War Memorial at Oncenter

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War Memorial at Oncenter

Location 800 S State St.

Syracuse, New York, USA, 13202

Opened
Renovated 1994
Owner Onondaga County
Operator Onondaga County
Former names
Onondaga War Memorial
Tenants
Syracuse Warriors (AHL) (1951-1954)

Syracuse Nationals (NBA) (1951-1963) Syracuse Eagles (AHL) (1974-1975) Syracuse Firebirds (AHL) (1979-1980) Syracuse Smash (NLL) (1997-2000) Syracuse Soldiers (AIFL) (2006)

Syracuse Crunch (AHL) (1994-Present)

Seats
8,000 (floor events)

6,230 (hockey)

The War Memorial at Oncenter, originally the Onondaga War Memorial, is a 6,230-seat multi-purpose arena in Downtown Syracuse, New York that is home to the Syracuse Crunch Ice hockey team. Previous teams to call the War Memorial home included the NBA's Syracuse Nationals and several now-defunct American Hockey League teams. It hosted the NBA All-Star Game in 1961 and the NCAA Frozen Four in 1967 and 1971. It also hosted the first WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1995.

It is part of the Oncenter Complex.


Preceded by:
State Fair Coliseum
19491951
Home of the
Syracuse Nationals
19511963
Succeeded by:
Convention Hall &
Philadelphia Arena
19631967
Current arenas in the American Hockey League
Eastern Conference Western Conference
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