Clinton Arena, also known as Edward W. Stanley Recreation Center, is an indoor

arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...

in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States, that is listed on the

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Built in 1948-49, the arena burned down on September 11, 1953. It was then rebuilt in 1954. It is built of

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and is two stories high. It consists of two blocks: the entrance block containing locker rooms and offices, and the

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block. The roof uses a

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system for support. ''Note:'' This includes an
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It hosted the

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's Clinton Comets from 1954 to 1973. In 1977, portions of the movie ''

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'' were filmed in the arena. The arena seats 2,000 people and additional 300 standing room. The rink currently hosts the Clinton Central School hockey program, Clinton Youth Hockey, and the Clinton Figure Skating Club. In December 2006 Clinton Arena hosted the first annual "Hockey town" event between

Hamilton College Hamilton College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Clinton, New York. It was established as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 and received its c ...

and

Utica College Utica University is a private university in Utica, New York. The university has a main campus in Utica; the Robert Brvenik Center for Business Education, in downtown Utica; and satellite locations in Syracuse, New York; Latham, New York; and S ...

. The Clinton Arena is also home to the Clinton Figure Skating Club. It is one of the oldest figure skating clubs in the country and one of the largest on the East Coast. The club began as an informal group in 1948 following the construction of the Clinton Arena in Clinton, New York. Two years later, on August 14, 1950, Edward W. Stanley, one of the pioneers of the arena, initiated the first contact with the

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. On April 14, 2018, the Clinton Arena won the

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U.S. Grand Prize. The arena received $150,000 in rink upgrades and hosted an NHL pre-season game between the

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and the

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. It was listed on the

February 17, 2010.

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External links

Clinton Figure Skating Club website
{{National Register of Historic Places Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Sports venues completed in 1954 Ice hockey venues in the United States Indoor arenas in New York (state) Sports venues in Oneida County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Oneida County, New York 1954 establishments in New York (state) Figure skating venues in the United States College ice hockey venues in the United States Clinton (village), New York

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