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Buffalo
Buffalo is in western New York situated on
the shores of Lake Erie and the Niagara
River. A variety of hotels, venues and
attractions can all be found here, making it
a popular destination for sporting events,
such as the USA Hockey Championships,
SPEEDO Swimming Championships and
Empire State
Games.
Hotel rooms:
9,300+
Major facili-
ties: Ralph
Wilson Stadium
is a 73,079-seat
football stadium.
First Niagara
Center is an
18,690-seat,
multi-sport arena.
Coca-Cola Field
is an 18,025-seat
baseball park.
Northtown Center
at Amherst houses
four ice rinks, three of which are NHL
regulation size.
Convention center: The Buffalo
Niagara Convention Center houses
110,000 square feet of space and hosts a
variety of sports such as taekwondo, roller
hockey and cheer and dance competitions.
Contact: Buffalo Niagara Sports
Commission, www.visitbuffalo
niagara.com.
Long Island
Long Island stretches out from New
York Harbor into the Atlantic Ocean and
includes the counties of Nassau and
Suffolk. The area offers a variety of
indoor and outdoor facilities for all sports
including lacrosse, football, soccer, dance
and cheer competitions, and swimming
and diving.
Hotel rooms: 17,000+
Major facilities: Hofstra University
offers a 5,046-seat multi-use arena. Nassau
County Aquatic Center has 80,000 square
feet. The 77,000-square-foot LIU Post is a
3,000-seat arena. Mitchel Athletic
Complex contains a multi-use field with
stadium seating for 10,000. Stony Brook
University's stadium seats 8,200.
Contact: Long Island CVB
& Sports Commission,
www.discoverlongisland.com.
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