Budweiser Events Center
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| Location | 5290 Arena Circle Loveland, Colorado 80538 |
| Broke ground | 2001 |
| Opened | September 20, 2003 |
| Owner | Larimer County |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Construction cost | $25 million ($29.8 million in 2012 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | PBK Architects Inc.[2] Bullock Smith & Partners[3] Kenney & Associates Inc.[3] |
| Structural engineer | KL&A, Inc.[3] |
| General Contractor | Neenan Construction Co.[2] |
| Capacity | 7,200 (concerts) 5,289 (ice hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Colorado Eagles (ECHL) (2003-present) Colorado Ice (IFL) (2006-present) Colorado Lightning (PASL-Pro) (2008-2009) |
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The Budweiser Events Center is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Loveland, Colorado (USA).
Construction was completed and doors opened for the first event on September 20, 2003 with a sold-out exhibition hockey game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Florida Panthers.
The Arena is located on The Ranch (Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex) and is owned by Larimer County, Colorado and managed by Global Spectrum, L.P., and tickets are handled by ComcastTIX.
It is home to the Colorado Eagles ice hockey team, the Colorado Ice indoor football team and the Colorado Lightning indoor soccer team.
The Colorado Eagles established a new standard for minor league professional hockey with their 145th consecutive regular season sellout, set on January 12, 2008 in a victory vs. rival Rocky Mountain Rage.
Including playoff games, the Eagles have sold out 181 consecutive games total – every single game in their four-and-a-half years of operation.
The Colorado Eagles hosted the 2009 CHL All-Star Game at the Budweiser Events Center.
The Events Center has played host to comedians Bill Cosby, Ron White, Carlos Mencia & Larry the Cable Guy, as well as Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice, The Wiggles, World Wrestling Entertainment, Sesame Street Live & The Harlem Globetrotters.
[edit] References
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ a b http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/11/20031124/Facilities/Loveland-Colo-Gets-Arena-That-It-Has-Been-Dying-For.aspx
- ^ a b c http://www.klaa.com/public-frameset.htm
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| Preceded by first arena |
Home of the Colorado Eagles 2003 – present |
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| Preceded by first arena |
Home of the Colorado Ice 2006 – present |
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| Preceded by first arena |
Home of the Colorado Lightning 2008 – present |
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Coordinates: 40°26′38″N 104°59′22″W / 40.44389°N 104.98944°W
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