Opening Weekend attendance surpasses 6,000 per game

The ECHL welcomed nearly 170,000 fans to its 27 games on Opening Weekend, an average of 6,287 per game.

Opening Weekend was highlighted by 13 sellouts over the 27 games, including 13,522 fans in Tulsa and 12,370 in Jacksonville.

New Mexico welcomed a sellout crowd of 6,213 fans for its first game in team history on Friday, while Savannah sold out both of its opening weekend games, extending its sellout streak to 80 games.

Other teams with Opening Weekend sellouts were Adirondack, Florida, Greensboro, Greenville, Orlando, South Carolina, Trois-Rivières and Worcester.

Last season, the ECHL averaged, 5,018 fans per game, marking the first time the League surpassed the 5,000 mark per game since 1997-98, when the average was 5,013 per game. It was the fourth time in 38 seasons that the ECHL has exceeded 5,000 fans per game, with the all-time highest average of 5,312 occurring in 1994-95 and 5,273 in 1996-97. Between the 2025-26 regular season and 2026 Kelly Cup Playoffs, an all-time record of 5,810,411 fans attended ECHL games.