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Metropolitan statistical area |
Pop |
National Hockey League |
American Hockey League |
ECHL |
Unaffiliated
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| 1 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA |
20,320,876 |
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers |
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| 2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MSA |
13,353,907 |
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings |
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| 3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSA |
9,533,040 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Chicago Wolves |
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| 4 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA |
7,399,662 |
Dallas Stars |
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Allen Americans |
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| 5 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA |
6,892,427 |
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| 6 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA |
6,216,589 |
Washington Capitals |
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| 7 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA |
6,158,824 |
Florida Panthers |
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| 8 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA |
6,096,120 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
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| 9 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA |
5,884,736 |
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Atlanta Gladiators |
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| 10 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA |
4,836,531 |
Boston Bruins |
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| 11 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA |
4,737,270 |
Arizona Coyotes |
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| 12 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA MSA |
4,727,357 |
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| 13 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA |
4,580,670 |
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Ontario Reign |
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| 14 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MSA |
4,313,002 |
Detroit Red Wings |
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Port Huron Prowlers (FHL)
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| 15 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA |
3,867,046 |
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| 16 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA |
3,600,618 |
Minnesota Wild |
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| 17 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA |
3,337,685 |
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San Diego Gulls |
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| 18 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
3,091,399 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
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| 19 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA |
2,888,227 |
Colorado Avalanche |
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| 20 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA |
2,808,175 |
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| 21 |
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA |
2,807,338 |
St. Louis Blues |
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| 22 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA |
2,525,305 |
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Charlotte Checkers |
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| 23 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA |
2,509,831 |
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Orlando Solar Bears |
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| 24 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA |
2,473,974 |
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San Antonio Rampage |
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| 25 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA |
2,453,168 |
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| PR-1 |
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2,242,285 |
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| 26 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
2,333,367 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| 27 |
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA MSA |
2,324,884 |
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| 28 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV MSA |
2,204,079 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
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| 29 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA |
2,179,082 |
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Cincinnati Cyclones |
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| 30 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
2,128,912 |
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Kansas City Mavericks |
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| 31 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA |
2,115,827 |
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Texas Stars |
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| 32 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
2,078,725 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| 33 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA |
2,058,844 |
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Cleveland Monsters |
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Mentor Ice Breakers (FHL)
|
| 34 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN MSA |
2,028,614 |
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Indy Fuel |
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| 35 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA |
1,998,463 |
San Jose Sharks |
San Jose Barracuda |
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| 36 |
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA |
1,903,045 |
Nashville Predators |
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| 37 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
1,725,246 |
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Norfolk Admirals |
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| 38 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
1,621,122 |
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Providence Bruins |
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| 39 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA |
1,576,236 |
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Milwaukee Admirals |
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| 40 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
1,504,980 |
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Jacksonville Icemen |
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| 41 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
1,383,737 |
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| 42 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA |
1,348,260 |
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| 43 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA |
1,335,079 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
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| 44 |
Richmond, VA MSA |
1,294,204 |
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| 45 |
Louisville–Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA |
1,293,953 |
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| 46 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA |
1,275,762 |
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| 47 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA |
1,210,259 |
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Hartford Wolf Pack |
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| 48 |
Salt Lake City, UT MSA |
1,203,105 |
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Utah Grizzlies |
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| 49 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA |
1,149,807 |
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Birmingham Bulls (SPHL)
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| 50 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
1,136,856 |
Buffalo Sabres |
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| 51 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
1,077,948 |
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Rochester Americans |
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| 52 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA |
1,059,113 |
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Grand Rapids Griffins |
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| 53 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
1,022,769 |
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Tucson Roadrunners |
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| 54 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
990,706 |
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Tulsa Oilers |
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| 55 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
989,255 |
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| 56 |
Urban Honolulu, HI MSA |
988,650 |
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| 57 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA |
949,921 |
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Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
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| 58 |
Worcester, MA-CT MSA |
942,475 |
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Worcester Railers |
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| 59 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA |
933,316 |
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| 60 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
913,113 |
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| 61 |
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC MSA |
895,923 |
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Greenville Swamp Rabbits |
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| 62 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
893,119 |
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Bakersfield Condors |
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| 63 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
886,188 |
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| 64 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
877,104 |
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Knoxville Ice Bears (SPHL)
|
| 65 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA |
860,661 |
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| 66 |
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA |
860,435 |
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| 67 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA |
854,223 |
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| 68 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
844,818 |
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| 69 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA |
840,550 |
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Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
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| 70 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
834,159 |
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| 71 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
825,033 |
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| 72 |
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA |
804,690 |
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| 73 |
Dayton, OH MSA |
803,416 |
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| 74 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
775,831 |
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South Carolina Stingrays |
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| 75 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA |
761,184 |
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| 76 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA |
745,424 |
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Stockton Heat |
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| 77 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA |
739,224 |
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Florida Everblades |
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| 78 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA |
738,344 |
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| 79 |
Colorado Springs, CO MSA |
723,878 |
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| 80 |
Boise City, ID MSA |
709,845 |
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Idaho Steelheads |
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| 81 |
Akron, OH MSA |
703,505 |
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| 82 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA |
686,483 |
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| 83 |
Winston-Salem, NC MSA |
667,733 |
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Carolina Thunderbirds (FHL)
|
| 84 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA |
665,358 |
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| 85 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
654,841 |
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Syracuse Crunch |
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| 86 |
Madison, WI MSA |
654,230 |
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| 87 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA |
649,202 |
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| 88 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA |
645,911 |
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Iowa Wild |
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| 89 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
645,628 |
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Wichita Thunder |
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| 90 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
631,652 |
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Springfield Thunderbirds |
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| 91 |
Provo-Orem, UT MSA |
617,675 |
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| 92 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
603,668 |
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Toledo Walleye |
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| 93 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA |
600,151 |
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| 94 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA |
589,162 |
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| 95 |
Jackson, MS MSA |
578,715 |
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| 96 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA |
571,903 |
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Hershey Bears |
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| 97 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
567,428 |
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| 98 |
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA MSA |
564,236 |
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| 99 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
556,548 |
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| 100 |
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA MSA |
555,426 |
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
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| 101 |
Modesto, CA MSA |
547,899 |
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| 102 |
Lancaster, PA MSA |
542,903 |
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| 103 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA |
541,926 |
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| 104 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA |
537,463 |
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| 105 |
Portland-South Portland, ME MSA |
532,083 |
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Maine Mariners |
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| 106 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA |
512,650 |
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| 107 |
Santa Rosa, CA MSA |
504,217 |
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| 108 |
Lafayette, LA MSA |
491,558 |
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| 109 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA |
487,784 |
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Pensacola Ice Flyers (SPHL)
|
| 110 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA |
477,656 |
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| 111 |
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA |
473,429 |
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| 112 |
Reno, NV MSA |
464,593 |
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| 113 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA |
464,493 |
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| 114 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC MSA |
464,165 |
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| 115 |
Springfield, MO MSA |
462,369 |
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| 116 |
Asheville, NC MSA |
456,145 |
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| 117 |
Huntsville, AL MSA |
455,448 |
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Huntsville Havoc (SPHL)
|
| 118 |
Corpus Christi, TX MSA |
454,008 |
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| 119 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA |
448,150 |
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| 120 |
York-Hanover, PA MSA |
446,078 |
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| 121 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA |
445,458 |
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| 122 |
Killeen-Temple, TX MSA |
443,773 |
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| 123 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA |
440,933 |
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| 124 |
Salinas, CA MSA |
437,907 |
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| 125 |
Fort Wayne, IN MSA |
434,617 |
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Fort Wayne Komets |
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| 126 |
Salem, OR MSA |
424,982 |
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| 127 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA |
423,725 |
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| 128 |
Reading, PA MSA |
417,854 |
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Reading Royals |
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| 129 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
413,955 |
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| 130 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA |
412,437 |
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| 131 |
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA |
409,697 |
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Manchester Monarchs |
|
| 132 |
Flint, MI MSA |
407,385 |
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| 133 |
Salisbury, MD-DE MSA |
405,853 |
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| 134 |
Anchorage, AK MSA |
400,888 |
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| 138 |
Fayetteville, NC MSA |
386,662 |
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Fayetteville Marksmen (SPHL)
|
| 140 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA |
382,263 |
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Quad City Storm (SPHL)
|
| 145 |
Peoria, IL MSA |
372,427 |
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Peoria Rivermen (SPHL) (SPHL)
|
| 150 |
Fort Collins, CO MSA |
343,976 |
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Rockford IceHogs |
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| 151 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA |
338,338 |
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Kalamazoo Wings |
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| 152 |
Rockford, IL MSA |
338,291 |
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Colorado Eagles |
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| 159 |
Evansville, IN-KY MSA |
315,669 |
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Evansville Thunderbolts (SPHL)
|
| 160 |
Roanoke, VA MSA |
314,128 |
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Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (SPHL)
|
| 164 |
Utica-Rome, NY MSA |
293,572 |
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Utica Comets |
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| 191 |
Binghamton, NY MSA |
242,217 |
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Binghamton Devils |
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|
| 198 |
Macon-Bibb County, GA MSA |
228,914 |
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Macon Mayhem (SPHL)
|
| 284 |
Rapid City, SD MSA |
146,850 |
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Rapid City Rush |
|
| 290 |
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA |
141,254 |
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Wheeling Nailers |
|
| 312 |
Glens Falls, NY MSA |
126,152 |
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Adirondack Thunder |
|
| 336 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA |
114,187 |
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Watertown Wolves (FHL)
|
| 369 |
Elmira, NY MSA |
85,557 |
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Elmira Enforcers (FHL)
|
| 379 |
Danville, IL MSA |
77,909 |
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Danville Dashers (FHL)
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