- Glens Falls Civic Center
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stadium_name=Glens Falls Civic Center
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location=1 Civic Center Plaza
Glens Falls, NY 12801
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opened=1979
owner=City of Glens Falls
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tenants=Adirondack Red Wings (AHL) (1979-99)Adirondack Frostbite (UHL) (2000-2006)
Adirondack Wildcats (USBL) (2002-2004)
seating_capacity = 4,806 permanent seats plus capacity for 1,000 seated or standing on floor and 1,000 along promenade for standing room only.Glens Falls Civic Center is a 4,806-seat multi-purpose
arena located in downtownGlens Falls, New York . Built in 1979, it was originally the homeAdirondack Red Wings , theAmerican Hockey League farm team for theDetroit Red Wings . The building eventually became the home ice for the Adirondack Ice Hawks and then theAdirondack Frostbite ice hockey team until it disbanded following the 2005-2006 season.On
October 31 ,1994 , it became the site of the first of four "Halloween costumes" by thejam band Phish . That evening, in the middle of a three set concert , Phish performedThe Beatles 'White Album in its entirety.For the
2007-08 AHL season , the nearbyAlbany River Rats will play several home games in Glens Falls in order to gauge the community's interest in whether anAmerican Hockey League franchise could relocate to Glens Falls. City government officials and arena management will look into the possibility of acquiring a franchise to play in the Civic Center.In April 2008, the building has became one of the management properties of
Global Spectrum for the city ofGlens Falls, New York .
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