Editing KeyBank Center (section)

===Planning and construction===
What was originally known during construction as '''Crossroads Arena''' opened September 21, 1996, replacing [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]]. The construction cost was $127.5 million, (approximately ${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|127500000|1996}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars).{{inflation-fn|US}}

The venue was named after its central downtown location, which was originally proposed as the site of a domed stadium in the 1960s for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and a potential [[Major League Baseball]] team before that project was abandoned.<ref name="Gallivan 2022">{{cite web | last=Gallivan | first=Peter | title=Unknown Stories of WNY: A parade of plans, a look back at Bills stadium proposals of the past | website=wgrz.com | date=January 11, 2022 | url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/unknown-stories/unknown-stories-of-wny-a-parade-of-plans-a-look-back-at-buffalo-bills-stadium-proposals-of-the-past/71-023bcf01-8e93-4c51-9e7c-4bf1a2972a71 | access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref>