The Aud will be demolished so Buffalo can master baiting

Earlier this week, we learned that The Spectrum in Philadelphia will be demolished. That was a bit of a stunner, but the destruction of Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo has been anticipated for quite some time. The Buffalo Sabres split from The Aud in 1996; as early as 2001, word was that a Bass Pro Shops would take its place. In 2006, the idea of retrofitting The Aud into some kind of retail/hotel hybrid was abandoned. This week, the Buffalo Planning Board approved a plan that will see the arena knocked down (but not imploded ... thanks, asbestos) in October. In its place will be a planned 125,000-square-foot Outdoor World store from Bass Pro Shops. Which is charmingly ironic in the sense that there will still be people hooking in the same location where Christian Ruuttu and Adam Creighton used to play. Quite a number of... [read full story]