Cherry Hill Arena

The Cherry Hill Arena was an indoor arena located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, built in 1959.^[1] It was originally known as the Ice House and renamed the Delaware Valley Gardens before assuming its most familiar name. The arena, which seated 4,416, was the home of the short-lived Jersey Larks of the Eastern Hockey League in 1960-61 and hosted occasional home games of the NBA Philadelphia Warriors. In 1964 EHL hockey returned to the arena in the form of the Jersey Devils, who would be the arena's longest-lasting tenants, surviving until the EHL folded in 1973. Early in the 1973-1974 hockey season, the New York Golden Blades of the World Hockey Association moved to the arena and played there as the New Jersey Knights for the rest of the season.^[2] By 1978 the arena had been renamed The Centrum.^[1] The Jersey Aces of the Northeastern Hockey League began the 1978-79 season as tenants at the Centrum, but moved to Hampton, Virginia after a handful of home games.

The Cherry Hill Arena was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by a shopping center, now anchored by ShopRite.^[1] Another shopping center, called the Centrum Shops, uses the arena's final name but is located across Brace Road from the arena site.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Mathis, Mike (1999). Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 073850193X. 
2. ^ Jersey Knights: Cherry Hill Arena

Coordinates: 39°53′25″N 75°01′00″W / 39.8904°N 75.0167°W / 39.8904; -75.0167