Northwest Arena
Northwest Arena is a multi-purpose
It has been the home of two short-lived minor league hockey teams: the
The Arena has recently played host to a number of major concerts including: Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits Tour, Clint Black, Michael W. Smith, YES & ASIA, Aaron Tippin, Aids in Africa World Village Tour, World Famous Lipizanner Stallions 40th Anniversary, Golden Gloves Boxing, Buffalo Sabres Alumni.[citation needed]
The arena is one of several venues that was utilized for Western New York's hosting of the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The arena hosted exhibition games before the tournament proper began.[4][5]
Naming rights to the arena have been held by Northwest Bank since the arena's inception. Until 2016, the arena was known as Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, as the five Jamestown branches of the bank had operated as "Jamestown Savings Bank" since 1998.[6]
References
- ^ "Rebel Yell". The Post-Journal. June 13, 2018.
- ^ Teska, Simon. More On Its Way? Jets Executives Looking To Lure Professional Hockey To City. The Post-Journal. 17 January 2009.
- ^ "4.5 Million Dollar Expansion of the Northwest Arena is Complete". 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Area arenas ace 'Worlds' inspection - The Buffalo News". Archived from the original on 2010-08-22.
- ^ "County Deputy Sheriff's to Get 3% Raises in Next Four Years".
- ^ "County Deputy Sheriff's to Get 3% Raises in Next Four Years".
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