War Memorial at Oncenter
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War Memorial at Oncenter | |
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Location | 800 S State St. |
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) |
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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 1949–1951 |
Home of the Syracuse Nationals 1951–1963 |
Succeeded by: Convention Hall & Philadelphia Arena 1963–1967 |
Current arenas in the American Hockey League | ||
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Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |
Arena at Harbor Yard | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Cumberland County Civic Center | DCU Center | Dunkin' Donuts Center | GIANT Center | Hartford Civic Center | MassMutual Center | Norfolk Scope | Pepsi Arena | Tsongas Arena | Verizon Wireless Arena | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | Wachovia Spectrum | Allstate Arena | AT&T Center | Blue Cross Arena | Bradley Center | Carver Arena | Copps Coliseum | MTS Centre | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Ricoh Coliseum | Toyota Center | Van Andel Arena | War Memorial at Oncenter | Wells Fargo Arena |
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