War Memorial at Oncenter: New York
War Memorial at Oncenter
Location 800 S State St.
Syracuse, New York, USA, 13202
Opened
Renovated 1994
Owner Onondaga County
Operator Onondaga County
Former names
Onondaga War Memorial
Tenants
Syracuse Warriors (AHL) (1951-1954)
Syracuse Nationals (NBA) (1951-1963) Syracuse Eagles (AHL) (1974-1975) Syracuse Firebirds (AHL) (1979-1980) Syracuse Smash (NLL) (1997-2000) Syracuse Soldiers (AIFL) (2006)
Syracuse Crunch (AHL) (1994-Present)
Seats
8,000 (floor events)
6,230 (hockey)
The War Memorial at Oncenter, originally the Onondaga War Memorial, is a 6,230-seat multi-purpose arena in Syracuse, New York that is home to the Syracuse Crunch Ice hockey team. Previous teams to call the War Memorial home included the NBA’s Syracuse Nationals and several now-defunct American Hockey League teams. It hosted the NBA All-Star Game in 1961 and the NCAA Frozen Four in 1967 and 1971. It also hosted the first WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1995.