Steelers confirm prices will stay same next season as club aims to match record attendance levels

If Steelers draw a crowd of 6,695 on Saturday against Fife Flyers they will have reached 200,000 fans for the season.
Steelers are on course to match their record attendance levels for the seasonSteelers are on course to match their record attendance levels for the season
Steelers are on course to match their record attendance levels for the season

The EIHL record is 207,000, which Sheffield attracted despite a poor campaign last season.

Spokesman David Simms said: "If things go to plan we will beat that number against Manchester Storm on March 14 – we would still have Dundee and Cardiff still to go as well."

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The Steelers all-time attendance record was in 1994/5 – 235,000 (they would need to average 8,400 from now on to beat that.)

Club owner Tony Smith is delighted with attendance figures - he said the last Belfast game drew the highest ever against that opposition.

Record numbers were reported in a recent, public skating session with Steelers players.

The club says there will be no increase in prices for next season, too.

"The ticket price is still lower than when we took over in 2011," he said.

"The plan is to hold on any price increase for as long as we can in the hope attendances will continue to rise."