CenturyLink Center
| CenturyLink Center | |
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| Former names | Bossier City Arena (2000) CenturyTel Center (2000-2010) |
| Location | 2000 CenturyTel Center Drive Bossier City, Louisiana 71112 |
| Broke ground | March 30, 1999[1] |
| Opened | November 2, 2000[2] |
| Owner | City of Bossier City |
| Operator | SMG |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | $56.5 million ($76.3 million in 2012 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | AE Design Group |
| General Contractor | Roy Anderson Corp. |
| Capacity | 14,000 (concerts) 12,440 (hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings (AFL) (2001–2010) Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (CHL) (2000–2011) |
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The CenturyLink Center[4] (formerly CenturyTel Center and Bossier City Arena) is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Bossier City, Louisiana. Naming rights were purchased by the telephone company CenturyLink.
It was home to the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings AFL team and the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs ice hockey team.
It hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 2001. In 2011, the CenturyLink Center with the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters hosted 1st and 2nd round games for the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament including the first two games of eventual champion Texas A&M.
On September 28, 2002, the NHL came to the arena, for a pre-season game, between the Nashville Predators and Atlanta Thrashers.
On January 14, 2007, the CHL All-Star game was played at the arena, for the first time ever, hosted by the Mudbugs.
[edit] References
- ^ "Arena Tops Builder's Resume Bossier City Picks Anderson For Huge Multipurpose Center". Sun Herald. April 1, 1999. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BX&s_site=sunherald&p_multi=BX&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB625CE518B32AC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
- ^ http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/graph.cgi
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Bossier City Arena Getting a New Name" (Press release). CenturyLink. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. http://www.freezepage.com/1321803967VVESHRGQKG. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
Coordinates: 32°27′54.60″N 93°40′24.88″W / 32.465167°N 93.6735778°W
[edit] External links
| Preceded by first arena |
Home of the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings 2001–2010 |
Succeeded by New Orleans Arena as New Orleans VooDoo |
- Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
- Arena football venues
- Indoor arenas in the United States
- Sports venues in Louisiana
- College basketball venues in the United States
- Basketball venues in Louisiana
- Sports venues in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings
- Buildings and structures in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
