MSU 15th in attendance

Minnesota State ranked 15th among Division I men's college hockey's 58 teams in average attendance last season, drawing a team-record 4,552 fans per game. The ranking is the highest MSU has ever been on the list.

Wisconsin led the nation with an average of 13,785, followed by North Dakota (11,719) and Minnesota (10,022).

Arena size drops off significantly after those WCHA arenas, as Michigan (6,714) was fourth, Colorado College (6,573) was fifth and Nebraska-Omaha (6,211) was sixth.

Other WCHA schools on the list included St. Cloud State (seventh, 5,988), Denver (10th, 5,604), Minnesota Duluth (16th, 4,485), Alaska-Anchorage (22nd, 3,520) and Michigan Tech (34th, 2,463).