The Eastern States Coliseum is a 5,900-seat multi-purpose arena in West Springfield, Massachusetts, built in 1926. The longtime home of the Springfield Indians professional hockey team, the Coliseum was a part time home to the Hartford Whalers ice hockey team while the team was in the World Hockey Association, and even hosted the first few home games for the NHL Whalers when the Hartford Civic Center was undergoing repairs from a roof collapse.
Today, though the ice plant has been dismantled and hockey games are no longer played there, the arena is a venue for The Big E, and hosts a semi-pro indoor soccer team, circuses and other local events.
Indoor arenas in the United States | Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States | Sports venues in Massachusetts | Springfield Indians | National Hockey League venues | World Hockey Association venues
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