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) Syracuse Bullies (ABA) (2007-Present)
Capacity
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. It is part of the Oncenter Complex. Built in 1951, it featured the first poured-in-place concrete roof in the U.S.^{[citation needed]}

The War Memorial 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.

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
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 | Times Union Center | 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