Sudbury Wolves losing streak, low attendance 'disheartening'

Fans of the Sudbury Wolves are feeling discouraged by a painful losing streakand the lowest attendance in decades.

This season, less than 3,000 people showed up to each game played by Sudbury's Ontario Hockey League team. That's down by nearly 1,000 tickets from last year, andone of the lowest turnout ratesin the league.

Die-hard fan Tim Haapanakisaid he'll continue to show up and cheer for his team, but the Wolves' current 15-game losing streak has been hard to watch.

"Being an optimist of course, you always thinks things are going to get better we're rebuilding. But I talk to a lot of people and they say, 'We've been rebuilding for 35 years.'"

"Recently we haven't even been making the playoffs so it is a little bit disheartening."

Wolves hope to rebound

Despite the "difficult"start to the season, head coach Dave Matsos said he's hopeful that the team can turn things around, and that fans will return to the stands.

"We're confident that there are many games in there we could have won inthat stretch," he said.

"We're just trying to rebound and have a stronger remainder of the season."

Many fans are still showing up to the rink, said Matsos. He saidthe team's appreciates thatsupport.

The Subury Wolves hope to turn their bad luck around Friday night, when they face off against the London Knights on home ice.