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Historical · NBA · NHL
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Former home of the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo, NY
Still to visit
Teams
Buffalo Sabres
NHL · hockey
1970–1996
Buffalo Braves
NBA · basketball
1970–1978
Also known as The Aud
Stadium facts
- Capacity
- 18,000
- Basketball for 1975–1996. Final hockey capacity is listed at 16,230.Source for capacity
- Opened
- October 14, 1940
- Closed September 11, 1996. Demolition was in 2009, with the last pieces down in early July.Source for opened
Timeline
1940
1943
1970
1975
1976
1976
1996
2009
October 14, 1940
Willkie rally opens the Aud
The first event was a rally for Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie on October 14, 1940. The auditorium was a public-works replacement for the Broadway Auditorium and the collapsed Peace Bridge Arena. Canisius and the Buffalo Bisons were early tenants.
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