Buffalo State Sports Arena

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Buffalo State Sports Arena
Location	Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY 14222
Opened	1991
Owner	Buffalo State College (SUNY)
Operator	Buffalo State College (SUNY)
Surface	200' x 85' (ice arena)
Tenants	Buffalo State Bengals Canisius College Griffins (Hockey) Erie Community College (hockey) Buffalo Silverbacks (ABA II)
Capacity	3,500 (basketball) 1,800 (hockey)

The Buffalo State Sports Arena is a seat multi-purpose sports complex in Buffalo, New York, located at Buffalo State College, a campus of SUNY. The building contains an Ice Arena, Sports Arena, Fitness Center, Houston Gym, Robert Kissinger Memorial Pool, and Varsity Weight Room.

The Sports Arena seats 3,500, and is home to the Division III Buffalo State Bengals. As of 2006, it is also home to the Buffalo Silverbacks of the American Basketball Association.

The facility also houses a 1,800-seat Ice Arena that is home to the Buffalo State Bengals, Canisius College Golden Griffins and Erie Community College ice hockey teams. It also served as the home for the Buffalo Wings roller hockey team, and several youth hockey programs.

v • d • e Atlantic Hockey Air Force Falcons (Cadet Field House Ice Arena) • American International Yellow Jackets (Olympia Ice Center) • Army Black Knights (Tate Rink) • Bentley Falcons (John A. Ryan Arena) • Canisius Golden Griffins (Buffalo State Sports Arena) • UConn Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum) • Holy Cross Crusaders (Hart Center) • Mercyhurst Lakers (Mercyhurst Ice Center) • RIT Tigers (Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena) • Sacred Heart Pioneers (Milford Ice Pavilion) NCAA • List of champions • Blue Cross Arena (conference tournament site)

Current arenas in the American Basketball Association Blue Conference

Baldwin Gymnasium | Barre Auditorium1 | Buffalo State Sports Arena | Burlington Memorial Auditorium2 | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | Delaware State University | Forum Civic Center | Halifax Metro Centre | Macon Coliseum | PEPS | Southern New Hampshire University | Suffolk County Community College | Suwanee Sports Academy | Washington County Convention Center

1The Vermont Frost Heaves play half of their home games at Barre Auditorium. 2The Vermont Frost Heaves play half of their home games at Burlington Memorial Auditorium.