|
Year Opened |
1996 |
| Capacity |
18,595 |
|
Architect |
Ellerbe Becket |
| Web Site |
www.hsbcarena.com |
| Phone |
716/855-4100 |
|
Anchor Tenants |
Buffalo Sabres
(NHL) / Buffalo Blizzard (NPSL) |
| Parking |
Parking is
available in the lot and ramp off both Perry
Street and South Park Avenue. |
|
Directions |
One Seymour H.
Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203. From the
North (including Canada): Take I-190 South.
You may exit at either of two exits: Exit 5
(Louisiana Street): At the bottom of the
exit turn left. Turn right onto Perry Street
(1st light) or onto South Park Avenue (2nd
light). Alternate: Exit 6 (Elm Street): As
you exit 190 bear left to the ramp and turn
right onto Seneca Street. Take Seneca Street
to the first light and turn right onto
Michigan Street. Take Michigan Street over
the bridge. From the South, East, and West
(via Thruway): Take Interstate 90 (Thruway)
to Exit 53, which is I-190 North. You may
exit at either of two exits: Exit 6 (Elm
Street): As you exit 190, bear right to the
ramp, and turn right onto Seneca Street.
Take Seneca Street to the first light and
turn right onto Michigan Street. Take
Michigan Street over the bridge. Alternate:
Exit 5 (Hamburg Street): As you exit 190,
bear right to the ramp, and turn right onto
Perry Street. Take Hamburg Street 2 blocks
(approximately .5 miles), turn right onto
South Park Avenue (2nd light). From the
East: From Interstate 90 (Thruway) take
Route 33 to Downtown Buffalo. Continue on
Oak Street all the way to 190 South and exit
immediately at Exit 5 (Louisiana Street). At
the bottom of the exit, turn left. Turn
right onto Perry Street (1st light) or onto
South Park Avenue (2nd light). Alternate:
From Interstate 90 (Thruway) take Route 33
to Downtown Buffalo. Continue on Oak Street
all the way to Seneca Street and turn left.
Take Seneca Street to the first light and
turn right onto Michigan Street. Take
Michigan Street over the bridge. From the
South (Lakeshore): Take Route 5 over the
Skyway. Exit onto Route 190 South. You may
take either of two exits: Exit 5 (Louisiana
Street): At the bottom of the exit turn
left. Turn right onto Perry Street (1st
light) or onto South Park Avenue (2nd
light). Alternate: Exit 6 (Elm Street): As
you exit 190 bear left to the ramp and turn
right onto Seneca Street. Take Seneca Street
to the first light and turn right onto
Michigan Street. Take Michigan Street over
the bridge. You will see the HSBC Arena to
your right. Parking is available in the lot
and ramp off both Perry Street and South
Park Avenue. |
History
You might remember in 1996 hearing about the
scoreboard at the then known Marine Midland
Arena, falling and crashing down on the ice
hours before the Sabres played the Boston
Bruins. Luckily nobody was hurt, but this
incident made headlines throughout the news. Now
known as the HSBC (Hong Kong Shanghai Banking
Corporation) Arena, it was constructed in 1996
in hopes of becoming Buffalo’s new entertainment
facility. Minus that one mishap, it has been a
success.
Home to the Buffalo Sabres, Major Indoor
Lacrosse League’s Buffalo Bandits, the National
Professional Soccer Leauge’s Buffalo Blizzard,
and many concerts, the stunning HSBC Arena has
accomplished its hopes to being Buffalo’s main
entertainment center. With two public levels and
two private levels, HSBC provides a public
sports bar called Pepsi Headlines, an amazing
food court, an 8,000-square foot team store, and
the Harbor Club, a private facility that is
supplied for premium seat holders.
What also makes this arena distinctive is that
the main entrance is a grand foyer that is
completely enclosed by glass. Because of the
well structures pavilion, the HSBC Arena has
been awarded 2007 NCAA I Men’s Basketball first
and second rounds.
