Shortest-Lived WHA Arenas

13 WHA arenas with known opening and closing years, shortest life first. Richfield Coliseum lasted 25 years.

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Shortest-Lived WHA Arenas
Rank	Venue	Location	Team(s)	Capacity	Opened	Closed	Years open
#1	Richfield Coliseum	Richfield Township, Ohio	Cleveland Crusaders	20,273	1974	1999	25
#1	St. Paul Civic Center	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Minnesota Fighting SaintsMinnesota Fighting Saints	16,000	1973	1998	25
#3	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indianapolis Racers	16,530	1974	2001	27
#4	Cleveland Arena	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland Crusaders	10,000	1937	1977	40
#5	Rexall PlaceNorthlands Coliseum (?–1994); Skyreach Centre (1998–2002); Edmonton Coliseum (1995–1997)	Edmonton, Alberta	—	17,100	1974	2018	44
#6	Winnipeg Arena	Winnipeg, Manitoba	—	10,100	1955	2006	51
#7	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles Sharks	16,161	1959	2016	57
#8	Colisée PepsiColisée de Québec (1949–1998)	Quebec, Quebec	—	15,176	1950	2015	65
#8	International Amphitheatre	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Cougars	9,000	1934	1999	65
#10	Edmonton Gardens	Edmonton, Alberta	—	5,200	1913	1982	69
#11	Boston Garden	Boston, Massachusetts	—	14,448	1928	1998	70
#12	Stampede Corral	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary Cowboys	6,475	1950	2021	71
#13	Philadelphia Civic Center	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Blazers	9,600	1930	2005	75
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