Buffalo State Sports Arena
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| Buffalo State Sports Arena | |
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| Location | Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY 14222 |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Owner | Buffalo State College (SUNY) |
| Operator | Buffalo State College (SUNY) |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (ice arena) |
| Tenants | |
| Buffalo State Bengals Canisius College Griffins (Hockey) Erie Community College (hockey) Buffalo Silverbacks (ABA II) |
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| Capacity | |
| 3,500 (basketball) 1,800 (hockey) |
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The Buffalo State Sports Arena is a seat multi-purpose sports complex in Buffalo, New York, located at Buffalo State College, a campus of SUNY. The building contains an Ice Arena, Sports Arena, Fitness Center, Houston Gym, Robert Kissinger Memorial Pool, and Varsity Weight Room.
The Sports Arena seats 3,500, and is home to the Division III Buffalo State Bengals. As of 2006, it is also home to the Buffalo Silverbacks of the American Basketball Association.
The facility also houses a 1,800-seat Ice Arena that is home to the Buffalo State Bengals, Canisius College Golden Griffins and Erie Community College ice hockey teams. It also serves as the practice facility for the Buffalo Sabres, as well as several. It also served as the home for the Buffalo Wings roller hockey team, and several youth hockey programs.
| Current Atlantic Hockey Arenas |
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| Buffalo State Sports Arena (Canisius) • Cadet Field House Ice Arena (Air Force) • Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena (RIT) • Hart Center (Holy Cross) • John A. Ryan Arena (Bentley) • Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (Connecticut) • Mercyhurst Ice Center (Mercyhurst) • Milford Ice Pavilion (Sacred Heart) • Olympia Ice Center (American International) • Tate Rink (Army) Blue Cross Arena (conference tournament) |
| Current arenas in the American Basketball Association Blue Conference |
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| North Division | Central Division | South Division | Southeast Division | |||||
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| Barre Auditorium1 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Burlington Memorial Auditorium2 | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | Nauset Regional High School | PEPS | Cape Fear Community College | Essex County College | Kingsborough Community College | Montgomery College | Suffolk County Community College | Howard School of Academics and Technology | Mitchell Center | Suwanee Sports Academy | Washington County Convention Center | Downtown Recreation Center | FAU Arena | University of North Florida Arena | |||||
| 1The Vermont Frost Heaves play half of their home games at Barre Auditorium. 2The Vermont Frost Heaves play half of their home games at Burlington Memorial Auditorium. |
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