What’s The Best Sports Venue In The Albany Area? [POLL]

Having lived in the Capital Region all my life, I have been blessed to attend countless sports events at several venues throughout the area. But in the midst of all the madness that’s been happening in the sports world recently, I was able to have a minute of reflection about all of the great times I had growing up as a young sports fan and thought of a question I believe is worth debating: which sports venue is the best around here?

I’ve taken the liberty of gathering preliminary information about the five venues I believe are the best in the Capital Region, so let’s take a look.

Times Union Center

• Opened: January 30, 1990
• Former Names: Knickerbocker Arena (1990-1997) and Pepsi Arena (1997-2007)
• Capacity: Ranges from 13,785 – 17,500
• Current Tenants: Siena Saints men’s basketball and Albany Devils
• Former Tenants: Albany Firebirds, Albany River Rats, Albany Attack, Albany Conquest, Albany Choppers and New York Knicks

Joseph L. Bruno Stadium

• Opened: April 6, 2002
• Capacity: 4,500, plus grass / picnic seating and 10 luxury boxes
• Current Tenants: Tri-City Valleycats, Hudson Valley Community College baseball and Section 2 Baseball Sectionals

Messa Rink

• Opened: 1975
• Former Names: Achilles Rink (1975-2003)
• Capacity: 2,225
• Current Tenants: Union College hockey and broomball

Washington Avenue Armory

• Opened: 1890 (renovated in the 1930s)
• Capacity: 3,600 – 4,300
• Current Tenants: Albany All Stars Roller Derby
• Former Tenants: Albany Patroons, Albany Legends and New York Buzz

Glens Falls Civic Center

• Opened: May 18, 1979
• Capacity: 4,806 – 6,806
• Current Tenants: Adirondack Phantoms
• Former Tenants: Adirondack Red Wings, Adirondack Frostbite, Adirondack Wildcats and Empire State Cobras

So which venue do you think is the best? Did I miss one? Go ahead and vote in the poll below. If you think there’s a venue better than the ones I’ve provided, feel free to comment below and let me know what you think is the “top dog” in the Capital Region.