![]() ![]() Also, the new Sabres locker room features a Wall of Fame featuring team history, the names and numbers of retired team jerseys. Additional new facilities include a state of the art fitness center, new coaching offices, film rooms where players and coaches can watch previous games, and a players lounge with a kitchen and team chef. The new Sabres locker room is designed as a circular room, complete with illuminated team logos on the floor and ceiling. This $6 million locker room project led by Cannon Design of Grand Island saw an expansion from 8,000 to 15,220 square feet (743 to 1,414 m 2) in size. The major renovation included the demolition and installation of brand new locker rooms, decor and concession updates as well as fan enhancements. The fourth update took place during the summer and early fall of 2011. The venue's interior during a Buffalo Sabres game, October 2009 Later in 2008, a mural was installed in the lower pavilion near the main entrance, containing pictures from the 2008 NHL Winter Classic held at Ralph Wilson Stadium, now known as Highmark Stadium, in nearby Orchard Park. The Sabres logos shoot smoke out of the Buffalo's nostrils every time a Sabres goal is scored or when the Sabres win at home. The handles of the sabres are lit with blue LEDs. The bottom of the board features large Buffalo Sabres logos with giant sabres crossed behind them. The new scoreboard features four large HD video screens, surrounded by two 360-degree LED ribbon boards. In addition, the four main speaker racks were removed and replaced and two additional speaker racks were added. Also, new LED ribbon boards were installed in the arena seating bowl in conjunction with the new HD scoreboard manufactured by Daktronics. Two illuminated Sabres logos were added in the upper level of the pavilion on both sides of the Sports Headlines bar. The third update to the arena took place prior to the 2007–2008 season. The original seamless glass boards were also removed, and replaced with boards with clear plastic stanchions, which gave when players were hit into them. The second update to the arena took place in 2002–2003, when the Sabres replaced matrix board on the face of the second bowl with a LED ribbon. 95 seats were added behind the last row of the 300 level, raising the arena's hockey and lacrosse capacity from 18,595 to 18,690. The first update to the arena took place after the conclusion of the 1998-1999 hockey season. The scoreboard was replaced later that season. Nobody was injured, but the game was postponed. This happened minutes after a few players ended practice and hours before a game between the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins. On November 16, 1996, the arena's first JumboTron, an eight-sided scoreboard made by Daktronics with Sony video screens, fell to the ice while it was being remotely moved. The venue was named after its central downtown location, which was originally proposed as the site of a domed stadium in the 1960s for the Buffalo Bills and a potential Major League Baseball team before that project was abandoned. The construction cost was $127.5 million, (approximately $220 million in 2021 dollars). What was originally known during construction as Crossroads Arena opened September 21, 1996, replacing the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. In addition to concerts and professional wrestling, the venue has hosted major events including the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1999 Stanley Cup Finals, 2003 Frozen Four and UFC 210. KeyBank Center was previously home to the Canisius Golden Griffins ( NCAA), Buffalo Blizzard ( NPSL), Buffalo Wings ( RHI) and Buffalo Destroyers ( AFL). The venue is also home to the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. It replaced the Sabres' former home, Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, where the team played from 1970 to 1996. Home to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League since 1996, is the largest indoor arena in Western New York, seating 19,070. Originally known as Marine Midland Arena, the venue has since been named HSBC Arena and First Niagara Center. ![]() KeyBank Center is a multipurpose indoor arena located in Buffalo, New York. ![]()
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