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Plattsburgh Pioneers
Arena Name: Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse (Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena) |
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| Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
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| What was the Arena Like? |
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| How To Get There |
| From I-87: Get off at Exit 37 (Cornelia St.) and turn right. Make a right on Cogan Ave. Follow Cogan until it ends, and when it does, you should see the arena in front of you across the athletic fields. Turn left to access the parking lots. |
| What's it Used For Today? |
| Even if the Plattsburgh Pioneers had overcome all of the ridiculous obstacles standing between them and success, the then-named Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse would still be a footnote in QMJHL history. The Pioneers were always meant to play downtown at the Crete Memorial Civic Center, but that building's renovations that were underway at the time weren't completed yet, so the Pioneers opened the season by playing their first five home games on the campus of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. When the renovations were complete, the Pioneers moved downtown. The Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena, named for the long-serving State Senator, is still home today to the Plattsburgh State University Cardinals varsity teams, including the men's hockey team in NCAA D-III. The arena is undergoing a massive renovation over the summer of 2008 to bring it up to code and improve comfort for the fans. An architectural rendering of what the place will look like when the renovations are completed can be seen here. |
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