A big thank you goes to all Fans is DEB-Oberliga. No other third ice hockey league in Europe can count on such enormous support from spectators live in the arenas as the German Oberliga Nord and -South.
The ice cream blog has taken a close look at the European third leagues, and nine of the top ten places in terms of attendance are occupied by top league clubs.
The Hannover Indians take first place in the ranking with an average attendance of 3.419, followed by the Tilburg Trappers with 2.372 and the Bietigheim Steelers with 2.305th Fans in their respective home arenas. Only Karlskrona HK, a club from the Swedish third division (Hockeyettan), managed to establish itself in the top ten in fifth place with an average of 2.063 spectators.
The entire top ten (average audience)*
- Hannover Indians: 3.419
- Tilburg Trappers: 2.372
- Bietigheim Steelers: 2.305
- ECDC Memmingen: 2.139
- Karlskrona HK: 2.063
- Deggendorfer SC: 1.847
- Heilbronner Falken: 1.715
- Icefighters Leipzig: 1.551
- Moskitos Essen: 1.512
- Tölzer Löwen: 1.500
Photo: Hannover Indians
Source: Ice blog: Dennis Rost, Max Ostermaier
*In order to present the fairest possible evaluation, the ice cream blog The comparison leagues from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria and Great Britain were used for the evaluation (as of November 24.11.2024, XNUMX).