The date is November 4, 1994. The city of Buffalo breaks ground on the new Buffalo Sabres arena, which is being constructed as a replacement to the good old Memorial Auditorium.
Twenty three years and change later, the Sabres have been playing in the now-called KeyBank Center for, well, a while. The arena is one of the older ones in the NHL now; in fact, more than half the league plays in rinks that are newer than Buffalo’s. In addition, several teams have seen their “old” arenas significantly updated, such as the Rangers’ Madison Square Garden, and the Islanders’ Nassau Coliseum, which underwent significant renovations in preparation for its reopening.