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SYDNEY, N.S. — When Irwin Simon first became the majority owner of the Cape Breton Eagles in November 2018, the team was averaging around 2,300 fans per game at Centre 200 in Sydney.
At the end of the 2018-19 campaign, the Eagles had averaged 2,396 fans per home game and would be eliminated from the league playoffs in the second round by the Rimouski Océanic. Irwin Simon, Cape Breton Eagles majority owner: “It shows you that Cape Bretoners will support a winner and I think that’s what the important thing is.” CONTRIBUTED - Contributed
Over the first two home playoff games against Rimouski, the Eagles received an overall attendance of 8,345 fans, both games seeing a crowd of more than 4,000 in the stands.
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