Veteran's Memorial Coliseum

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Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 10,407-capacity indoor arena located in the oldest part of the Rose Quarter area in Portland, Oregon.The arena is the home of the Portland Winterhawks, a major junior ice hockey team, and was the original home of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.It has been included on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its architectural significance.TenantsThe Memorial Coliseum was the home of the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League and was the venue for the 1965 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, where UCLA won its second of ten such championships in the 1960s and 1970s.Portland Trail BlazersWhen the Portland Trail Blazers franchise was awarded for 1970, the Memorial Coliseum became the team's home court, capable of seating 12,666 when configured for basketball. Three NBA Finals have been (partially) played in the Coliseum; in 1977 (when the Trail Blazers won) and in 1990 and 1992. The Blazers were 10–0 in the Coliseum during the 1977 playoffs.