Coordinates: 42°59′0″N 71°27′17″W / 42.983333°N 71.45472°W / 42.983333; -71.45472 John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. It hosted the Northeastern Hockey League's Cape Cod Freedoms in 1979. The arena holds 1,600 people and opened in 1963.
The JFK Memorial Coliseum is currently home to the Manchester Memorial High School Crusaders and Manchester Central High School Little Green hockey teams.
The Beech St. end balcony of the JFK is home to the Memorial High School student section.
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