 Stabler Arena in January 2018 | |
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| Location | 124 Goodman Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 |
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| Coordinates | 40°35′4″N 75°21′25″W / 40.58444°N 75.35694°W |
| Owner | Lehigh University |
| Operator | Lehigh University |
| Capacity | Concerts: 6,200 Basketball: 5,600 |
| Opened | May 29, 1979 |
| Tenants | |
| Lehigh Mountain Hawks (NCAA) (1979–present) Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs (USBL) (1999–200?) Lehigh Valley Outlawz (GLIFL/CIFL) (2006–2008) Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (IFL/PIFL) (2011–2014) | |
Stabler Arena is a 6,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. Owned and operated by Lehigh University, it is located on the school's Goodman Campus.
Stabler Arena is named for Donald B. Stabler, a 1930 Lehigh graduate, founder of Stabler Companies Inc., and a member of the university's Board of Trustees for over 30 years. He and his wife, Dorothy, were the primary donors for the facility.[1]
The arena officially opened with Lehigh's Commencement Exercises on May 29, 1979, replacing Taylor Gymnasium, which had hosted Lehigh athletics since 1914. Its first public event was Holiday on Ice in November later that same year.[2]
- ^ Lehigh Receives Largest Gift in its History Lehigh University, Saturday, May 31, 2008.
- ^ "Stabler Arena - Facilities - Lehigh University". Lehigh University Athletics.