THE UTAH HOCKEY CLUB PLAYED ITS INAUGURAL NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME THIS WEEK.
FANS CELEBRATED BOTH THE TEAM’S DEBUT-
AND THEIR EVENTUAL 5-2 WIN OVER THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-
WITH A RECORD BREAKING AMOUNT OF BEERS.
NEVER BEFORE HAS SALT LAKE CITY’S DELTA CENTER SEEN SO MUCH REVENUE FROM BEER SALES DURING A SINGLE EVENT-
TOTALING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NOW, KEEP IN MIND-
THIS IS THE SAME ARENA THE NBA’S UTAH JAZZ HAVE CALLED HOME SINCE 19-91.
EVEN PLAYING TWO NBA FINALS SERIES AT THE VENUE DURING THAT TIME-
BOTH OF WHICH ENDED UP BEING LOSSES TO MICHAEL JORDAN’S BULLS-
WHO PERSONALLY DELIVERED A TITLE CLINCHING SHOT IN FRONT OF JAZZ’S FANS DURING THE 97-98 SEASON.
YOU’D THINK THAT WOULD GET THEM DRINKING.
WELL SEEING THE STATE’S FIRST EVER NHL TEAM TAKING THE ICE CERTAINLY DID-
ALTHOUGH DESPITE SETTING A STADIUM RECORD, THEY DRANK AT A MUCH SLOWER PACE THAN ANY OTHER FANBASE IN THE LEAGUE.
A STUDY BY TIME2PLAY DOT COM LOOKED INTO THE NUMBER OF BEERS A GAME THAT PEOPLE DRANK AT EACH NHL STADIUM.
THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS RANKED FIRST WITH THE AVERAGE FAN CONSUMING 3.9 DRINKS PER CONTEST.
WITH BEER PRICES AT UTAH HOCKEY CLUB GAMES AVERAGING ABOUT 15 DOLLARS-
ABOUT 8,000 OF THE BEVERAGES WERE SOLD DURING THEIR PREMIERE MATCHUP.
MEANING THE AVERAGE DELTA CENTER ATTENDEE AT THIS CONTEST ONLY PUT AWAY ABOUT A SEVENTH OF A BEER-
TRAILING EVEN THE LAST-RANKED 1.8 BREWS THAT NEW YORK RANGERS FANS DRINK EVERY GAME.
JACK AYLMER – STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.
