Tappan Veterans Civic Arena

Tappan Veterans Civic Arena was a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Tappan, New York that was home to the New York Mighty Mice ice hockey team, Tappan Generals basketball team, Tappan Firebirds soccer team, and the Bi-State Patriots arena football team. It operated from 1976-2008. It was located on Route 303 across the highway from the Tappan Golf Center.

History
The arena first opened on the American Bicentennial, July 4, 1976, with Jimi Hendrix as the arena's first event. The Generals and Firebirds both joined a year later in 1977. The Generals operated until 1984, citing financial problems as the reason of the team's demise. By the fall of 1995, the Mighty Mice, an affiliate team of the New Jersey Griffins, joined the arena. However, they lasted until 2000 and were moved to East Stroudsburg to become the Hounds. The Firebirds continued to operate until 2007 when they were relocated to Orangeburg. The Bi-State Patriots then joined the arena in 1999, but then moved to Chester, New York in 2007. By mid-2007, the arena simply became a primary venue for traveling events, such as concerts, ice shows, family shows, and other local events. Although occasionally, the arena has been the site of local ice hockey, basketball, and soccer tournaments, despite the departure of all of the main tenants. The arena fell into decline by early 2008 and it closed later that summer. The final event that was held at the arena was a charity ice hockey tournament raising money for the Special Olympics that took place on June 21-22, 2008. Demolition began immediately following the arena's closure and cleanup. The site is now vacant land.

Tenants

 * Tappan Generals (1977-1984)
 * Tappan Firebirds (1977-2007, moved to Orangeburg)
 * New York Mighty Mice (1995-2000)
 * Bi-State Patriots (1999-2007)

Basketball

 * 12,400

Soccer

 * 7,411

Ice hockey

 * 13,000

Arena football

 * 12,300