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Springfield Civic Center

Opened in 1972

About Springfield Civic Center

Springfield Civic Center is recorded as an NHL arena in Springfield, Massachusetts. It opened in 1972. It was designed by Eduardo Catalano. Its recorded capacity is 8,000. Its only tenant was Hartford Whalers (NHL, 1980–1981).

Appears in

87th longest single tenancy (1 years) of the 100 longest on record in hockey arenas
77th longest single tenancy (1 years) of the 85 longest on record in NHL arenas

Venue Information

Capacity

8,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1972

Address

1277 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01103

Elevation

66 ft

20 m above sea level

Architect

Eduardo Catalano

Operator

Comcast Spectacor

Address derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

Capacity by layout

Layout	Seats	Source
General	8,000	Wikidata
Basketball	7,300	Wikipedia
Hockey	6,793	Wikipedia

Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.

Teams

Home seasons at Springfield Civic Center by team, 1972–1981. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Hartford Whalers While based here: 2 seasons · 48-75-37 regular season · 1 postseason trip NHL · 1980–1981 Territory map on ImperialismMap Hartford Civic Center 1976–1979 Springfield Civic Center 1980–1981 Hartford Civic Center 1982–1997 All 7 home venues of the Hartford Whalers Boston Garden 1973 Big E Coliseum 1974–1975 Hartford Civic Center 1976–1979 Springfield Civic Center 1980–1981 Hartford Civic Center 1982–1997 Greensboro Coliseum 1998–1999 Lenovo Center 2000–present	NHL	1980–1981

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Springfield Civic Center?

The capacity of Springfield Civic Center is 8,000.

When was Springfield Civic Center built?

Springfield Civic Center opened in 1972.

Who designed Springfield Civic Center?

Springfield Civic Center was designed by Eduardo Catalano.

Who operates Springfield Civic Center?

Springfield Civic Center is operated by Comcast Spectacor.

Where did the Hartford Whalers play before Springfield Civic Center?

Before moving to Springfield Civic Center in 1980, the Hartford Whalers played at Hartford Civic Center from 1976 to 1979.

Where did the Hartford Whalers play after Springfield Civic Center?

After leaving Springfield Civic Center in 1981, the Hartford Whalers moved to Hartford Civic Center in 1982. They played there until 1997.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, basketball layout, Capacity, hockey layout.

Location

Coordinates: 42.1022, -72.5869

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Big E Coliseum	1916–	1.8 mi
Pratt Field		19 mi
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium	1965–	19 mi
Alumni Field	1879–1965	20 mi
East Hartford Velodrome	1926–1929	23 mi
PeoplesBank Arena	1975–	24 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Hartford Whalers

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.