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An empty Palestra in 2016. In 2000, a $2 million renovation to the gym added a museum celebrating the history of Philadelphia basketball in the building's main concourse. Near the main entrance to the gym is a section recognizing the St. Joseph's acclaimed Hawk mascot who made its first appearance at the Palestra on Jan. 4, 1956. At the other ...
Banners for the final regular season hockey game at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA, on April 10, 2009. (Philadelphia Phantoms vs. Hershey Bears, 5–2). The Phantoms' last regular season game at the Spectrum was played April 10, 2009, against the Hershey Bears , as the Phantoms won the game, 5–2, while the last Kixx game was against the ...
The Saint Joseph's field hockey program has become the preeminent team in the Atlantic 10. The Hawks have won 8 of the last 9 regular season titles (2016-19, 2021-24) and 7 of the last 8 tournament titles (2017-19, 2021-24), thus reaching the NCAA tournament in each occasion.
The Palestra, Penn's home court and the long-time home of Big 5 basketball games. The Philadelphia Big 5, known simply as the "Big 5", is an association of six college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is not a conference, but rather a group of NCAA Division I basketball schools who compete for the city’s collegiate ...
John Glaser Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The arena is situated inside TruMark Financial Center on the campus of La Salle University. It is home to the La Salle Explorers men's and women's basketball teams. Opened in 1998, the arena was originally known as Tom Gola Arena. After undergoing renovations ...
All eyes will be on the hockey world Thursday night as Team USA takes on Team Canada in the championship of the 4 Nations Face-Off. The two teams already met earlier in the tournament, with the U ...
The Philadelphia Blazers played for one season in the World Hockey Association, a league that attempted to challenge the NHL's supremacy, using a rink constructed in Convention Hall at the Civic Center (later used by the Philadelphia Firebirds of the North American Hockey League and the American Hockey League).
[3] [4] [5] The arena is the home of the Philadelphia Fiesta Ice Hockey Club (a.k.a. The Saturday Morning Game), a men's travel tournament team who were the CanAm Cup (Montreal) gold medal champions in 2001, 2003 and 2005. Prince and The Revolution performed a concert on November 24, 1982, during the "1999" tour. The opening acts included ...