Buffalo State Sports Arena

Buffalo State Sports Arena
Location Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY 14222
Owner Buffalo State College (SUNY)
Operator Buffalo State College (SUNY)
Capacity 3,500 (basketball)
1,800 (hockey)
Surface 200' x 85' (ice arena)
Opened 1991
Tenants
Buffalo State Bengals
Canisius College Griffins (Ice Hockey) (Until 2014)
Erie Community College (hockey) (Until 2014)

The Buffalo State Sports Arena is a multi-purpose sports complex, in Buffalo, New York, located at Buffalo State College, a campus of SUNY.

The building contains an Ice Arena, Sports Arena, Fitness Center, Houston Gym, Robert Kissinger Memorial Pool, and Varsity Weight Room.

The Sports Arena seats 3,500, and is home to the Division III Buffalo State Bengals in the State University of New York Athletic Conference.

The facility also houses a 1,800-seat Ice Arena that is home to the Buffalo State Bengals men's and women's ice hockey teams. It used to serve as host to Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey which competes in Division I Atlantic Hockey until they moved to the HarborCenter in the fall of 2014.

It also serves as the home for several youth hockey programs.

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Coordinates: 42°56′05″N 78°53′11″W / 42.934605°N 78.886471°W / 42.934605; -78.886471

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