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This is a list of ice hockey games with the highest attendance on record. All of the games on this list were held in stadiums designed for field sports such as association football, gridiron football, and baseball. Four of the "games" listed were actually doubleheaders, in which a single ticket provided admission to two games held back-to-back. The fixed-roof Ford Field in Detroit hosted one doubleheader and a single game, and another was held at the retractable-roof Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany (with the roof closed for that game); all other games on the list were held in open-air venues. Most of these games were staged as special events, and all but one were played in the 21st century.

Attendance in the 30,000 range was once quite common for major international matches held outdoors in the 1940s and 50s in Moscow's Lenin Stadium. Figures of this type are still common in bandy, a relative of ice hockey played outdoors.

The record for a Stanley Cup playoff game is 28,183, set on April 23, 1996, at the Thunderdome during a Tampa Bay Lightning – Philadelphia Flyers game.[1]

A new record was set on December 11, 2010, when the University of Michigan's men's ice hockey team faced cross-state rival Michigan State in an event billed as "The Big Chill at the Big House". The game was played at Michigan's football venue, Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, with a capacity of 109,901, as of the 2010 football season. Ultimately, a crowd announced by UM as 113,411, at that time the largest in the stadium's history (including football), saw the homestanding Wolverines win 5–0. Guinness World Records, using a count of ticketed fans who actually entered the stadium instead of UM's figure of tickets sold, announced a final figure of 104,173.[2][3]

Rank Attendance Location Date Event Home team Final score Visiting team
1 113,411 (announced)[3]
104,173 (certified)[2]		 Flag of the United States Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor 02010-12-11 The Big Chill at the Big House Michigan Wolverines (men) 5–0 Michigan State Spartans (men)
2 105,491 (announced)[4]
< 104,173 (certified)[5]		 Flag of the United States Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor 02014-01-01 2014 NHL Winter Classic Detroit Red Wings 2–3
(SO)		 Toronto Maple Leafs
3 77,803[6] Flag of Germany Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen 02010-05-07 2010 IIHF World Championship Flag of the United States United States of America 1–2
(OT)		 Flag of Germany Germany

[7]

4 74,554[8] Flag of the United States Spartan Stadium, East Lansing 02001-10-06 Cold War Michigan State Spartans (men) 3–3 Michigan Wolverines (men)
5 71,217[9] Flag of the United States Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park 02008-01-01 2008 NHL Winter Classic Buffalo Sabres 1–2
(SO)		 Pittsburgh Penguins
6 70,205[10] Flag of the United States Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California 02015-02-21 2015 NHL Stadium Series San Jose Sharks 1–2 Los Angeles Kings
7 68,111[11] Flag of the United States Heinz Field, Pittsburgh 02011-01-01 2011 NHL Winter Classic Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Washington Capitals
8 67,318[12] Flag of the United States Heinz Field, Pittsburgh 02017-02-25 2017 NHL Stadium Series Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers
9 67,246[13] Flag of the United States Gillette Stadium, Foxborough 02016-01-01 2016 NHL Winter Classic Boston Bruins 1–5 Montreal Canadiens
10 62,921 Flag of the United States Soldier Field, Chicago 02014-03-01 2014 NHL Stadium Series Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins
11 57,167[14] Flag of Canada Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 02003-11-22 2003 Heritage Classic Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Montreal Canadiens
12 55,031[15] Flag of the United States Camp Randall Stadium, Madison 02010-02-06 Camp Randall Hockey Classic Wisconsin Badgers (women) 6–1 Bemidji State Beavers (women)
Wisconsin Badgers (men) 3–2 Michigan Wolverines (men)
13 55,000[8] Flag of Soviet Union Lenin Stadium, Moscow 01957-03-05 1957 Ice Hockey World Championships Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 4–4 Flag of Sweden Sweden
14 54,194 Flag of Canada BC Place, Vancouver 02014-03-02 2014 NHL Heritage Classic Vancouver Canucks 2–4 Ottawa Senators
15 54,099 Flag of the United States Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles 02014-01-25 2014 NHL Stadium Series Los Angeles Kings 0–3 Anaheim Ducks
16 52,051 Flag of the United States Soldier Field, Chicago 02013-02-17 OfficeMax Hockey City Classic Notre Dame Fighting Irish (men) 2–1 Miami RedHawks (men)
Wisconsin Badgers (men) 3–2 Minnesota Golden Gophers (men)
18 51,125[16] Flag of Germany ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf 02015-01-10 2015 DEL Winter Game Düsseldorfer EG 3–2 Kölner Haie
19 50,426 Flag of the United States TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis 02016-02-21 2016 NHL Stadium Series Minnesota Wild 6–1 Chicago Blackhawks
20 50,105 Flag of the United States Yankees Stadium, New York City 02014-01-26 2014 NHL Stadium Series New Jersey Devils 3–7 New York Rangers
21 50,095 Flag of the United States Coors Field, Denver 02016-02-27 2016 NHL Stadium Series Colorado Avalanche 3–5 Detroit Red Wings
22 50,027 Flag of the United States Yankee Stadium, New York City 02014-01-29 2014 NHL Stadium Series New York Islanders 1–2 New York Rangers
23 50,000[17] Flag of Germany Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg 02013-01-05 2013 DEL Winter Game Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 4–3 Eisbären Berlin
24 46,967[18] Flag of the United States Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia 02012-01-02 2012 NHL Winter Classic Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 New York Rangers
25 46,556 Flag of the United States Busch Stadium, St. Louis 02017-01-02 2017 NHL Winter Classic St. Louis Blues 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks
26 45,808[19] Flag of the United States Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia 02011-12-31 NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game Philadelphia Flyers Alumni 3–1 New York Rangers Alumni
27 45,653[20] Flag of the United States Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia 02012-01-06 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic Adirondack Phantoms 4–3
(OT)		 Hershey Bears
28 45,021[21] Flag of the United States TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis 02014-01-17 2014 Hockey City Classic Minnesota Gophers (men) 1–0 Ohio State Buckeyes (men)
29 42,832[22] Flag of the United States Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. 02015-01-01 2015 NHL Winter Classic Washington Capitals 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks
30 41,022[23] Flag of Canada McMahon Stadium, Calgary 02011-02-20 2011 Heritage Classic Calgary Flames 4-0 Montreal Canadiens
31 40,890[24] Flag of the United States Lambeau Field, Green Bay 02006-02-13 Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic Wisconsin Badgers (men) 4–2 Ohio State Buckeyes (men)
32 40,818[25] Flag of the United States Wrigley Field, Chicago 02009-01-01 2009 NHL Winter Classic Chicago Blackhawks 4–6 Detroit Red Wings
33 38,472[26] Flag of the United States Fenway Park, Boston 02010-01-08 Frozen Fenway Northeastern Huskies (women) 3–5 New Hampshire Wildcats (women)
Boston College Eagles (men) 2–3 Boston University Terriers (men)
35 38,456[27] Flag of the United States Fenway Park, Boston 02012-01-07 Frozen Fenway 2012 UMass Minutemen (men) 3–2
(OT)		 Vermont Catamounts (men)
Maine Black Bears (men) 5-4
(OT)		 New Hampshire Wildcats (men)
37 38,112 Flag of the United States Fenway Park, Boston 02010-01-01 2010 NHL Winter Classic Boston Bruins 2–1
(OT)		 Philadelphia Flyers
38 37,592[28] Flag of the United States Ford Field, Detroit 02010-04-10 2010 NCAA Men's Hockey Championship Game Boston College Eagles (men) 5–0 Wisconsin Badgers (men)
39 36,644[29] Flag of Finland Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki 02011-02-05 2011 SM-liiga Winter Classic (Talviklassikko) Jokerit 3–4 HIFK
40 33,240 Flag of Canada Investors Group Field, Winnipeg 02016-10-23 2016 Heritage Classic Winnipeg Jets 0–3 Edmonton Oilers

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References[]

  1. ↑ Hackel, Stu. "The Morning Skate: Assessing the Winter Classic", The New York Times, 2009-01-02. Retrieved on 2010-05-08. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Janela, Mike (14 December 2010). Highest ice hockey game attendance. guinnessworldrecords.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved on 16 December 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press. "Record crowd watches hockey game", ESPN.com, 2010-12-11. Retrieved on 2010-12-12. 
  4. ↑ Allen, Kevin (2014-01-01). Maple Leafs win Winter Classic in shootout. USA Today. Retrieved on 2014-01-01.
  5. ↑ Cotsonika, Nick (2014-01-24). NHL won’t get credit for Guinness world record at Winter Classic. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved on 2014-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Historic win for Germany", International Ice Hockey Federation, 2010-05-07. Retrieved on 2010-05-07. Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. 
  7. ↑ The USA was the designated home team for this game by IIHF seeding criteria, despite Germany being host of the World Championships.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Finsterwalder, Brandon. "Outdoor hockey game", The Badger Herald, 2001-10-08. Retrieved on 2009-01-14. 
  9. ↑ Burnside, Scott. "Winter Classic: We're live from Buffalo", ESPN.com, 2008-01-01. Retrieved on 2009-01-14. 
  10. ↑ "Kings' Marian Gaborik sends most of 70,205 home unhappy", The LA Times, 2015-02-21. Retrieved on 2015-03-17. 
  11. ↑ Associated Press. "Eric Fehr leads Capitals to victory over Penguins in soggy Winter Classic", ESPN.com, 2011-01-01. Retrieved on 2011-01-01. 
  12. ↑ 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series™ to Include Pittsburgh Penguins Against Philadelphia Flyers at Heinz Field (March 9, 2016). Retrieved on December 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Game Summary Canadiens at Bruins", 2016-01-01. Retrieved on 2016-05-14. 
  14. ↑ The Canadian Press. "Fuhr, Ranford shine at Heritage Classic", CBC Sports, 2003-11-22. Retrieved on 2009-01-14. 
  15. ↑ "Can Camp Randall Hockey Classic do it again?". Retrieved on 2013-07-13. 
  16. ↑ "DEL Winter Game bricht Europarekord: 51.125 Zuschauer in Düsseldorf". Retrieved on 2015-01-10. (German) 
  17. ↑ "Deutsche Eishockey-Liga: Nürnberg siegt im "Winter Game"". Retrieved on 2013-07-13. (German) 
  18. ↑ Associated Press. "Rangers turn away Flyers as Mike Rupp, Henrik Lundqvist fuel Winter Classic rally", ESPN.com, 2012-01-02. Retrieved on 2012-01-03. 
  19. ↑ Dave Lozo. "Legion of Doom, Parent power Flyers", NHL.com, 2012-12-31. Retrieved on 2011-12-31. 
  20. ↑ "Attendance record shattered in Philly", theahl.com, 2012-01-06. Retrieved on 2012-01-06. 
  21. ↑ "JANUARY 17, 2014 - TCF BANK STADIUM, MINNEAPOLIS", thehockeycityclassic.com, 2014-01-17. Retrieved on 2015-03-23. 
  22. ↑ "Game Summary Blackhawks at Capitals", 2015-01-01. Retrieved on 2015-02-15. 
  23. ↑ "Flames blank Canadiens in NHL Heritage Classic", 2011-02-20. Retrieved on 2012-01-06. 
  24. ↑ Albright, David. "On top of the ol' Tundra, a great day for hockey", ESPN.com, 2006-02-14. Retrieved on 2009-01-14. 
  25. ↑ Burnside, Scott. "Another successful outdoor tilt gives NHL its signature event", ESPN.com, 2009-01-01. Retrieved on 2009-01-14. 
  26. ↑ "Frigid Fenway: College players get thrills, chills in baseball cathedral", CNN, 2010-01-09. Retrieved on 2010-05-08. 
  27. ↑ "Maine 5, New Hampshire 4", uscho.com, 2012-01-07. Retrieved on 2013-07-13. 
  28. ↑ "BC wins second title in three years", ESPN.com, 2010-04-10. Retrieved on 2010-04-10. 
  29. ↑ Tulosseuranta: Jokerit 3–4 HIFK (Finnish). SM-liiga (2011-02-05). Retrieved on 2011-02-16.



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