Grading and Ranking the KIJHL Fan Bases

After seeing a post on The Hockey News ranking the NHL's fan bases, I thought it would be fun to do the same for the KIJHL, with some modifications due to different information being available.

So let's get to the categories:

• Facebook - The number of Facebook "Likes" a team has (as of December 12, 2014)
• Twitter - The number of Twitter followers a team has (as of December 12, 2014)
• Average Attendance - Random sampling to determine the average attendance at home games
• Fan Value - Multiply the adult ticket walk up price by the average attendance, over 26 regular season home games (doesn't include playoffs)

Procedure:

Each team was then graded on a curve. The curve is as follows, the team that ranked first in the category was graded 100% and the teams that followed were graded in comparison of the first ranked team. For example, Columbia Valley Rockies has the most FB Likes with 1,178, so 1,178 divided by 1,178 is 100%. Kimberley Dynamiters have 685 FB Likes, so 685 divided by 1,178 is 58%.

The Kamloops Storm do not track attendance, so the league average attendance was applied to them.

Ranges:

Facebook Likes: 134-1178

Twitter Followers: 265-1711

Average Attendance: 129-497

Walk Up Ticket Prices: $5-$10, with $10 also being the mode. The average price was $8.93.

Results:

20th

Sicamous Eagles

Facebook: 252 Likes (21.4%)

Twitter: 440 Followers (25.7%)

Average Attendance: 143 (28.7%)

Fan Value: $37,050 (27.3%)

Total Points: 103.1

19th

Beaver Valley Nitehawks

Facebook: 134 Likes (11.4%)

Twitter: 793 Followers (46.3%)

Average Attendance: 129 (25.9%)

Fan Value: $26,780 (19.7%)

Total Points: 103.3

18th

Grand Forks Border Bruins

Facebook: 260 Likes (22.1%)

Twitter: 496 Followers (29.0%)

Average Attendance: 170 (34.2%)

Fan Value: $30,940 (22.8%)

Total Points: 108.0

17th

Princeton Posse

Facebook: 462 Likes (39.2%)

Twitter: 265 Followers (15.5%)

Average Attendance: 143 (28.7%)

Fan Value: $37,050 (27.3%)

Total Points: 110.7

16th

Summerland Steam

Facebook: 393 Likes (33.4%)

Twitter: 426 Followers (24.9%)

Average Attendance: 178 (35.7%)

Fan Value: $46,150 (34.0%)

Total Points: 128.0

15th

North Oakanagan Knights

Facebook: 433 Likes (36.8%)

Twitter: 526 Followers (30.7%)

Average Attendance: 170 (34.2%)

Fan Value: $44,265 (32.6%)

Total Points: 134.3

14th

Castlegar Rebels

Facebook: 314 Likes (26.7%)

Twitter: 341 Followers (19.9%)

Average Attendance: 253 (50.9%)

Fan Value: $52,624 (38.8%)

Total Points: 136.2

13th

Spokane Braves

Facebook: 744 Likes (63.2%)

Twitter: 291 Followers (17.0%)

Average Attendance: 191 (38.3%)

Fan Value: $24,765 (18.2%)

Total Points: 136.7

12th

Golden Rockets

Facebook: 281 Likes (23.9%)

Twitter: 639 Followers (37.3%)

Average Attendance: 214 (42.9%)

Fan Value: $55,510 (40.9%)

Total Points: 145.0

11th

Revelstoke Grizzlies

Facebook: 412 Likes (35.0%)

Twitter: 572 Followers (33.4%)

Average Attendance: 203 (40.8%)

Fan Value: $52,780 (38.9%)

Total Points: 148.1

10th
Chase Heat

Facebook: 427 Likes (36.2%)

Twitter: 477 Followers (27.9%)

Average Attendance: 226 (45.4%)

Fan Value: $58,695 (43.2%)

Total Points: 152.8

9th

Osoyoos Coyotes

Facebook: 415 Likes (35.2%)

Twitter: 286 Followers (16.7%)

Average Attendance: 275 (55.3%)

Fan Value: $71,435 (52.6%)

Total Points: 159.8

8th

Nelson Leafs

Facebook: 151 Likes (12.8%)

Twitter: 662 Followers (38.7%)

Average Attendance: 331 (66.5%)

Fan Value: $85,930 (63.3%)

Total Points: 181.3

7th

Creston Valley Thunder Cats

Facebook: 210 Likes (17.8%)

Twitter: 560 Followers (32.7%)

Average Attendance: 375 (75.4%)

Fan Value: $97,500 (71.8%)

Total Points: 197.8

6th

Kamloops Storm

Facebook: 511 Likes (43.4%)

Twitter: 1,071 Followers (62.6%)

*Average Attendance: 249 (50.1%)*

Fan Value: $64,740 (47.7%)

Total Points: 203.7

5th

Columbia Valley Rockies

Facebook: 1,178 Likes (100.0%)

Twitter: 643 Followers (37.6%)

Average Attendance: 200 (40.2%)

Fan Value: $52,000 (38.3%)

Total Points: 216.1

4th

Fernie Ghostriders

Facebook: 486 Likes (41.3%)

Twitter: 870 Followers (50.8%)

Average Attendance: 378 (76.0%)

Fan Value: $98,280 (72.4%)

Total Points: 240.5

3rd

Kelowna Chiefs

Facebook: 651 Likes (55.3%)

Twitter: 1,711 Followers (100.0%)

Average Attendance: 317 (63.8%)

Fan Value: $82,485 (60.8%)

Total Points: 279.8

2nd

Kimberley Dynamiters

Facebook: 685 Likes (58.1%)

Twitter: 676 Followers (39.5%)

Average Attendance: 478 (96.2%)

Fan Value: $124,345 (91.6%)

Total Points: 285.4

1st

100 Mile House Wranglers

Facebook: 1065 Likes (90.4%)

Twitter: 339 Followers (19.8%)

Average Attendance: 497 (100.0%)

Fan Value: $135,749 (100.0%)

Total Points: 310.2