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Oakland Arena, often referred to as the Oakland Coliseum Arena, is an indoor arena in Oakland, California, and part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex.Opened in 1966, the arena was originally home to the California Seals of the Western Hockey League (WHL), later of the National Hockey League (NHL), until their move to Cleveland in 1976.
The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority is a joint powers agency established by the City of Oakland and the County of Alameda to manage and finance improvements to the 120-acre (490,000 m 2) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex on behalf of the City and the County. The complex is home of the Oakland Coliseum and Oakland Arena.
On April 17, 2018, the Athletics opened the gates to the Coliseum for a free admission game versus the Chicago White Sox. It was the 50th anniversary of the club's first game played in Oakland back on April 17, 1968. 46,028 fans were on hand for the 10–2 Athletics victory and Kaval called the game "a gift to Oakland". [citation needed]
Richmond Arena: 6,000 1908 Richmond, Virginia: Washington Coliseum. Uline Arena (1941–1959) 1969–1970 7,000 1941 Washington, D.C. Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. Oracle Arena (2007–present) Oakland Arena (2005–2006) The Arena in Oakland (1997–2004) 1967–1969 19,596 1966 Oakland, California
The move also marked the end of professional major league sports in Oakland, as the California Golden Seals of the NHL, who had played at the next door Oakland Arena, relocated to Cleveland in 1976, the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, who also played at Oakland Arena, moved across the bay to San Francisco in 2019 and their former co-tenant ...
The team planned to play out the Warriors' former home, the Oakland Arena. The Panthers' name references the indigenous Bay Area cougar, Oakland's involvement in the rise of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s, and the blockbuster Oscar-winning Marvel Studios movie Black Panther, directed by Oakland native Ryan Coogler.
The Oakland Pro Championships was a men's and women's indoor carpet court professional tennis tournament founded in 1968. [1] It was played at the Oakland Arena , Oakland , United States . [ 2 ] In 1968 the event became part of the National Tennis League and for that tour was branded as the NTL Oakland Pro Championships. [ 1 ]
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