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Big E Coliseum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eastern States Coliseum
The Big E Coliseum
Map
LocationWest Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°05′29″N 72°37′07″W / 42.091333°N 72.618694°W / 42.091333; -72.618694
OwnerCity of West Springfield
OperatorEastern States Exposition
Capacity6,000
Surfacedirt
Construction
Broke ground1916
OpenedOctober 12, 1916
Tenants
Springfield Indians (CAHL/AHL) (1926–1932, 1935–1972)
New England Blades (EHL) (1972–1973)
New England Whalers (WHA) (1974–1975)
Massachusetts Twisters (AISL/NISL) (2003–2009)
Website
Official Website

The Eastern States Coliseum, better known as the Big E Coliseum, is a 5,900-seat multi-purpose arena in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

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History

Built as the Eastern States Coliseum in 1916, adding to the facilities for the annual Eastern States Exposition, the Big E Coliseum was the longtime home of the Springfield Indians professional hockey team in the American Hockey League, and later served as a part-time home to the New England Whalers hockey team while the team was in the World Hockey Association.[1] In the 1940s through to the building of the Springfield Civic Center in 1972, the Coliseum frequently hosted local showings of the Ice Capades and the Ice Follies.[2] It was for many years the largest capacity rink in western Massachusetts, and was the home arena of several local high school hockey teams as well as a prominent venue for regional and state high school tournaments.[3]

In 1991, the ice plant was dismantled and hockey games are no longer played there.[4] The arena continues as a venue for The Big E, and hosts Shriner circuses, equestrian shows and other local events.[5] The Coliseum has often been the location for the draft horse World Championship Finals, serving as such in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2009,[6] and has been a venue for rodeos.[7]

Indians and The Coliseum

The first game played in the new arena was a Canadian–American Hockey League game on December 1, 1926. Boxing promoter Tex Rickard dropped the ceremonial first puck. The Springfield Indians lost to the Providence Reds 3–1. In 1933, the parent New York Rangers decided to pull the franchise out of Springfield, but the Indians were back in the Coliseum for the 1935–36 season when Lucien Garneau transferred his Quebec Castors club to Springfield.

When World War II broke out, the Indians had to be suspended for the duration of the war due to the Eastern States Exposition grounds being commandeered by the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army for use as a depot. The Indians were back at the Coliseum for the 1946–47 season until 1972, when the team moved into the new Springfield Civic Center in downtown Springfield at the start of the 1972–73 season.

References

  1. ^ Brown, Garry (May 9, 2009). "Hartford Whalers, now Carolina Hurricanes, found their way to Springfield Civic Center, Eastern States Coliseum". Springfield Union-News. Larry McDermott. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Birthday Edition Of Ice Capades Hailed By Critics". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 1, 1959. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ Porter, Matt (March 13, 2008). "Cheers fade, but glory endures". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ^ Donahue, Chris (April 1, 1991). "Hockey mecca's demise leaves high schools scrambling". USA Today. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. ^ Eastern States Exhibition website
  6. ^ "BigE Draft Horse Show". The Big E. Eastern States Exhibition. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  7. ^ Blowen, Michael (March 27, 1993). "Rodeo king". Boston Globe. William Taylor. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
Preceded by Home of the
New England Whalers

1973 – 1975
Succeeded by
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