Lost hockey venues
Former NHL, WHA and minor-league hockey arenas. Several of the league's oldest buildings survived for more than half a century before being replaced.
50 venues
View on map →Mercer Arena
Seattle's Civic Ice Arena, later Mercer Arena, hosted minor-league and junior hockey from 1927. It closed in 2003 and was demolished in 2017.
Met Center
The Met Center in Bloomington was the Minnesota North Stars' home from 1967 until the team moved to Dallas in 1993. It was imploded in December 1994; an IKEA now occupies part of the site.
Miami Arena
Miami Arena in Overtown was the first home of the Miami Heat (1988-1999) and the Florida Panthers (1993-1998). Outmoded within a decade, it was demolished in 2008.
Mid-South Coliseum
The Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis was home to the city's ABA franchise and Memphis State basketball. It closed in 2006 and still stands, vacant.
New Haven Arena
New Haven Arena on Grove Street was the city's hockey arena from 1914, rebuilt in 1927 after a fire, until the New Haven Coliseum opened in 1972. It was demolished in 1974.
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, opened in 1930 next to Congo Square, hosted the ABA Buccaneers, the NBA's New Orleans Jazz and ECHL hockey. It has stood abandoned since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Olympia Stadium
Olympia Stadium at Grand River and McGraw was the Red Wings' home from 1927 through 1979 and briefly the Pistons'. It was demolished in 1986 and replaced on site by a National Guard armory.
Omaha Civic Auditorium
The Omaha Civic Auditorium was Omaha's main arena from 1955 to 2014, a part-time home of the NBA's Kansas City-Omaha Kings and home of Creighton basketball. It was demolished in 2016.
Omni Coliseum
The Omni Coliseum in downtown Atlanta hosted the Hawks from 1972 to 1997 and the NHL Flames until 1980. It was demolished in July 1997 and State Farm Arena was built on the same site.
Pan-Pacific Auditorium
The Streamline Moderne Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles hosted minor-league hockey and USC basketball. It closed in 1972 and burned in 1989; the site is now Pan Pacific Park.
Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Philadelphia's Convention Hall hosted national political conventions and was home to the NBA Warriors and early 76ers. It closed in 1996 and was demolished in 2005 for a Penn medical center.
Polar Palace
The Polar Palace in Hollywood was an ice rink used by UCLA and USC hockey in the 1930s. It burned on May 16, 1963, and was not rebuilt.
Reunion Arena
Reunion Arena was Dallas's main indoor arena from 1980 to 2008, home to the NBA's Mavericks and, from 1993, the NHL's Stars. It was demolished in 2009.
Rhode Island Auditorium
The Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence was home to the AHL's Providence Reds for 46 years and the BAA's Providence Steamrollers from 1946 to 1949. It was demolished in 1989.
Richfield Coliseum
The Richfield Coliseum was a suburban arena between Cleveland and Akron that housed the Cavaliers from 1974 to 1994. After demolition in 1999 its land became grassland in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Salt Palace
The Salt Palace was Salt Lake City's arena from 1969, home to the ABA champion Utah Stars and then the Utah Jazz until 1991. It was demolished in 1994 for the convention center.
Seattle Ice Arena
The Seattle Ice Arena in downtown Seattle was home of the Seattle Metropolitans, the first American team to win the Stanley Cup, in 1917. It closed in 1924 and was demolished in 1963.
Spokane Coliseum
Spokane Coliseum was the city's arena from 1954 to 1995, home to Gonzaga basketball for a time and WHL hockey. It was demolished in 1995 when the Veterans Memorial Arena opened.
St. Louis Arena
The St. Louis Arena opened in 1929 near Forest Park and was the Blues' home from 1967 to 1994. It was demolished in February 1999 and the site redeveloped as The Highlands.
St. Nicholas Arena
St. Nicholas Arena on West 66th Street in Manhattan opened as an ice rink in 1896 and was one of New York's main boxing clubs from 1906 until it closed in 1962. It later became an ABC television studio and was demolished in the 1980s.
The Forum
The Forum in Inglewood was home to the Lakers and Kings from 1967 to 1999. The building still stands and operates as the Kia Forum, a concert and events arena.
The Spectrum
The Spectrum in South Philadelphia was home to the Flyers and 76ers from 1967 to 1996 and stayed open for minor-league and concert use until October 2009. It was demolished in 2010-2011.
The Summit
The Summit, later Compaq Center, was the Houston Rockets' arena from 1975 to 2003. The building was converted into Lakewood Church's main campus in 2005.
Toledo Sports Arena
The Toledo Sports Arena on the east bank of the Maumee River was home of Toledo's IHL and ECHL hockey teams from 1947 to 2007. It was demolished in August 2007.