Shortest-Lived Hockey Arenas

Ranked: 40
At #1: 11; Jubilee Arena
Leagues: 4

Shortest-Lived Hockey Arenas

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Shortest-Lived Hockey Arenas
Rank	Venue	Location	Team(s)	Capacity	Opened	Closed	Years open
#1	Jubilee Arena	Montreal, Quebec	Montreal Canadiens	3,200	1908	1919	11
#2	Miami Arena	Miami, Florida	Florida Panthers	17,000	1988	2008	20
#2	Montreal Arena	Westmount, Quebec	Montreal CanadiensMontreal Wanderers	10,000	1898	1918	20
#4	McNichols Sports Arena	Denver, Colorado	Colorado AvalancheColorado Rockies	16,600	1975	2000	25
#4	Omni Coliseum	Atlanta, Georgia	Atlanta Flames	16,181	1972	1997	25
#4	Richfield Coliseum	Richfield Township, Ohio	Cleveland BaronsCleveland Crusaders	20,273	1974	1999	25
#4	St. Paul Civic Center	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Minnesota Fighting SaintsMinnesota Fighting Saints	16,000	1973	1998	25
#8	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indianapolis Racers	16,530	1974	2001	27
#8	Met CenterMetropolitan Sports Center (1967–1981)	Bloomington, Minnesota	Minnesota North Stars	16,000	1967	1994	27
#10	Quebec Arena	Quebec, Quebec	Quebec Bulldogs	6,000	1913	1942	29
#10	Reunion Arena	Dallas, Texas	Dallas Stars	17,007	1980	2009	29
#10	US Airways ArenaCapital Centre (?–1992); USAir Arena (1993–1995)	Largo, Maryland	Washington Capitals	18,130	1973	2002	29
#13	Meadowlands ArenaIzod Center (2007–2015); Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2006); Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1995)	East Rutherford, New Jersey	New Jersey Devils	20,049	1981	2015	34
#14	Cleveland Arena	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland Crusaders	10,000	1937	1977	40
#14	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Red Wings	19,275	1979	2019	40
#16	CoreStates SpectrumThe Spectrum (?–1993)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Flyers	17,380	1967	2010	43
#16	Madison Square Garden	New York, New York	New York RangersNew York Americans	15,925	1925	1968	43
#18	Ottawa Auditorium	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Senators	10,000	1923	1967	44
#18	Rexall PlaceNorthlands Coliseum (?–1994); Skyreach Centre (1998–2002); Edmonton Coliseum (1995–1997)	Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton Oilers	17,100	1974	2018	44
#20	Mellon ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena (1961–1998)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins	16,940	1961	2011	50
#21	Winnipeg Arena	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Winnipeg Jets	10,100	1955	2006	51
#22	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles Sharks	16,161	1959	2016	57
#23	Olympia Stadium	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Red Wings	15,000	1927	1987	60
#24	Martin Luther King Jr ArenaPhiladelphia Arena (1920–1979)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Quakers	—	1920	1981	61
#25	Colisée PepsiColisée de Québec (1949–1998)	Quebec, Quebec	Quebec Nordiques	15,176	1950	2015	65
#25	International Amphitheatre	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Cougars	9,000	1934	1999	65
#27	Chicago Stadium	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Black Hawks	18,472	1929	1995	66
#27	Duquesne Gardens	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Pirates	5,000	1890	1956	66
#29	Barton Street Arena	Hamilton, Ontario	Hamilton Tigers	4,500	1910	1977	67
#30	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Sabres	16,433	1940	2009	69
#30	Edmonton Gardens	Edmonton, Alberta	Alberta Oilers	5,200	1913	1982	69
#32	Boston Garden	Boston, Massachusetts	New England WhalersBoston Bruins	14,448	1928	1998	70
#32	St. Louis ArenaCheckerdome (1977–1982)	Saint Louis, Missouri	St. Louis BluesSt. Louis Eagles	14,200	1929	1999	70
#34	Stampede Corral	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary FlamesCalgary Cowboys	6,475	1950	2021	71
#35	Chicago Coliseum	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Black Hawks	6,000	1899	1971	72
#35	Montreal Forum	Montreal, Quebec	Montreal CanadiensMontreal Maroons	17,959	1924	1996	72
#37	Philadelphia Civic Center	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Blazers	9,600	1930	2005	75
#38	Arena Gardens	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto St. Patricks	6,000	1912	1989	77
#39	Mount Royal Arena	Montreal, Quebec	Montreal Canadiens	6,000	1919	2000	81
#40	Border Cities Arena	Windsor, Ontario	Detroit Cougars	4,400	1924	2013	89
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