Utica Memorial Auditorium
| Utica Memorial Auditorium | |
|---|---|
| The Aud | |
| Location | 400 Oriskany Street West, Utica, New York, USA 13502 |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Owner | Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority |
| Operator | Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority |
| Construction cost | $3 million |
| Capacity | 5,700 (floor events) 4,000 (hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Utica College Pioneers (NCAA) (2000-present) Utica Devils (AHL) (1987-1993) Utica Bulldogs (CoHL) (1993-1994) Utica Blizzard (UHL) (1993-1997) Mohawk Valley Prowlers (UHL) (1997-2002) |
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Utica Memorial Auditorium is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Utica, New York, with a capacity of 5,700 for concerts.
It was built in 1959 on the site of the old Erie Canal. When it was completed, the "Aud" was one of just three arenas built without obstructed views.[1] It hosted the 1962 NCAA Frozen Four. Scenes from the 1977 movie Slap Shot were filmed there.
It is home to the Utica College Pioneers, Mohawk Valley Community College Hawks, The Skating Club of Utica and several high school varsity ice hockey teams. It has been the former home for the Mohawk Valley Stars/Comets of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, the Utica Devils of the American Hockey League, the Utica Bulldogs, Utica Blizzard, and Mohawk Valley Prowlers of the United Hockey League, and the Mohawk Valley IceCats of the North Eastern Hockey League. Utica hopes to someday regain an affiliated hockey team, as evidenced by the average attendance for Utica College, which is the highest in all of Division III of United States college hockey.
In 2011, the "Aud" was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in recognition of its innovative cable suspended roof.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Utica Memorial Auditorium History". Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority. http://www.uticaaud.org/pages/page.cfm?page=About%20US. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "Utica Memorial Auditorium named Civil Engineering Landmark". WKTV. August 30, 2011. http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Utica-Memorial-Auditorium-named-Civil-Engineering-Landmark-128711428.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Utica Memorial Auditorium". American Society of Civil Engineers. http://live.asce.org/hh/index.mxml?lid=258. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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| Preceded by University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado |
Host of the Frozen Four 1962 |
Succeeded by McHugh Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
Coordinates: 43°06′18″N 75°14′01″W / 43.104982°N 75.233492°W
