The brand new American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, the Laval Rocket, play their inaugural game today against the Belleville Senators at the new Place Bell. The team announced on Thursday that the game was sold out (the arena has a capacity of 10,000) which is a great sign for the interest in the team within the community.
Are the Rocket going to be able to sustain that level of attendance throughout the season? It would be great for both the city and the prospects who get a great atmosphere for their games.
This type of success hadn’t often been seen by the Habs’ previous AHL affiliates.