Koessler Athletic Center
Encyclopedia
Koessler Athletic Center is a 2,176-seat multi-purpose arena
in Buffalo, New York
. It was built in 1968, is home to the Canisius College
Golden Griffins basketball
team
, and in 2009 became the home to the Buffalo Stampede
. It also serves as the home to the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association
playoffs (Western New York catholic High Schools).
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. It was built in 1968, is home to the Canisius College
Canisius College
Canisius College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, United States. The college was founded in 1870 by members of the Society of Jesus from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. The college is one of 28 institutions in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and...
Golden Griffins basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
, and in 2009 became the home to the Buffalo Stampede
Buffalo Stampede
The Buffalo Stampede was a Roller Hockey International team based in Buffalo, NY that was founded in the second season of the RHI. The team played at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium from 1994-1995. The team won the 1994 RHI Murphy Cup....
. It also serves as the home to the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association
Monsignor Martin Athletic Association
The Monsignor Martin Athletic Association is an athletic league founded in 1948 and comprising Catholic high schools and two private secular schools in Western New York...
playoffs (Western New York catholic High Schools).