HSBC Arena
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HSBC Arena is a sports and entertainment venue located in downtown Buffalo, New York. It is home to the Buffalo Sabres hockey team and the Buffalo Bandits lacrosse team. The arena also hosts concerts and is used regularly for college basketball games, including opening-round games of the NCAA basketball tournament.
HSBC Arena opened on September 21, 1996, replacing the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. At the time, its name was Marine Midland Arena. The Marine Midland bank, which was part of the HSBC banking group, had purchased the naming rights. In 1999, as part of HSBC's worldwide corporate rebranding, the arena's name was changed to HSBC Arena. This name change coincided with the playing of the first college basketball tournament game in the arena's history.
Both sporting events and concerts at the arena are served by the Special Events station of the Buffalo Metro Rail.
For sporting events, the arena seats 18,595.
External link
- HSBC Arena (http://www.hsbcarena.com/)