| Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum | |
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| Location | Detroit, Michigan |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Owner | Michigan State Fair LLC |
| Operator | Michigan State Fair LLC |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (hockey) |
| Architect | Lynn W. Fry |
| Former names | Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum |
| Tenants | Wayne State Warriors (NCAA-CHA) Motor City Mechanics (UHL) (2007) (fell through) |
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Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum (also Hockeytown State Fair Coliseum) is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit, Michigan. It is home to the Wayne State University Warriors ice hockey team. The arena was also host to the 2006 men's and women's College Hockey America conference tournament. Wayne State played its first collegiate hockey season in 1999 at the arena following the coliseum's renovation. Wayne State played its next three seasons at the Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena in Fraser and then two seasons at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth before returning to the Coliseum in 2005.
The in-limbo Motor City Mechanics, planned to resume operations in 2008 and play at the Coliseum; however, this did not come to pass as the United Hockey League (which was later renamed the International Hockey League (2007-2010)) folded in 2010.
The coliseum, built in 1922, is part of the Michigan State Fair, the oldest state fair in the United States. The coliseum has also been the long-time venue of the Detroit appearance of the Shrine Circus.
The exterior of the coliseum was used as the Flint Fairgrounds Coliseum in the 2008 movie Semi-Pro.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places June 6, 1980.
External links[]
- Wayne State Men's Hockey To Play At State Fairgrounds (from WSUAthletics.com)
- WSU To Host CHA Women's And Men's 2006 Tournaments (from WSUAthletics.com)