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| Former names | Hershey Sports Arena (1936–1972) |
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| Location | 100 West Hersheypark Drive Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 |
| Coordinates | 40°17′17″N 76°39′23″W / 40.28806°N 76.65639°W |
| Operator | Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company |
| Capacity | 7,286 |
| Surface | Ice |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1935 |
| Built | 1936 |
| Opened | 1936 |
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| Hershey Bears (EAHL) 1936–1938 Hershey Bears (AHL) 1936–2002 Hershey Impact (NPSL) 1988–1991 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (NCAA) 1998–present Hershey Cubs (USPHL) 2021–present | |
Hersheypark Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, managed by Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. The arena has a seating capacity for hockey of 7,286 people and with standing room can fit in excess of 8,000.[2]
The arena opened in 1936 as the Hershey Sports Arena and was the longtime home of the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1936 to 2002 until their move to Giant Center. It was originally the home of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League Hershey Bears from 1936 to 1938, while the Hershey Impact of the National Professional Soccer League played at the arena from 1988 to 1991. Since 1998 it has served as the home of the Lebanon Valley College Flying Dutchman ice hockey team and since 2021, the Hershey Cubs of the United States Premier Hockey League.
- ^ Miller, Barbara (August 29, 2011). "'The old barn': Hersheypark Arena still draws crowds". PennLive. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Cooper, Bruce C. (April 7, 2002). "1936-2002: HERSHEYPARK ARENA'S SIXTY-SIX YEARS AS HOME TO HERSHEY BEARS HOCKEY". HockeyScoop.net. Retrieved April 25, 2017.