{{short description|Multi-purpose arena in Ohio, United States}} {{One source|date=March 2020}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox stadium | name = Hobart Arena | nickname = | image = Hobart Arena.jpg | image_size = 230px | location = 255 Adams Street<br>Troy, Ohio | broke_ground = 1947 | opened = September 1950 | owner = City of Troy, Ohio | operator = | surface = | construction_cost = $450,000 | tenants = Troy Bruins (IHL) (1951–1959)<br>Miami Valley Sabres (AAHL) (1987–1989)<br>Miami Valley Silverbacks (AIFL/CIFL) (2006–2008)<br>Troy Bruins (NJHL) (2009–2010) | seating_capacity = 3,782 }}
The '''Hobart Arena''' is a 3,782-seat multi-purpose arena in Troy, Ohio. It officially opened with 10 sold-out performances of Holiday on Ice in September 1950. The Hobart Arena, contrary to popular belief, was not the first Ohio venue for Elvis Presley on November 24, 1956, as he had played in Cleveland a year earlier. The 1950s also saw performances by Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Nat King Cole, Tex Ritter, Sonja Henie, Victor Borge, Liberace, Guy Lombardo, and Patti Page.
Hobart Arena was the home of the Troy Bruins of the IHL from 1951 through 1959 and the Miami Valley Sabres<ref name="AAHL">[http://www.johnstowncafe.com/johnstownhistoryprogramschiefs19880113.pdf JohnstownCafe.com: Inaugural Game Program, January 13, 1988] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713114410/http://www.johnstowncafe.com/johnstownhistoryprogramschiefs19880113.pdf |date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref> from 1987 until the AAHL folded in 1989.
As a concert venue the arena can seat up to 5,282. When used for ice hockey, Hobart Arena has a sellout capacity of 4,500.<ref name="AAHL" /> When used for trade shows the arena can accommodate {{convert|15725|sqft|m2}} of space. The arena contains four permanent concession stands, four dressing rooms and a referee's room, seven box-office windows, and a ceiling height of only {{convert|34|ft|m}}.
It was the home to the Miami Valley Silverbacks of the Continental Indoor Football League.
On March 18, 2023 Hobart Arena hosted the first AEW House Rules show, which kicked off AEW doing professional wrestling house shows. The attendance was over 3,000.
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==External links== *[https://www.hobartarena.com/ Official webpage] *[https://www.troybruins.com Troy Bruins AAHL Official site]
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Category:Indoor arenas in Ohio Category:Sports venues in Ohio Category:Buildings and structures in Miami County, Ohio Category:1950 establishments in Ohio Category:Sports venues completed in 1950 Category:Ice hockey venues in Ohio
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