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WalletHub recently released its rankings for the Best U.S. Cities for Hockey Fans, and Houghton was 23rd on the overall ranking and the first non-NHL city mentioned.
WalletHub compared 72 U.S. cities that had at least one college or one professional hockey team.
Nineteen metrics were used to evaluate each category.
The data set ranged from ticket prices to stadium capacity to the performance level of each city’s teams.
Houghton was ranked tied for first in “Highest College-Hockey Fan Engagement”, fourth for “Highest College Hockey-Stadium Capacity”, and fifth in “Best-Performing NCAA Teams.”
In a separate ranking, SmartAsset recently named Houghton a Top 10 Hockey City in the U.S. for the third straight year.
View the full 2017 WalletHub ranking HERE.
