Florida is a hotbed for the ECHL, accounting for over 220,000 fans attending games for the three Sunshine State clubs in 2023-24.
The ECHL is red hot in the state of Florida.
Heading into the holiday break, a grand total of 302 ECHL games have been played accounting for a total attendance of 1,363,186 fans.
Of that total, 222,898 fans, or 16% of that cumulative total, have packed barns in the Sunshine State.
Jacksonville, leading the ECHL with a whopping 103,967 fans through 13 games, with an average attendance of 7,997 per game, outdraws all but four clubs in the American Hockey League.
The Orlando Solar Bears, with a combined attendance of 65,340 through 10 games for an average of 6,534 a game, and the defending two-time Kelly Cup champion Florida Everblades, with 53,591 through 9 games for a 5,955 average, rank sixth and seventh for average attendance per game.
Elsewhere, the Fort Wayne Komets - 85,652 fans through 11 games with a 7,787 average - and the Toledo Walleye - 84,435 fans through 11 games with a 7,676 average - clock in at second and third in the league for average attendance.