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Originally Posted by phil235
The Charge drew 13,000 and 11,000 to their two playoff games at the CTC so far. Atmosphere was good. Granted you have the Kanata factor at play and you will likely see bigger crowds for the finals, but I question whether they will maintain the atmosphere they want for regular season games in an NHL arena when they probably draw smaller crowds, particularly in years when the team isn't great.
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If the LeBreton arena opened this fall, I could see the Charge average 14k per game, but I do worry that years in Kanata will hurt them in the long run as it did with the 67s; they never recovered even with a much improved Lansdowne.