Blue Cross Arena
Blue Cross Arena, also known as the War Memorial, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rochester, New York. For hockey and lacrosse, its seating capacity is 10,662. The arena opened on October 18, 1955, as the Rochester Community War Memorial. It was renovated in the mid-1990s and reopened as The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial, on September 18, 1998. It is home to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League and the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League.
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Blue Cross Arena Location within New York Blue Cross Arena Location within the United States | |
| Full name | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial |
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| Former names | Rochester Civic Center Arena (planning/construction) Rochester Community War Memorial (1955–1998) |
| Address | 1 War Memorial Square |
| Location | Rochester, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°09′13.3″N 77°36′38.8″W |
| Owner | City of Rochester |
| Operator | Buffalo Sabres (Rochester Arena LLC) |
| Executive suites | 25 |
| Capacity | Hockey: 10,662 Lacrosse: 10,662 End stage 180°: 10,877 End stage 270°: 11,352 End stage 360°: 12,428 In the Round: 12,906 General Admission: 14,000 Floor Size: 85' wide x 200' deep Seating Configuration:
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 1, 1953 |
| Opened | October 18, 1955 |
| Renovated | 1998 |
| Construction cost | US$7.5 million ($85.4 million in 2023 dollars) $41 million (1998 renovations) ($79.7 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Leonard A. Waasdorp |
| Tenants | |
| Rochester Royals (NBA) (1955–1957) Rochester Americans (AHL) (1956–present) Rochester Colonels (EPBL) (1958-59) New York Tuck Tapers (NIBL) (1959-61) Rochester Griffins (NLL) (1974) Rochester Zeniths (CBA) (1978-83) Rochester Knighthawks (NLL) (1995–2019) Rochester Brigade (af2) (2001–2003) Rochester Razorsharks (ABA/PBL/NAPB) (2005–2018) Rochester Raiders (CIFL/IFL) (2008–2009) Rochester Lancers (MISL/MASL) (2011–2015) Rochester Knighthawks (NLL) (2019–present) | |
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