The Canton Memorial Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Canton, Ohio , United States.
6-806: Built in 1951, previous sports teams that have played at the center include the Canton Legends indoor football team, Canton Invaders indoor soccer team, Ohio Aviators of the American Basketball Association , and the Canton Charge of the NBA G League . The building is owned by the City of Canton and operated by ASM Global . Capacity is 5,200 in the arena, and up to 600 in the McKinley Room. The facility has over
12-721: A sports venue in Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canton Legends The Canton Legends was a professional indoor football team based out of Canton, Ohio . They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association , which played their first season under the name Atlantic Indoor Football League, and their second season as the American Indoor Football League. They played their home games at Canton Memorial Civic Center . The team name
18-704: Is in reference to the Pro Football Hall of Fame , since Canton is where the building is located. During their inaugural season, the Legends ended up at a mediocre 3–7, just beating the Raleigh Rebels for 4th Place in the league. Since the league only had six teams, everyone (including the Legends) made the playoffs. They won the opening round against the Rebels, but their season ended when they lost to
24-604: The Erie Freeze in the semifinals. Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Nick Sirianni played for the Legends in 2005. On Saturday, May 6, 2006, the Legends won 54–41 against the Huntington Heroes on the road, but not without controversy. The Legends were in violation for having an illegal roster, for they added some players to their rosters illegally. At first the AIFL awarded the win to Huntington; later Canton got
30-628: The win, but had to pay an $ 800 fine for its actions. [1] Despite that little controversy, the Legends eventually managed to win the AIFL's ultimate title for 2006, beating the Rome Renegades 61–40. The Legends also held an AIFA record for longest winning streak (12 games), beginning on May 6, 2006, against the Huntington Heroes (the same Heroes game mentioned above) at Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse , and ending on March 11, 2007, with
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