NEW YORK — The National Hockey League announced Tuesday it has set an all-time record for total attendance in a single season.
The NHL said more fans experienced live games during the 2023-24 regular season than any other in the league's 106-year history.
The league said 22,560,634 fans have attended 1,294 games over the 2023-24 NHL season. That figure surpasses the previous high of 22,436,532 set in 2022-23.
NHL added its games played to 97% capacity at the 36 host venues, which include the 32 home arenas plus Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Avicii Arena in Stockholm, T-Mobile Park in Seattle and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The 18 games remaining in the 2023-24 regular season, which concludes Thursday, will add to the record total.
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