Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum
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| Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum | |
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| Location | 1120 W State Fair Ave Detroit, MI 48203 |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Owner | State of Michigan |
| Operator | Michigan Dept. of Agriculture |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (hockey) |
| Former names | Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum |
| Tenants | Wayne State Warriors (NCAA-CHA) Motor City Mechanics (UHL) (2007-future) |
| Capacity | 5,600 |
Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum (also Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum) is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit, Michigan. It is home to the Wayne State University Warriors ice hockey team. The arena was also host to the 2006 men's and women's College Hockey America conference tournament. Wayne State played its first collegiate hockey season in 1999 at the arena following the coliseum's renovation. Wayne State played its next three seasons at the Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena in Fraser and then two seasons at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth before returning to the Coliseum in 2005.
Between early 1999 and mid 2000, the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum was the site of three different Extreme Championship Wrestling house shows.
In 2008 it will be home to the Motor City Mechanics, when they hope to resume operations.
The coliseum, built in 1922, is part of the Michigan State Fair, the oldest state fair in the United States.
[edit] External links
- Wayne State Men's Hockey To Play At State Fairgrounds (from WSUAthletics.com)
- WSU To Host CHA Women's And Men's 2006 Tournaments (from WSUAthletics.com)
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