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Revision as of 00:27, 25 July 2005 by 4.245.236.153 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Hartford Civic Center Coliseum is an indoor arena in Hartford, Connecticut. Located adjacent to a shopping mall, the arena is the part-time home of the men's and women's basketball teams of the University of Connecticut and the Hartford Wolf Pack AHL hockey team. It was the home of the New England Sea Wolves of the Arena Football League. It was also the home of the Hartford Whalers of the NHL from 1979-1995 and the New England Blizzard of the ABL from 1996-1998, and the part-time home of the Boston Celtics from 1975-1995. The arena seats 15,635 for ice hockey and 16,294 for basketball.
The first arena on the site was completed in 1975, and was home to the New England Whalers of the WHA for three years. The roof collapsed during a heavy snowstorm in the early morning of January 18, 1978, causing serious damage to the seating bowl area. The building was heavily renovated and re-opened January 17, 1980. The surrounding shopping mall was torn down in 2004 and is being replaced by street-level retail shops and a 36 story residential tower set to open in 2006.
More information:
Description of roof construction and causes of collapse: http://www.eng.uab.edu/cee/REU_NSF99/hartford.htm