Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium is a arena in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1940. Its recorded capacity is 17,000.

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Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
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Key facts

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium is a arena in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1940. Its recorded capacity is 17,000. It is owned by City of Buffalo and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation. It is operated by City of Buffalo. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Canisius Golden Griffins 1940–1995, Buffalo Braves 1970–1978, Buffalo Bisons, Toronto-Buffalo Royals, Buffalo Stallions, Buffalo Bandits, Buffalo Blizzard, Buffalo Stampede, Toronto-Buffalo Royals, Buffalo Stampede, Buffalo Stallions, Buffalo Blizzard, Buffalo Braves, Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo Bandits, Atlanta Hawks, Buffalo Sabres.

Location
Buffalo, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
17,000
Opened
1940
Status
Demolished
Current owner
City of Buffalo, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Location of Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium is at latitude 42.878056, longitude -78.8775, in Buffalo, 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 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
FieldValue
Latitude42.878056
Longitude-78.8775
CityBuffalo
RegionBuffalo
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerCity of BuffaloPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OwnerErie Canal Harbor Development CorporationPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorCity of BuffaloPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Buffalo Memorial Auditorium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Canisius Golden Griffins 1940–1995Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Buffalo Braves 1970–1978Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Buffalo BisonsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Toronto-Buffalo RoyalsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Buffalo StallionsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Buffalo BanditsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Buffalo BlizzardNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Buffalo StampedeNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Toronto-Buffalo RoyalsNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo StampedeNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo StallionsNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo BlizzardNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo BravesNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo BisonsNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo BanditsNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Atlanta HawksNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo SabresNot mapped1940 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)32125not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Buffalo Bandits 1992–1996not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Buffalo Bisons 1946not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Buffalo Bandits 1992–1996not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Buffalo Sabres 1970–1996not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Buffalo Bisons 1940–1970not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34636not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346422026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346412026-09
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23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set321252026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720707812026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleBuffalo_Memorial_AuditoriumBuffalo Memorial Auditorium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set218152026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136152026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136142026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136132026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136122026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136112026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (revision 1372070781). Wikidata item: Q2927640.