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The Gophers, despite a second consecutive off year for them — a seventh and a fifth in the WCHA — finished third in the nation in attendance. The U averaged 10,027.7 fans per game. Only Wisconsin (Kohl Center) and North Dakota (Ralph) drew more per game and both have bigger arenas.

Nebraska-Omaha, the college the WCHA wants to learn into its den, was sixth in attendance. The results: 

2008-09 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Attendance
                                  Games  Att           A/GM
  1 Wisconsin               22      303261  13784.6
  2 North Dakota        19      222655   11718.7
  3 Minnesota              22      220477  10021.7
  4 Michigan                19      127558     6713.6
  5 Colorado College   21      138039    6573.3
  6 Neb.-Omaha         21      130428    6210.9
  7 St. Cloud State     18       107783    5987.9
  8 Boston College     17      101586     5975.6
  9 New Hampshire  18      104772     5820.7
 10 Denver                23      128882     5603.6
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