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Blue Cross Arena

Blue Cross Arena is a arena in Rochester, United States that opened in 1955. Its recorded capacity is 10,662.

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Blue Cross Arena
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Key facts

Blue Cross Arena is a arena in Rochester, United States that opened in 1955. Its recorded capacity is 10,662. It is owned by City of Rochester. It is operated by Pegula Sports and Entertainment and Buffalo Sabres. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Rochester Community War Memorial. Current tenants are Rochester Kingz, Rochester Knighthawks, Rochester Americans, Rochester Razorsharks, Rochester Lancers, Rochester Colonels, New York Tuck Tapers.

Location
Rochester, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
10,662
Opened
1955
Status
Active
Current owner
City of Rochester
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Location of Blue Cross Arena
Blue Cross Arena

Blue Cross Arena is at latitude 43.153889, longitude -77.610833, in Rochester, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Blue Cross Arena
FieldValue
Latitude43.153889
Longitude-77.610833
CityRochester
RegionRochester
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Blue Cross Arena
195519912026Rochester Community War Memorial (1955 to 1998)

Blue Cross Arena has carried 2 recorded names. Rochester Civic Center Arena (planning/construction) (no sponsor) ran Present. Rochester Community War Memorial (no sponsor) ran 1955 to 1998. The average tenure of a name here is 43 years.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of Blue Cross Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Rochester Civic Center Arena (planning/construction)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Rochester Community War MemorialNone1955 to 1998Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Blue Cross Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerCity of RochesterPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorPegula Sports and EntertainmentPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorBuffalo SabresPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Blue Cross Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Rochester KingzNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Rochester KnighthawksNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Rochester AmericansNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Rochester RazorsharksNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Rochester LancersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Rochester ColonelsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
New York Tuck TapersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

216 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Blue Cross Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885674https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885674https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885674https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885674https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arenahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8856742026-09
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28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
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28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885674https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
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28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885674https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885674https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena2026-09
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28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
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28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q885674https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arena2026-09
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24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arenahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8856742026-09
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24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arenahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8856742026-09
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24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Arenahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8856742026-09
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24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Rochester Brigadenot set2026-09
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23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
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