Tag:Blue Cross Arena
City Requests Interest for Restaurant Operator at Blue Cross Arena
It’s been just over two years since the idea of a restaurant at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial was first mentioned and on Friday the City of Rochester took the next step by issuing a request for expression of interest (REOI) for a restaurant operator. This could be an excellent addition to the …
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Multi-Million Dollar Upgrades in Progress at Blue Cross Arena
The Rochester Americans 2019-2020 season didn’t end as planed, like many other teams, but an estimated $8.7 million in upgrades to Blue Cross Arena in the City of Rochester has started as planned. Construction started this month and the projects listed below with an anticipated completion in spring 2022. These uprgrades were originally proposed in …
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Updates on Blue Cross Arena Concessions and AHLTV Feeds
A week ago the Rochester Americans opened the 2018/2019 season and when the team loses everything else stands out. It may have been the worst opening night anyone can remember where almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Fans arrived inside the arena hallways to discover concession stands that weren’t ready, were closed, …
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If You Missed Opening Night, You Didn’t Miss Much
Remember all that talk about being an elite playoff team? That all vanished for just over two hours on Friday night when the Rochester Americans failed to play a game of hockey on opening night. Before Charlotte scored two goals within 35 seconds of each other there were signs that the game wasn’t off to …
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New Blue Cross Arena Building Policies
A release was sent out this morning providing details about new building policies for all events at Blue Cross Arena going forward, changes that really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. The building is now smoke free (smoking area has been eliminated), metal detectors will be used upon entry along with bag restrictions. These are …
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Knighthawks, Scoreboard, Restaurant and More Blue Cross Arena News
A press conference was held on Thursday afternoon to announce that Pegula Sports and Entertainment would be awarded National Lacrosse League expansion team. It was also an opportunity for city and state officials to talk about planned upgrades to Blue Cross Arena. Pegula Sports and Entertainment will be keeping the Rochester Knighthawks name and legacy. …
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City Council Approved PSE Management and Blue Cross Arena Upgrades
Changes are coming to Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. Rochester City Council held their monthly meeting on July 24, 2018 and went through two formalities approving (without any objections) the interim management agreement with Pegula Sports and Entertainment (PSE) and also authorizing agreements for the Blue Cross Arena upgrades project. PSE and the …
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SMG Removed from Blue Cross Arena Management
The City of Rochester notified SMG on Friday afternoon that in two weeks they would no longer be the the management company for Blue Cross Arena. SMG has been the management company behind the arena since 2000. Jeff Calkins has been the arena manager for the past 30 years through different groups. The current contract was …
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Blue Cross Arena Exchange St Expansion
The City of Rochester is at it again with another band-aid proposed for the Blue Cross Arena. They’re now calling it the Exchange St expansion. This one adds on to the existing proposal for new bathrooms and upgrades to the audio visual systems. On April 23, 2018 the City of Rochester issued a request for proposal …
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2018 First Round Details: Rochester vs Syracuse
The Rochester Americans finished the 2017/2018 regular season with a 4-2 win on the road in Syracuse and with the win they secured third place and a first round match up against the Syracuse Crunch. The first round is a best of five series, remaining rounds are best of seven. On Saturday night in Syracuse …
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Time to Talk About Blue Cross Arena Again
Upgrades and improvements to Blue Cross are coming have happened. Maybe. Eventually. After over a year of silence the topic is back in the news. (Updated April 2, 2024 and originally posted March 2018 — updates are noted below in the timeline) Three things before going a little more in depth: 1) Blue Cross Arena is …
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The Day After the Loss and BCA Upgrades
The day after the worst loss of the season for the Amerks the team hit the ice and went through a grueling almost 90 minute practice. That may sound like nothing but in an age of 45 minute practices when less is considered more it was unusual, especially the day after a game. They worked …
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