The Blue Cross Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rochester, New York. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 58 pixelsFull resolution (391 × 58 pixel, file size: 7 KB, MIME type: image/png) This is a logo of a corporation, team, or other organization related to sports, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Nickname: Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country United States State New York County Monroe Government  - Mayor Robert Duffy Area  - City  37. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... SMG, formerly known as Spectacor Management Group, is a worldwide property management group that specializes in managing publicly owned facilities. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... The Rochester Americans are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. ... NLL redirects here. ... The Rochester Brigade is a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team. ... af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football Leagues minor league, which started play in 2000. ... The Rochester Razorsharks are an American Basketball Association team based in Rochester, New York. ... The Premier Basketball League is a new league scheduled to begin play in Fall 2007. ... Nickname: Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country United States State New York County Monroe Government  - Mayor Robert Duffy Area  - City  37. ...

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The arena was built on a downtown site that is bordered by Broad Street on the north, the Genesee River on the east and Court Street on the south. The property was formerly the home of the Kimball Tobacco Co. and other retail buildings. The arena was opened on October 18, 1955, and named the Rochester Community War Memorial. It was constructed in the style that was popular in the 1950s. The building included a full stage on the south end and an exhibition hall located on the basement level. The first event was a public trade show held in the exhibition hall and featured such famous Rochester-based companies as Eastman Kodak, Haloid (now Xerox), Bausch & Lomb, General Railway Signal and Rochester Products. It hosted the NBA All-Star Game in 1956 and the 14th WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1997. is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is an American multinational public company producing photographic materials and equipment. ... Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) is an American document management company, which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. ... Bausch and Lomb (German pronunciation BOWsh and LAWM) is an American company based in Rochester, New York, specialized in medical optics like contact lenses and surgical instruments. ... General Railway Signal (GRS) is a supplier of railway signaling equipment, systems and services in Rochester, NY. Now a part of ALSTOM Transport and no longer an independent company, the Rochester site traces its history all the way back to founding in 1904. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... In Your House Logo For the song In Your House by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation. ...

From 1996 to 1998, renovations to expand the arena took place. On September 18, 1998, the arena re-opened and was renamed The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Its maximum seating capacity is 12,428. For hockey and lacrosse, its seating capacity is 11,215. Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ...

Events

On 23 March 2006, Atlantic Hockey, an NCAA Division I Men's ice hockey league, announced that its league tournaments in 2007, 2008, and 2009 would be held at the Blue Cross Arena. 2007 was the first time the tournament was held at a neutral site. is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

The 2007 NCAA Division I Men's ice hockey East Regional was held at the Blue Cross Arena. Attendance was low due to high ticket prices and distance from large Division I programs.

The arena has hosted many National Hockey League exhibition games in its existence, but on November 12, 2003, the Buffalo Sabres and the defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils played the first NHL regular season game in the venue, a game which ended in a 2-2 tie. The game was made possible by Sabres owner Thomas Golisano, who hails from Rochester. The game also featured two Rochester natives, Brian Gionta of the Devils and Rory Fitzpatrick of the Sabres. A second regular season game was held at the arena on October 26, 2005 with the Sabres falling to the Washington Capitals, 3-2. With the Sabres' recent success and high demand for tickets at Buffalo's HSBC Arena, there are no current plans to bring a regular season game back to Rochester in the near future. “NHL” redirects here. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. ... Blase Thomas Golisano (1942-) is the billionaire founder of Paychex, the second-largest payroll processor in the United States, and owner of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. ... Brian Gionta (born January 18, 1979 in Rochester, New York) is an American ice hockey right winger. ... Rory Fitzpatrick (born January 11, 1975 in Rochester, New York) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... HSBC Arena HSBC Arena is a sports and entertainment venue located in downtown Buffalo, New York, USA. It is home to the Buffalo Sabres hockey team and the Buffalo Bandits lacrosse team. ...

Local high school basketball games are played here, most notably the Sectional Championships at the end of each season. Additionally, the arena is the home of high school cheerleading championships each year. The arena also hosts college basketball.

In addition to sporting events, the arena hosts a wide variety of entertainment events, including live concerts, ice shows and the circus.

On July 29th 2007 the CIFL Championship will be held here. It is the first Arena Football Game since the Brigade folded in 2003 The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) is a new indoor football league based along the Northeastern United States region. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Blue Cross Arena Website

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