Hersheypark Arena
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Hershey Sports Arena (1936-1972) |
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| place | 100 West Hersheypark Drive Hershey , Pennsylvania 17033
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 17 '17.1 " N , 76 ° 39' 23.6" W |
| operator | Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company |
| start of building | 1936 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface |
| capacity | 7,286 seats (sports) 8,000 seats (concerts) |
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The Hersheypark Arena (originally: Hershey Sports Arena ) is a multi-purpose hall in the US city of Hershey in the state of Pennsylvania , which was built in 1936 and can seat up to 8,000 spectators. The hall is operated by the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company .
history
Under the name Hershey Sports Arena , the sports arena was originally built for the Hershey Bears American Hockey League franchise as a pure ice rink . It was not until 2002 that the Hershey Bears relocated to the neighboring, more modern and larger Giant Center and have only used the Hersheypark Arena as a training hall since then.
Three AHL All-Star Games (1954, 1959 and 1996) and 18 Calder Cup final series were held in the arena and is now the venue for the lower-class Lebanon Vally College Ice Hockey and Shippensburg University Ice Hockey College teams as well as the Hershey Junior Bears , a Junior team sponsored by the Hershey Bears. In autumn and winter, the arena is usually also available for public ice skating on the weekends.
Basketball was also played in the arena, e.g. As the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association championship or even games of the NBA , where Wilt Chamberlain in the jersey of the March 2, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks achieve as much as 100 points, one in professional basketball to this day unmatched record could. Other sports played in the hall are boxing , wrestling or soccer , where the Hershey Impact from the indoor soccer league NPSL played their home games from 1988 to 1991.
In addition to sporting events, other events are also held in the Hersheypark Arena. B. on October 13, 1953 a big birthday party for the then US President Dwight D. Eisenhower , because he resided on his farm in the nearby small town of Gettysburg . Also music concerts of some well-known and well-known artists were previously held in the stadium for. B. by Frank Sinatra , Johnny Cash , Tina Turner , Billy Joel , Elton John , Britney Spears or the bands Kiss , Aerosmith and A-Teens .
Web links
- hersheypa.com: Information about the sports facility (English)
- hockeyscoop.net: Hersheypark Arena information 1936–2002 (English)
- setlist.fm: concert list of the Hershey Sports Arena and the Hersheypark Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fran Blinebury: Site of 100-point game lacks significant Wilt presence today. On: National Basketball Association website; New York, NY March 1, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2020 (in English).