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Attendance

NHL league-wide turnstile counts by season across regular season, playoffs, and total attendance.

Records All-Star

Latest Total

23,158,522

2025-26

Record High

24,606,811

2024-25

Seasons

1946-47 to 2025-26

Rows

League totals

Attendance ledger

League Season Totals

Season	Regular	Playoffs	Total
2025-26	23,158,522	0	23,158,522
2024-25	23,014,458	1,592,353	24,606,811
2023-24	22,873,142	1,626,399	24,499,541
2022-23	22,436,532	1,615,636	24,052,168
2021-22	20,784,346	1,655,687	22,440,033
2020-21	1,004,925	769,226	1,774,151
2019-20	18,835,275	0	18,835,275
2018-19	22,186,851	1,574,688	23,761,539
2017-18	22,174,362	1,517,965	23,692,327
2016-17	21,545,024	1,606,364	23,151,388
2015-16	21,615,397	1,684,638	23,300,035
2014-15	21,533,419	1,701,336	23,234,755
2013-14	21,758,902	1,775,557	23,534,459
2012-13	12,792,723	1,631,683	14,424,406
2011-12	21,468,141	1,592,270	23,060,411
2010-11	21,113,926	1,667,624	22,781,550
2009-10	20,996,455	1,702,371	22,698,826
2008-09	21,475,223	1,639,602	23,114,825
2007-08	21,236,255	1,587,054	22,823,309
2006-07	20,861,787	1,496,501	22,358,288
2005-06	20,854,169	1,530,405	22,384,574
2004-05	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003-04	20,356,199	1,708,691	22,064,890
2002-03	20,408,704	1,636,120	22,044,824
2001-02	20,614,613	1,691,174	22,305,787
2000-01	20,373,379	1,584,011	21,957,390
1999-00	18,800,139	1,524,629	20,324,768
1998-99	18,001,741	1,509,411	19,511,152
1997-98	17,264,678	1,507,416	18,772,094
1996-97	17,640,529	1,494,878	19,135,407
1995-96	17,041,614	1,540,140	18,581,754
1994-95	9,233,884	1,329,130	10,563,014
1993-94	16,105,604	1,440,095	17,545,699
1992-93	14,158,177	1,346,034	15,504,211
1991-92	12,769,676	1,327,920	14,097,596
1990-91	12,343,897	1,442,203	13,786,100
1989-90	12,579,651	1,355,593	13,935,244
1988-89	12,417,969	1,327,214	13,745,183
1987-88	12,117,512	1,336,901	13,454,413
1986-87	11,855,880	1,383,967	13,239,847
1985-86	11,621,000	1,152,503	12,773,503
1984-85	11,633,730	1,107,500	12,741,230
1983-84	11,359,386	1,107,400	12,466,786
1982-83	10,940,610	1,088,222	12,028,832
1981-82	10,710,894	1,058,948	11,769,842
1980-81	10,726,198	966,390	11,692,588
1979-80	10,533,623	976,699	11,510,322
1978-79	7,758,053	694,521	8,452,574
1977-78	8,526,564	686,634	9,213,198
1976-77	8,563,890	646,279	9,210,169
1975-76	9,103,761	726,279	9,830,040
1974-75	9,521,536	784,181	10,305,717
1973-74	8,640,978	600,442	9,241,420
1972-73	8,575,651	624,637	9,200,288
1971-72	7,609,368	582,666	8,192,034
1970-71	7,257,677	707,633	7,965,310
1969-70	5,992,065	461,694	6,453,759
1968-69	5,550,613	431,739	5,982,352
1967-68	4,938,043	495,089	5,433,132
1966-67	3,084,759	248,336	3,333,095
1965-66	2,941,164	249,020	3,190,184
1964-65	2,822,635	303,959	3,126,594
1963-64	2,732,642	309,149	3,041,791
1962-63	2,590,574	220,906	2,811,480
1961-62	2,435,424	277,000	2,712,424
1960-61	2,317,142	242,000	2,559,142
1959-60	2,386,970	187,000	2,573,970
1958-59	2,314,533	254,832	2,569,365
1957-58	2,216,237	228,046	2,444,283
1956-57	2,187,785	216,102	2,403,887
1955-56	2,127,843	211,670	2,339,513
1954-55	1,910,152	218,172	2,128,324
1953-54	1,950,146	223,635	2,173,781
1952-53	2,044,972	256,130	2,301,102
1951-52	1,908,032	210,185	2,118,217
1950-51	2,029,225	236,213	2,265,438
1949-50	2,361,059	264,033	2,625,092
1948-49	2,296,101	216,342	2,512,443
1947-48	2,398,475	210,476	2,608,951
1946-47	2,403,110	214,772	2,617,882

Source

NHL records archive league attendance totals. The table is a whole-league series, not a team or arena attendance report.