Laredo Entertainment Center
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| Location | Laredo, Texas |
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| Built | June 2001 |
| Opened | September 2002 |
| Owner | City of Laredo |
| Operator | SMG |
| Construction cost | $36,500,000 |
| Capacity | Hockey: 8,065 Arena Football: 8,067 Indoor Soccer: 8,067 Basketball: 8,655 Concerts: 9,622 |
| Field dimensions | 178,000 square feet (16,500 m2) |
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| Laredo Bucks (CHL) (2001- ) Laredo Lobos (af2) (2006-2007) Laredo Law (af2) (2004) |
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The Laredo Entertainment Center is a multi-purpose arena in Laredo, Texas. It is home to the Laredo Bucks ice hockey team. The LEC can seat up to 8,065 fans at an ice hockey game, 8,067 at an arena football game, 8,665 at a Basketball game, and 9,622 on concerts. It is located to Bob Bullock Loop 20, on the northeastern side of Laredo. Within the LEC complex there are several hotels within a walking distance. The Laredo International Airport is also nearby.[1]
[edit] Field of Dreams
The Field of Dreams is the nickname of a current City of Laredo project in progress. The project consists of building a new multiuse Baseball field near the Laredo Entertainment Center. The project was first approved by the city council and was voted in favor of (with 61.32% of the votes in favor 38.68% against) constructing it with money collected by a .25% sales tax increase for the LEC since 2004 of which there is a surplus of about $20 million. The baseball stadium should around 5,000 to 8,000 seats.[2] [3]
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Coordinates: 27°33′29.70″N 99°27′09.66″W / 27.55825°N 99.4526833°W
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