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  Adirondack Bank Center Location within New York  Adirondack Bank Center Location within the United States | |
| Former names | Utica Memorial Auditorium (1960–2017) |
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| Address | 400 Oriskany Street West |
| Location | Utica, New York |
| Owner | Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority |
| Operator | Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority |
| Capacity | 5,700 (floor events) 4,500 (basketball) 3,860 (ice hockey/indoor soccer) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 15, 1957[1] |
| Opened | March 13, 1960[4] |
| Construction cost | $4.5 million ($46.3 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Gehron & Seltzer and Frank Delle Cese[1][3] |
| Structural engineer | Lev Zetlin & Associates[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL) (1973–1977) Mohawk Valley Stars/Comets (ACHL) (1981–1987) Utica Devils (AHL) (1987–1993) Utica Bulldogs/Blizzard (CoHL) (1993–1997) Mohawk Valley Prowlers (UHL) (1997–2002) Utica University Pioneers (NCAA) (2000–present) Mohawk Valley IceCats (NEHL) (2006–2007) Utica Comets (AHL) (2013–present) Utica Jr. Comets (USPHL) (2017–present) Utica City FC (MASL) (2018–present) Utica Yeti Lacrosse Club (IBLA) (2021) | |
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| Official website | |
The Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium[5] is a 3,860-seat multi-purpose arena in Utica, New York, with a capacity of 5,700 for concerts. Nicknamed the Aud, it is the home arena of the Utica Comets, the AHL affiliate of the NHL's New Jersey Devils, and Utica City FC of the Major Arena Soccer League.
In 2011, the Utica Memorial Auditorium was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in recognition of its innovative cable suspended roof.
- ^ a b c Romano, Paul; Romano, David (May 23, 2009). "Guest View: The Aud Turns 50". Observer-Dispatch. Utica. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Miner, Dan. "From idea to reality". Observer-Dispatch. Utica. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Rushmore, Ralph (1960). A City Reborn. Utica: Fusco Advertising Agency. p. 18.
- ^ Birnell, Ben (September 27, 2017). "$2M deal leads to new name for Utica Aud". Observer-Dispatch. Utica. Retrieved September 27, 2022.