minnesota wild has the best attendance in the nhl.
minnesota wild has the best attendance in the nhl.
who has the best attendance in the nhl?
minnesota wild
one year later, nbc sports executive vp jon miller pitched the idea of an annual outdoor television event to the nhl in 2004 "but they didn't find the concept workable." in december 2006, miller found an ally in then nhl executive vp/business & media john collins, who embraced the idea. the first winter classic was held january 1, 2008, between the buffalo sabres and pittsburgh penguins at ralph wilson stadium in orchard park, new york. the game had an nhl-record crowd of 71,217 fans in attendance. the success of the 2008 nhl winter classic led the nhl to schedule a second one for 2009, held at wrigley field in chicago, illinois, on january 1, 2009, matching the detroit red wings against the chicago blackhawks.
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first decade. the first edition in 1988 proposed storytellers from 4 continents and 23 languages (including 16 native languages). in 1989 the festivals take flight and promotes attendance by schoolchildren and jerry alfred was one of the artists. in 1990 the festival grows. in 1991 the festival gains notoriety from a national festival reviewer and changes its name to "yukon international storytelling festival". the tagish lady who inspired the creation of the festival, angela sidney, died. 1992's edition experienced diplomatic problems with its scheduled russian guests. 1993 saw record attendance and box office sales. 1994 the festival experienced severe financial losses due to a windstorm that nearly destroyed the festival tents and caused the festival to relocate. in 1995 the festival was scaled down in order to recoup past financial losses, and produced a surplus for the first time. in 1996 the festival grew once more and saw its second best attendance. the 10th anniversary edition in 1997 experienced its best attendance yet and interest from the canada council finally started happening.
yukon international storytelling festival