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| location = Syracuse, New York
| location = Syracuse, New York
| opened = September 12, 1951
| opened = September 12, 1951
| other_names = n/a
| other_names = Oncenter War Memorial Arena (1994-2019)<br/>Onondaga County War Memorial (1951-94)
| tenants = [[Hershey Bears]] (2002-present)
| tenants = [[Syracuse Crunch]] (1994-present)<br/>[[Syracuse Firebirds]] (1979-80)<br/>[[Syracuse Eagles]] (1974-75)<br/>[[Syracuse Nationals]] (1951-63)<br/>[[Syracuse Orangemen]] (1951-52, 1955-62)
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'''Giant Center''' is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It is home to the [[Hershey Bears]] ice hockey team of the [[American Hockey League]]. Giant Center replaced [[Hersheypark Arena]] as the Bears' home venue in 2002.
The '''Upstate Medical University Arena''' is a multi-purpose arena located in Syracuse, New York. It is part of the Oncenter Complex. Designed by Edgarton and Edgarton and built from 1949 through 1951, the structure is significant as an example of a World War I, World War II and Aroostook War commemorative and as "an early and sophisticated example of single-span thin-shell concrete roof construction." It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The venue has been renovated twice, in 1994 and 2018.


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==
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| [[1958-59 Syracuse Nationals program|Program]]
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| [[1959-60 NBA season|1959-60]]
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| [[1959-60 Syracuse Nationals program|Program]]
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==See also==
[[List of National Basketball Association venues]]


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Latest revision as of 13:18, 1 February 2023

Upstate Medical University Arena
Location Syracuse, New York
Opened September 12, 1951
Other Names Oncenter War Memorial Arena (1994-2019)
Onondaga County War Memorial (1951-94)
Tenants Syracuse Crunch (1994-present)
Syracuse Firebirds (1979-80)
Syracuse Eagles (1974-75)
Syracuse Nationals (1951-63)
Syracuse Orangemen (1951-52, 1955-62)

The Upstate Medical University Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Syracuse, New York. It is part of the Oncenter Complex. Designed by Edgarton and Edgarton and built from 1949 through 1951, the structure is significant as an example of a World War I, World War II and Aroostook War commemorative and as "an early and sophisticated example of single-span thin-shell concrete roof construction." It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The venue has been renovated twice, in 1994 and 2018.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Basketball Association 1952-53 Syracuse Nationals Program
1956-57 Syracuse Nationals Program
1958-59 Syracuse Nationals Program
1959-60 Syracuse Nationals Program
1960-61 Syracuse Nationals Program
American Hockey League 2001-02 Syracuse Crunch Program

See also

List of National Basketball Association venues

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