So how many fans showed up for the first day of camp?

Chucky17 · 09-13-2009, 07:58 PM

Atlanta boasted over 200 fans at the Thrashers facility on the first day of the NFL season with a Falcons home game, that's a pretty good turnout here.

How many fans welcomed your team onto the ice for day 1 of camp?

JGalt · 09-13-2009, 08:04 PM

Reports I've read from Flyers camp peg it at 1700-2000 fans.

skar67 · 09-13-2009, 08:04 PM

1500 at Brossard facility at Longueuil for the Habs 2nd day of the training camp (1st day was conditionning test)

Chucky17 · 09-13-2009, 08:09 PM

So then,,,,what if I tell you it was snowing 18 inches in Atlanta and the 200 walked to the facility???? At least it was huge compared to past interest here!

emb24* · 09-13-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by skar67

1500 at Brossard facility at Longueuil for the Habs 2nd day of the training camp (1st day was conditionning test)

habs facility slammed on 1st day of public practice...spacek says he's never seen anything like it lol

http://www.habsinsideout.com/

http://www.gazblogs.com/habsinsideou...ne/Spacek1.MP3

Ogopogo · 09-13-2009, 09:07 PM

There were about 500-700 of us at Oilers camp today. I will never understand why so few people show up to camp. There is a season tickets waiting list, you need to win a lottery to have the right to buy a mini pack yet hardly anybody shows up for free to see training camp.

Weird.

Chucky17 · 09-13-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ogopogo

There were about 500-700 of us at Oilers camp today. I will never understand why so few people show up to camp. There is a season tickets waiting list, you need to win a lottery to have the right to buy a mini pack yet hardly anybody shows up for free to see training camp.

Weird.

ya, the facility in Atlanta is just a public rink with 2 sheets of ice and very little seating or parking. Everyone just kind of stands around the glass. But the players are great after the skate, they stop to give autographs and take pictures right as they come off the ice. Kovy signs just about anything for several minutes until everyone is satisfied before he heads for the locker room. The rookies have to gather up the practice pucks and they hang around and talk to anyone that will listen to them! Quite a fun experience!!

NHL practice here is probably more like juniors hockey up north -- fans have total access to players -- so I was just curious how other cities handle it.

Bylsmagic · 09-13-2009, 10:18 PM

3000 for the Pens.

T-Funk · 09-13-2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ogopogo

There were about 500-700 of us at Oilers camp today. I will never understand why so few people show up to camp. There is a season tickets waiting list, you need to win a lottery to have the right to buy a mini pack yet hardly anybody shows up for free to see training camp.

Weird.

too early for sunday

i was up at 7:00 but did not feel like dressing myself or moving from the couch to drive to rexall for 8

i may skip class to go tomorrow though lol

kivaerijo · 09-13-2009, 10:26 PM

probably a few hundred through out the day for preds (maybe more, maybe less, i am bad at guessing that type of stuff). there were 3 seperate sessions that started at 10 and went to 1:30. lot of people coming in and out throughout the day. i love going to camp. going tomorrow as well. first game thursday. almost there!!!

Jocksta18 · 09-13-2009, 10:29 PM

2,500 for the Wild. That is pretty good considering the Vikes started at noon.

It is open tomorrow as well but I don't expect that many.

Angrychair · 09-13-2009, 10:30 PM

Habs practice facility barely has any space though.

duckyman · 09-13-2009, 10:35 PM

About 1000 at Anaheim ice from what I've read. Pretty much full, people had to stand around the glass behind the nets, since it was so full.

Arular · 09-13-2009, 10:37 PM

Went to the Sabres first day of camp yesterday, and I also went this morning as well.

ncsu1 · 09-13-2009, 10:45 PM

Probably 300-500 (i have a horrible time estimating) for the Hurricanes this morning.

barrytrotzsneck · 09-13-2009, 10:57 PM

a few hundred or so by my estimation at Preds' camp.

**40oz** · 09-13-2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Funk

too early for sunday

i was up at 7:00 but did not feel like dressing myself or moving from the couch to drive to rexall for 8

i may skip class to go tomorrow though lol

Good idea, at least there will be scrimmages tomorrow.

CertifiedPublicGuin · 09-13-2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bylsmagic

3000 for the Pens.

Is that what they reported? It looked about a quarter filled to me, which would be about 4,500ish, and that was a rough estimate, so 3,000 may be right.

**njdevsfn95** · 09-13-2009, 11:07 PM

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as is the case with the Devils not opening practice to the public anymore. it used to be open (minus playoffs) when they had a public practice rink.

anyhow, the Devils did have a couple hundred for a last-minute-notice Prospects Game in July. i personally found out less than 24 hours before.

WickedWrister · 09-13-2009, 11:43 PM

Ive heard reports of 4000 unofficially for the pens

hossua34 · 09-14-2009, 12:11 AM

About a thousand came for the first day of Jackets' camp.

Angrychair · 09-14-2009, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by WickedWrister

Ive heard reports of 4000 unofficially for the pens

Wow, team just won the cup and only 4k show up?

Buck Naked · 09-14-2009, 12:29 AM

Well, Anaheim's was at about 110% capacity....too bad that capacity is only 800.

kivaerijo · 09-14-2009, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Angrychair

Wow, team just won the cup and only 4k show up?

and thats high from looking at that picture. about a 8-900 there by my count

Valic · 09-14-2009, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ogopogo

There were about 500-700 of us at Oilers camp today. I will never understand why so few people show up to camp. There is a season tickets waiting list, you need to win a lottery to have the right to buy a mini pack yet hardly anybody shows up for free to see training camp.

Weird.

Football started today!