<P> As originally built in 1975 , it seated 10,507 for hockey , and served as the home of the then -- New England Whalers for three years . In the early morning of January 18 , 1978 , just hours after the University of Connecticut Men 's Basketball team defeated the University of Massachusetts Amherst , the weight of snow from the day 's heavy snowstorm and a faulty roof design caused the Civic Center roof to collapse . There were no injuries . The building was heavily renovated and re-opened January 17 , 1980 . </P>
<P> As originally built in 1975 , it seated 10,507 for hockey , and served as the home of the then -- New England Whalers for three years . In the early morning of January 18 , 1978 , just hours after the University of Connecticut Men 's Basketball team defeated the University of Massachusetts Amherst , the weight of snow from the day 's heavy snowstorm and a faulty roof design caused the Civic Center roof to collapse . There were no injuries . The building was heavily renovated and re-opened January 17 , 1980 . </P>
when did the hartford civic center roof collapse
when did the hartford civic center roof collapse
January 18 , 1978
January 18 , 1978