Pinebridge Coliseum

Pinebridge Coliseum
The Bridge Coliseum
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Full namePinebridge Center Coliseum
LocationSpruce Pine, North Carolina
Coordinates35°54′46″N 82°4′3″W / 35.91278°N 82.06750°W / 35.91278; -82.06750
Capacity5,000
Tenants
Pinebridge Bucks (ACHL) (1983–1985)

Pinebridge Coliseum, also known as The Bridge Coliseum, is a 5,000 seat indoor arena located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. When it opened in 1983, it was the largest arena with an ice rink in North Carolina.[1] It hosted the ice hockey team Pinebridge Bucks of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League from 1983 to 1985, becoming the smallest town to host a professional hockey team.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "COLISEUM WITH 5,000 SEATS SITS EMPTY NOW IN SPRUCE PINE\ HOCKEY ONCE CAME TO A SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWN". News & Record. April 11, 1992.
  2. ^ "Spruce Pine was Hockey Town, USA". Mitchell County Historical Society. December 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "How a town of 2,000 people got a pro hockey team: The story of the Pinebridge Bucks". BusLeagueHockey.com. January 11, 2019.

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