Hartford Civic Center
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Hartford Civic Center was a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting professional hockey, basketball, concerts, and other large events.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hartford Civic Center canonical | 5 |
| Hartford Civic Center Coliseum | 1 |
| Hartford Civic Center complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1570278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Hartford Civic Center Context triple: [XL Center, formerName, Hartford Civic Center]
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Connecticut Convention Center
The Connecticut Convention Center is a major modern convention and exhibition facility located along the Connecticut River in downtown Hartford, hosting large conferences, trade shows, and events.
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B.
Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
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Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, known for hosting professional hockey games, concerts, and other large-scale events.
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Frost Bank Center
Frost Bank Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in San Antonio, Texas, best known as the longtime home venue of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
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E.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hartford Civic Center Target entity description: Hartford Civic Center was a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting professional hockey, basketball, concerts, and other large events.
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A.
Connecticut Convention Center
The Connecticut Convention Center is a major modern convention and exhibition facility located along the Connecticut River in downtown Hartford, hosting large conferences, trade shows, and events.
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B.
Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
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C.
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, known for hosting professional hockey games, concerts, and other large-scale events.
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D.
Frost Bank Center
Frost Bank Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in San Antonio, Texas, best known as the longtime home venue of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
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E.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
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indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hartford Civic Center
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surface form:
Hartford Civic Center Coliseum
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| category |
Defunct National Hockey League venues
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Indoor arenas in Connecticut ⓘ Music venues in Connecticut ⓘ Sports venues in Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ |
| collapsedRoof | 1978 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demolishedPartially | late 1970s ⓘ |
| formerName | XL Center ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
adjacent mall (Civic Center Mall)
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exhibition space ⓘ main arena ⓘ |
| hostedEventType |
NHL games
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circus events ⓘ college basketball games ⓘ concerts ⓘ ice shows ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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surface form:
Hartford, Connecticut
downtown Hartford ⓘ |
| opened | 1975 ⓘ |
| operator | private management companies ⓘ |
| owner |
Hartford
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surface form:
City of Hartford
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| primaryUse |
basketball
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concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
| rebuilt | 1979–1980 ⓘ |
| renovated |
1980
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1990 ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityBasketball | approximately 16,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityHockey | approximately 15,000 ⓘ |
| servedAs |
home arena of Hartford Whalers
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major concert venue for central New England ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| tenant |
New England Whalers
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surface form:
Hartford Whalers
Hartford Wolf Pack ⓘ New England Whalers ⓘ UConn Huskies ⓘ
surface form:
UConn Huskies men’s basketball
University of Connecticut women’s basketball ⓘ
surface form:
UConn Huskies women’s basketball
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| tenantLeague |
American Hockey League
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National Hockey League ⓘ World Hockey Association ⓘ |
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Subject: Hartford Civic Center Description of subject: Hartford Civic Center was a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting professional hockey, basketball, concerts, and other large events.
Referenced by (7)
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