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KeyBank Center

KeyBank Center is a arena in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 19,070.

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KeyBank Center
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Key facts

KeyBank Center is a arena in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 19,070. It is owned by Erie County and Erie County. It is operated by Buffalo Sabres and Pegula Sports and Entertainment. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Marine Midland Arena, HSBC Arena, First Niagara Center. Current tenants are Buffalo Sabres 1996–present, Buffalo Wings 1997, Buffalo Bandits 1997–present, Buffalo Destroyers 1999–2003, Buffalo Blizzard, Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball, Buffalo Blizzard, Columbus Destroyers, Buffalo Bandits, Buffalo Sabres.

Location
Buffalo, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
19,070
Opened
1996
Status
Active
Current owner
Erie County, Erie County
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Location of KeyBank Center
KeyBank Center

KeyBank Center is at latitude 42.875, longitude -78.876389, 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.

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Recorded location of KeyBank Center
FieldValue
Latitude42.875
Longitude-78.876389
CityBuffalo
RegionBuffalo
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of KeyBank Center
199620112026Marine Midland Arena (1996 to 2000)HSBC Arena (2000 to 2011)First Niagara Center (2011 to 2016)

KeyBank Center has carried 3 recorded names. Marine Midland Arena (no sponsor) ran 1996 to 2000. HSBC Arena (no sponsor) ran 2000 to 2011. First Niagara Center (no sponsor) ran 2011 to 2016. The average tenure of a name here is 6.7 years.

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Every recorded name of KeyBank Center, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Marine Midland ArenaNone1996 to 2000Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
HSBC ArenaNone2000 to 2011Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
First Niagara CenterNone2011 to 2016Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of KeyBank Center, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerErie County1996 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerErie CountyPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorPegula Sports and Entertainment1996 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorBuffalo SabresPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of KeyBank Center and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Buffalo Sabres 1996–presentNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Buffalo Wings 1997National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Buffalo Bandits 1997–presentNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Buffalo Destroyers 1999–2003National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Buffalo BlizzardNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketballNational Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo BlizzardNational Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Columbus DestroyersNational Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo BanditsNational Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Buffalo SabresNational Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for KeyBank Center
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set2382026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345702026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27622026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13756990622026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleKeyBank_CenterKeyBank Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setFirst Niagara Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHSBC Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMarine Midland Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215682026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215672026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215662026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215652026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215642026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215632026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129082026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129072026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129062026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129052026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129042026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129032026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129022026-09

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: KeyBank Center (revision 1375699062). Wikidata item: Q1110789.

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