A little more light on the possible lacrosse draw compared to the key tenants.
Toronto Rock:
7,000 season tickets and an average attendance of 14,570 in 2008. So the Rock is making up half of its attendance in undecideds, adding over 7,000 bodies: slightly above the size their committed base. That's volatile, but they're obviously doing a decent job of filling the seats. A Valentine's Day match-up with Buffalo drew over 18,000.
Tiger-Cats:
16,000 season tickets and an
average attendance of 20,784 in 2008. The Cats are fairly dependent on their season ticket holders and generally adding fewer than 5,000 bodies that haven't already bought into the ride: about a third the size their committed base. That's volatile too -- if season ticket holders decide they've had enough, the numbers can dip precipitously and stabilize much lower. Average the team's attendance numbers over the last 30 years and you're sitting around 15,000-16,000.
The stats obviously don't tell the whole story, but they seem to reflect favourably on lacrosse, especially considering the minimal overlap with USL/CFL action.
Threaded Mode