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Old 05-21-2007, 05:35 PM
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VS in 72 Mllion homes. ESPN in 102 Million. I'll have someone in the lab check the NHL gate compared to NBA. I'd bet a sandwich on NHL.

As an aside, gambling was THE major factor that kept the sport popular and growing during the first 1/2 of the last century. Personally, I find nothing lousy about gambling on hockey.
2006-07 Regular Season Total Attendance:

NBA: 21.8 Million
NHL: 20.8 Million

30 teams and 1,230 regular season games in each league. NBA by a short head.
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