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Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

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Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Memories Montage

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Constructing Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium "Aud" 1939/1940

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Sabres Last Game at the Aud - Final Minute of Play

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"The Aud? The Aud Was Electric. It Was Our Home." | Sabres Memories: The Aud

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The Aud - Buffalo, New York "Final Horn" - Time Lapse of Demolition

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium was an indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. Opened on October 14, 1940, it hosted the AHL's Buffalo Bisons, the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, the NBA's Buffalo Braves, the MSL's Buffalo Stallions, the MILL's Buffalo Bandits, the second NPSL's Buffalo Blizzard and the RHI's Buffalo Stampede. It also hosted a number an NCAA basketball games, as well as entertainment events such as concerts, the Ringling Brothers circus and Disney on Ice. The Aud was renovated in 1970 and 1990, and it closed in 1996 after the Sabres', Bandits', and Blizzard's seasons ended. It remained vacant until the city demolished it in 2009.