Address

• One Seymour Knox III Plaza
• Buffalo, New York, USA

Building

• Capacity: 18,690
• Size: 700,000 Square Feet
• Club Seats: 5,000
• Luxury Suites: 80
• Parking: 1,100 Spaces
• Opened: 1996

Construction

• Started: November 4, 1994
• Opened: September 21, 1996
• Cost: $127.5 Million (USD)

Former Names

• Marine Midland Arena: 1996-99
• HSBC Arena: 2000-11

Owner

• Erie County

Operator

• Hockey Western New York, LLC

Seating

• Basketball: 19,200
• Concerts: 18,500
• Hockey: 19,070
• Wrestling: 16,597 

Tenants

• Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
• Buffalo Bandits (NLL)

Tickets

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