MVP Arena is an indoor arena located in Albany, New York.
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12 Facts About MVP Arena
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MVP Arena will be home to the Albany FireWolves of the National Lacrosse League beginning in late 2021.
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MVP Arena was home to the American Hockey League from 1993, when the Albany River Rats became the building's primary tenant until 2017.
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MVP Arena hosted the ECAC Hockey championships each March from 2003 until 2010, when the league announced the tournament was moved to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey; and is often home to the annual Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball tournament.
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In 2003, the MVP Arena hosted the NCAA basketball East Regional, which was won by Syracuse University on their way to their first national championship.
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In 2008, the MVP Arena hosted the NCAA ice hockey East Regional tournament.
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In 2000, the MVP Arena hosted a regional quarterfinal between St Lawrence University and Boston University, which went into quadruple overtime.
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MVP Arena hosted the Frozen Four on two occasions, in 1992 when Lake Superior State University defeated Wisconsin for the national championship, and again in 2001 as the Pepsi Arena when Boston College defeated North Dakota.
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MVP Arena has been a regular host of the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships since 2005 and has won a bid to host the annual event each year through 2018.
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Metallica played at the MVP Arena, then known as the Knickerbocker Arena, on February 28,1992, during their Wherever We May Roam Tour.
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