Attendance numbers aren't inflated . They use a new formula : They add the number of players , coaches , trainers , refs , announcers , score keepers , ticket takers , security ,  janitors and everyone else withing a quarter of a mile of the Sully to the total number .   Aces games aren't as much fun anymore because fewer attend and there's fewer give away's for the fans .  When the Aces brought " Slapshot's "  Hanson brothers to the games , Aces games were the place to be.  Before every game you knew you were in for exciting action on and off the ice. Many of the good looking ladies who attended are much older now , so that has added to the lower attendance numbers.