HARBORCENTER

I love going to HarborCenter and my kids love going there even more. My son is always begging me to take him there to watch hockey… Unfortunately we live 800 miles away, otherwise we’d be there all the time. Pretty awesome to have not one but two rinks 6 floors up. Can’t beat free entertainment too. This place adds a lot to the Canalside/​arena district. With Buffalo being such a great hockey town they deserve a facility like this. Would definitely recommend any visitors to Buffalo to come check this place out after exploring Canalside it’s a great place to sit down and cool off… or warm up depending on the season.

SO much nicer than the old run down rinks like Leisure and Holiday. This is top of the line premier. 2 rinks — one with a lot of seating to house bigger name leagues. There is a gift shop on site, skate rentals, skate sharpening, and food vendors.

The current home ice of the Canisius College Golden Griffins. The location is downtown just by the navel park which is in walking distance of a hotel, some restaurants, and plenty of parking. The arena has its own parking ramp as well but the bottom few levels are reserved for the restaurant 716. If you are coming to a busy event night plan ahead and come early, or you may end up with a full parking garage. There are elevators that feed both sides as well as stairs. The arena area is on two floors both with ice surfaces. The top floor has stadium style hard wood bench seating. There are no chair backs but a few choice seats that do back up onto brick or concrete that are ideal for lounging low. There are two larger concession stands and two smaller on the top level. They offer a variety of food, snacks, and drinks. Lighting is bright, every seat has a good view of the ice surface. Its never very warm, dress in layers if cold bothers you. A great place to see a college hockey game. It’s great for kids and groups. It may be a college event when the Griffs play but its not a college campus, which means they do serve beer.
Update: as of 11÷7÷15 they are charging for parking in the ramp. $ 4 on normal nights and $ 20 on Sabres game nights.