Edmonton Riverhawks set to shatter attendance record for third-straight season
The Edmonton Riverhawks have once again proven that the Alberta capital is a baseball town.
After smashing the West Coast League attendance record last year with a total of 116,871 fans watching games in 2024, the team has confirmed that they are well on its way to surpassing that total this season.
The Riverhawks told Offside Canada that they expect to surpass 117,000 total fans by this weekend, and that number could go as high as 130,000 depending on how many playoff games are hosted in Edmonton.
“We are tracking ahead of last year’s West Coast League record attendance of almost 117,000. We will eclipse that this weekend,” Steve Hogle, the Riverhawks director of fun, said. “Add in a playoff game (or two), and we might get to the far side of 130,000.”
Hogle also added that the team is on pace to surpass 2024’s average attendance of 4,500 fans per game at the 9,200-seat Re/Max Field.
The Riverhawks have had two sellout games so far this season, with fans packing the stadium to the brim on Canada Day and for their School Spring game back in June. Their annual Star Wars game attracted 8,200 fans into the stands in mid-July.
They also set a new record for attendance on a weekday recently, with 7,150 fans watching Tuesday night’s Riverhawks game, which was sitcom-themed and featured Oilers beat reporter Gene Principe helping out.
7,000 fans on a Tuesday????
unreal, thank you Edmonton <3 pic.twitter.com/y9IMEzDKrX
— Edmonton Riverhawks (@EdmRiverhawks) July 30, 2025
On the flipside, the team’s lowest-attended home game of the season still attracted 2,400 fans, despite the Oilers playing a playoff game at Rogers Place at the same time. Rainy day games, Hogle says, still attracted crowds of around 4,000.
This is the team’s fourth season competing in the WCL, and they have had a strong season building off their first-ever playoff berth in 2024. As it stands, the team currently sit in second place in the North Division with a 27-18 record, just one back of the first-place Bellingham Bells.
Edmonton has proven that the last two seasons were not a fluke for the Riverhawks, and baseball is as strong as ever in the city.
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