The Colisée

The Colisée
Colisée, The ABC
Former names	Central Maine Youth Center (1958–1989); Central Maine Civic Center (1989–2004); Lewiston Colisée (2004–2006); Androscoggin Bank Colisée (2006–2021);
Location	Lewiston, Maine
Owner	Firland Management Colisee, LLC
Capacity	3,677 (2,634 hockey)
Construction
Broke ground	1956
Opened	1958
Construction cost	$1 million, with $5 million renovations
Tenants
	Maine Nordiques (NAHL) (1973–1977); Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) (2003–2011); Portland Pirates (AHL) (2013–2014); Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques (NA3EHL/NA3HL) (2015–2020); Maine Nordiques (NAHL) (2019–present);

The Colisée, formerly Androscoggin Bank Colisée, Central Maine Youth Center, Central Maine Civic Center and Lewiston Colisee, is a 4,000 capacity (3,677 seated) multi-purpose arena, in Lewiston, Maine, United States that was built from 1956 to 1958 and opened in the latter year to replace the Dominics Regional High School Arena and was initially constructed and operated by the Catholic parish of SS. Peter and Paul. Currently, it is the home of the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. The Colisee is also used for concerts, conventions and trade shows. There is 17,000 square feet (1600 m²) of exhibit space. For conventions, the Colisee can accommodate up to 4,800 patrons.

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