Utica Memorial Auditorium
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Utica Memorial Auditorium is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Utica, New York. It was built in 1959 on the site of the old Erie Canal. It is home to the Utica College Pioneers, Mohawk Valley Community College Hawks, and several high school varsity ice hockey teams. It has been the former home for the Mohawk Valley Stars/Comets of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, the Utica Devils of the American Hockey League, and the Utica Bulldogs, Utica Blizzard, and Mohawk Valley Prowlers of the United Hockey League. In 2007, it will be the part-time home of the M.V. IceCats of the North Eastern Hockey League.
When the Aud was completed, it was one of just three arenas built without obstructed views. The Aud was the model for the current Madison Square Garden arena in New York City, New York, which was built in 1968. Scenes from the 1977 movie "Slap Shot" were filmed there.
In addition to hockey, the Aud hosts other sporting events as well as concerts, trade shows, circuses, and other events. It can seat up to 5,700 for concerts. In recent years, the use of the facility for concerts and sporting events has declined.
It hosted the 1962 NCAA Frozen Four.
| Arenas of the North Eastern of Hockey League |
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| Danbury Ice Arena • David S. Palmer Arena • Rostraver Ice Garden • Sky Bank Arena• Utica Memorial Auditorium |
