Rochester War Memorial Arena
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Rochester War Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue in Rochester, New York, historically known for hosting ice hockey games and major events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rochester War Memorial Arena canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5865961 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rochester War Memorial Arena Context triple: [Rochester War Memorial, alsoKnownAs, Rochester War Memorial Arena]
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A.
Blyth Memorial Arena
Blyth Memorial Arena was the primary ice hockey and figure skating venue built in Squaw Valley, California, for the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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B.
Dryden Memorial Arena
Dryden Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose ice hockey and community events arena located in the city of Dryden, Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Visions Veterans Memorial Arena
Visions Veterans Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Binghamton, New York, hosting sports events, concerts, and other large-scale entertainment and community activities.
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D.
Baxter Arena
Baxter Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Omaha, Nebraska, best known as the home arena for the University of Nebraska Omaha’s athletic programs.
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E.
Frost Bank Center
Frost Bank Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in San Antonio, Texas, best known as the longtime home venue of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rochester War Memorial Arena Target entity description: Rochester War Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue in Rochester, New York, historically known for hosting ice hockey games and major events.
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A.
Blyth Memorial Arena
Blyth Memorial Arena was the primary ice hockey and figure skating venue built in Squaw Valley, California, for the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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B.
Dryden Memorial Arena
Dryden Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose ice hockey and community events arena located in the city of Dryden, Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Visions Veterans Memorial Arena
Visions Veterans Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Binghamton, New York, hosting sports events, concerts, and other large-scale entertainment and community activities.
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D.
Baxter Arena
Baxter Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Omaha, Nebraska, best known as the home arena for the University of Nebraska Omaha’s athletic programs.
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E.
Frost Bank Center
Frost Bank Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in San Antonio, Texas, best known as the longtime home venue of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indoor arena ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The War Memorial ⓘ |
| commemorates |
veterans of World War II
ⓘ
veterans of later conflicts ⓘ veterans of the Korean War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formerName |
Rochester Community War Memorial
ⓘ
linked to:
Rochester War Memorial
|
| hasFeature |
club seating
ⓘ
locker rooms ⓘ luxury suites ⓘ multiple concession stands ⓘ press facilities ⓘ |
| hasOperator |
City of Rochester
ⓘ
linked to:
Rochester, New York
|
| hasOwner |
City of Rochester
ⓘ
linked to:
Rochester, New York
|
| hasPublicTransitConnection | Rochester public bus system ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | center-hung scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasSurface |
hardwood court
ⓘ
ice ⓘ |
| hasTenancyStart | Rochester Americans 1956 ⓘ |
| hasUse |
basketball
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ family shows ⓘ |
| hostedEventType |
boxing matches
ⓘ
college basketball games ⓘ graduation ceremonies ⓘ political rallies ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| hostedLeague | American Hockey League ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Monroe County, New York
ⓘ
Rochester, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedFor | war veterans ⓘ |
| opened | 1955 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1955-10-18 ⓘ |
| primaryUse | ice hockey ⓘ |
| region |
Upstate New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Upstate New York (broad sense)
|
| renovated |
1996
ⓘ
1998 ⓘ 2018 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | over 10000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityForIceHockey | approximately 11000 ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| tenant | Rochester Americans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ice shows
ⓘ
regional tournaments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rochester War Memorial Arena Description of subject: Rochester War Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue in Rochester, New York, historically known for hosting ice hockey games and major events.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.