New Era Field

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The Stadium
The Ralph
The Cap
Ralph Wilson Stadium in December 2014
Ralph Wilson Stadium in December 2014
Earlier names

Rich Stadium (1973–1998)
Ralph Wilson Stadium (1998–2016)
New Era Field (2016–2020)

Data
place 1 Bills Drive Orchard Park , New York 14127-2237
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 42 ° 46 '25.5 "  N , 78 ° 47' 13.1"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 46 '25.5 "  N , 78 ° 47' 13.1"  W.
owner Erie County
operator Erie County
start of building April 4th 1972
opening 17th August 1973
First game September 30, 1973
Buffalo Bills - New York Jets 9-7 (NFL)
Renovations 1984, 2014
surface Artificial turf
A-Turf Titan (since 2011)
AstroPlay (2003–2010)
AstroTurf (1973–2002)
costs 22 million US dollars (1973)
US dollars (2014) 114 million
architect HNTB Corporation
Populous (2014)
capacity 71,608 places (since 2016)
71,780 places (2015)
71,857 places (2014)
73,079 places (2008–2013)
73,967 places (2001–2007)
75,339 places (1999–2000)
80,024 places (1995–1998)
80,290 places (1984–1994 )
80,020 places (1972–1983)
Societies)
Events

The football - stadium in the American US city Orchard Park , a suburb of Buffalo , in the state of New York , contributed to the premature termination of the contract name in July 2020 Name New Era Field . Previously it was called Rich Stadium and Ralph Wilson Stadium for many years . It is the home of the franchises of the Buffalo Bills of the NFL . The maximum capacity of the stadium is currently 71,608 spectators. The highest number of spectators gathered on October 4, 1992 in the stadium circuit during the game of the Bills against the Miami Dolphins . 80,368 spectators followed the game.

history

The stadium opened on August 17, 1973 and is the successor to the War Memorial Stadium . From 1973 to 1998 the venue was named Rich Stadium and was then renamed after the founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, Ralph Wilson (1918-2014).

When the stadium was renovated in 1984, the stadium's capacity was increased to 80,290 seats. 1994 31.5 feet high and 41.5 feet wide scoreboard installed in 2007 by a larger (33.5 x 82.2 feet) HD - scoreboard was replaced.

On January 1, 2008, the NHL Winter Classic took place in the Ralph Wilson Stadium , in which the Buffalo Sabers and the Pittsburgh Penguins from the North American ice hockey league NHL competed against each other. It is the second outdoor game in NHL history.

In early June 2016, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell advised the Buffalo Bills to remodel or rebuild their forty-year-old stadium as soon as possible. Goodell has already signaled support from the league for a new building. As recently as 2014, a total of 114 million US dollars was invested in the stadium. A new building has been under discussion for several years. Without a new stadium, the team is threatened with relocation to another city like Toronto . In 2014 the owner of the bill changed . Terry Pegula , who is already the owner of the Buffalo Sabers (NHL), took over the franchise and announced a new stadium in Buffalo, but without giving any specific information.

On August 13, 2016, the Buffalo Bills announced that they had reached an agreement with New Era Cap Company, Inc. , a manufacturer of baseball caps from Buffalo, to sponsor the home of the Bills . On August 18, it was jointly announced that the venue will be called New Era Field in the future . The contract has a term of seven years until 2023.

On December 29, 2017, the first open-air game of the U20 Junior Ice Hockey World Championship between the USA and Canada took place in the stadium in front of 44,592 spectators .

In July 2020, the sponsorship agreement was prematurely terminated at the request of New Era Cap Company. The company had laid off a three-digit number of employees. This has been criticized by local politicians. In a joint statement by the Buffalo Bills and the New Era Cap Company it was announced that the details of the termination of the contract are currently being negotiated and that the Bills are looking for a new name partner. Currently the venue is only referred to as The Stadium . The seven-year agreement earned the Buffalo Bills $ 4 million annually. On July 24th, the signs on the stadium were removed.

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Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 14, 2014 during the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins (29:10).

See also

Web links

Commons : The Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ chakra.ipaperus.com: Buffalo Bills Media Guide 2015 ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / chakra.ipaperus.com
  2. ↑ stadionwelt.de: NFL Commissioner urges Bills to write a new stadium article from June 8, 2016
  3. ↑ stadionwelt.de: New stadium for Buffalo Bills? Article of May 19, 2014
  4. ↑ stadionwelt.de: New owner announces new building Article dated November 8, 2014
  5. ↑ buffalobills.com: Bills agree to a naming rights deal for the stadium ( Memento of the original from 23 August 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from August 13, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.buffalobills.com
  6. ↑ buffalobills.com: New Era Cap takes over stadium naming rights for Buffalo Bills; Team to now play at New Era Field ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from August 18, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.buffalobills.com
  7. ↑ IIHF: Game Statistics (English)
  8. ^ Jeff Russo, Gilat Melamed: New Era name to be dropped from Buffalo Bills stadium. In: wkbw.com. July 15, 2020, accessed on July 26, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Buffalo Bills: Stadium naming partnership ended. In: stadionwelt.de. July 16, 2020, accessed July 26, 2020 .
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