Cincinnati Gardens
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| Location | 2250 Seymour Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45212 |
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| Coordinates | 39°10′52″N 84°27′19″W / 39.18111°N 84.45528°WCoordinates: 39°10′52″N 84°27′19″W / 39.18111°N 84.45528°W |
| Owner | The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority |
| Operator | Cincinnati Gardens |
| Capacity | 10,208 |
| Surface | Concrete (ice floor) |
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| Opened | February 22, 1949 |
| Closed | July 21, 2016 |
| Construction cost | $3 Million ($30.2 million in 2017 dollars) |
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Cincinnati Rollergirls (WFTDA) (2006–2016) Cincinnati Thunder (NA3HL) (2015–2016) Cincinnati Commandos (UIFL/CIFL) (2010–2012) Cincinnati Kings (PASL) (2010–2012) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) (1997–2005) Cincinnati Mohawks (AHL / IHL) (1949–1958) Cincinnati Wings (CPHL) (1963–1964) Cincinnati Swords (AHL) (1971–1974) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL / IHL) (1990–1997) Cincinnati Royals (NBA) (1957–1972) Xavier Musketeers (NCAA) (occasional 1949–1979, permanent 1983–2000) Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) (1949–1954, 1987–1989) Cincinnati Slammers (CBA) (1984–1987) Cincinnati Silverbacks (NPSL) (1995–1998) |
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Cincinnati Gardens is an indoor arena located in Cincinnati, Ohio that opened in 1949. The 25,000 square foot (2,300 m²) brick and limestone building, whose entrance is decorated with six three-dimensional carved athletic figures. When it opened, its seating capacity of 11,000+ made it the seventh largest indoor arena in the United States.
The Cincinnati Gardens' first event was an exhibition hockey game. It has been the home of six league championship hockey teams, and most recently was the home of the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League, but it also has been host to numerous other sporting events, concerts, stage shows, circuses and political rallies. The Gardens' final primary tenant was the Cincinnati Rollergirls of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.
On June 16, 2016 the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority approved a contract to acquire the property, located at 2250 Seymour Ave. in Bond Hill, for $1.75 million. The 19-acre site will be repurposed, its leaders said, for future light manufacturing. The deal brings to close a multi-year search by the Garden's owners for a new buyer – and ends a 67-year legacy.
Cincinnati Gardens has been known primarily as a venue for ice hockey, basketball, and boxing.
The Gardens' first event was an exhibition hockey game on February 22, 1949, between the Dallas Texans of the United States Hockey League and their parent National Hockey League team, the Montreal Canadiens. Several of the Texans' players would soon seed the first professional hockey team in Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Mohawks, who played at the Gardens from 1949 through 1958—three seasons in the AHL and six in the International Hockey League. Three NHL Hall of Famers played for the Mohawks — Harry Howell, Buddy O'Connor and Clint Smith — and from 1952 through 1957, the team won an IHL record five consecutive Turner Cup championships. Cincinnati Gardens was also home to the Cincinnati Mohawks of the Midwest Amateur Hockey League in 1966, 68, 69. Most of the Mohawks games were held in the annex, but some were played in the big building. The Xavier University Ice Hockey Program began using the Cincinnati Gardens as its home facility for the 2007-2008 season. During the summer before the 2009-2010 season the team constructed its own permanent home inside the arena. The Chuck Stout Locker Room now serves as the home of the Xavier ice hockey team. Complete with 22 individual stalls, shower facilities, coaches room, classroom, and equipment and workout area the Chuck Stout Locker Room is a great asset to the Xavier program.
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