 1.5/2
27. Charlotte - 1.4/2
t28. Indianapolis - 1.3/2
t28. Louisville - 1.3/2
t30. Cincinnati - 1.2/2
t30. Milwaukee - 1.2/2
t30. New Orleans - 1.2/2
t33. Cleveland - 1.1/2
t33. Birmingham - 1.1/2
35. Kansas City - 0.8/1

[Konnan511]

As I've been saying for the past couple years. Expanding to Nashville was a great move by the NHL. Great fanbase and very knowledgeable fans there.

The Ft. Myers one through me off. I expected Seattle would have been a lot higher since i higher NHL fans screaming that they should have an NHL team.

[Manoir]

I expected Seattle would have been a lot higher since i higher NHL fans screaming that they should have an NHL team.

I think Seattle gets the Canadian CBC feed so it may have split the audience.

[SouthernWingsFan]

Woooo my home area tied for 30th!!!

[MrWings787]

Look at games 2 numbers. their pretty terrible

[Konnan511]

Look at games 2 numbers. their pretty terrible

Well we are basing this off the Nielson and their numbers. But if if they're as bad as you say for game two, then there may be something to what you're saying.

[InKennyWeTrust]

There's Columbus at #6 wondering what they just saw...

Hockey SHOULD work there, even with the damned college sports atmosphere. I guess 10 years and 0 playoff wins will do that, though.

[GMRwings1983]

These stats prove that Hartford deserves the Whalers back!

[13dangledangle]

Woooo my home area tied for 30th!!!

Thats Hilarious!...Just throwing this out there New Orleans is my next destination for sure, Ive never been there and I'm a cook by trade and have come to LOVE the eats there sooo much!! Off topic but thats ok....Go Wings!

Edited by 13dangledangle, 05 June 2011 - 10:28 PM.

[evilmrt]

Hmm...Sacramento beat out the Bay Area by a wide margin? Any California folks care to comment?

Kind of surprised at the weak showings by both Seattle and Portland. Also, I cannot FREAKING BELIEVE that Albuquerque, NM got better ratings than Phoenix. Ok, Phoenix...you fail.

Ft. Myers with a nice showing...move the Panthers 2 1/2 hours west?

[Hiei]

Tulsa tied for 16th!


Look at the top 4 though. Boston, Providence, Buffalo, Hartford. 3 of them are Bruins Territory. Yes, One of the big reasons HFD didn't last was because it was...well, Bruins territory. That and the Hartford Civic Center had some poor sightlines and is steep in pitch for the stands.

[eva unit zero]

These stats prove that Hartford deserves the Whalers back!

No, it proves that Hartford is full of Bruins fans. Hartford is slapped right in between Boston and New York, and even when the Whalers were around the Bruins and Rangers held strong followings there as well. Hartford compares roughly to Toledo, which is a little bit north of halfway between Detroit and Columbus, and is of similar size and would likely see the same effect where a majority of hometown fans are not of the home team. The Islanders also suffer this effect, as did the Nordiques.

[cusimano_brothers]

Once the Panthers get the Bridgestone® NHL® Winter Classic®, things will pick right up.

[heretic69]

Well we are basing this off the Nielson and their numbers. But if if they're as bad as you say for game two, then there may be something to what you're saying.

The Ft. Myers one through me off. I expected Seattle would have been a lot higher since i higher NHL fans screaming that they should have an NHL team.

It threw me off too, getting a fastball through the middle of the plate like this.

[VM1138]

I wonder...is there such a drop for other sports regarding teams not in the Finals watching their respective sport? Or is hockey pretty much dead for people who don't have a horse in the race?

[MulesWillFly93]

Yayyy San Diego for coming in 13th! No, seriously, we never get excited about anything around here, so that's pretty good for us. We did better than a certain city east of us which has a hockey team and a higher population, too, ahem. (Gosh darn it, can't we even get a minor league team up in here?!)

[rrasco]

What do these numbers mean? I mean, what is the significance of the numbers listed by each market? 1.5/2....what does that mean?

[lookalive07]

NHL Markets Local Ratings For Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final

1. Boston – 25.5/39
2. Buffalo – 7.2/11
3. Pittsburgh – 4.3/7
4. Minneapolis/St. Paul – 4.2/8
5. Detroit – 4.2/7
6. Columbus – 3.6/6
t7. Philadelphia – 3.3/5
t7. Nashville – 3.3/5
9. Washington – 3.0/5
10. Tampa Bay – 2.9/5
11. New York - 2.8/5
12. Denver – 2.7/5
13. Chicago – 2.6/5
14. St. Louis – 2.6/4
15. Raleigh-Durham – 2.4/4
16. Dallas – 2.1/4
17. Phoenix – 1.7/3
18. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose - 1.4/3
19. Los Angeles – 1.3/3
20. Miami – 1.2/2

Non-NHL Markets Local Ratings For Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final

1. Providence – 16.7/24
2. Hartford – 5.5/8
3. Ft. Myers – 3.9/7
4. Richmond - 3.9/6
t5. Sacramento - 3.4/6
t5. Las Vegas - 3.4/6
7. Greensboro/Winston-Salem - 3.2/5
8. Baltimore - 2.9/5
9. Greenville/Asheville - 2.9/4
10. Austin - 2.8/5
11. Norfolk - 2.7/4
12. Orlando - 2.5/4
13. San Diego - 2.4/5
14. West Palm Beach - 2.4/4
15. Seattle - 2.3/5
t16. Albuquerque/Santa Fe - 2.3/4
t16. Tulsa - 2.3/4
18. Memphis - 2.3/3
t19. Knoxville - 2.2/3
t19. Dayton - 2.2/3
21. Oklahoma City - 2.1/3
22. Jacksonville - 2.0/3
23. Houston – 1.7/3
t24. Portland - 1.6/3
t24. Salt Lake City - 1.6/3
26. San Antonio - 1.5/2
27. Charlotte - 1.4/2
t28. Atlanta – 1.3/2
t28. Indianapolis - 1.3/2
t28. Louisville - 1.3/2
t30. Cincinnati - 1.2/2
t30. Milwaukee - 1.2/2
t30. New Orleans - 1.2/2
t33. Cleveland - 1.1/2
t33. Birmingham - 1.1/2
35. Kansas City - 0.8/1

Fixed.

[Manoir]

What do these numbers mean? I mean, what is the significance of the numbers listed by each market? 1.5/2....what does that mean?

The 1st number is the percentage of households that have a TV who are watching a particular program, so a 1.5 means 1.5% of tv households are watching the game. The 2nd number is the percentage of people who have the TV on(watching something) and are watching the game, so a 2 means 2% of households that are actually watching something are watching the game.

[GunnarStahl]

t30. Milwaukee

Would not have guessed this at all. I've always thought Milwaukee would be the next best US city to hopefully get a team. I thought people followed Badger hockey pretty hardcore in Wisconsin...I guess there just isn't much of a NHL following