Santa Ana Star Center
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| Former names | Rio Rancho Events Center |
| Location | 3001 Civic Centre Drive Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87144 |
| Coordinates | 35°18′37.05″N 106°41′8.98″W / 35.3102917°N 106.6858278°WCoordinates: 35°18′37.05″N 106°41′8.98″W / 35.3102917°N 106.6858278°W |
| Broke ground | June 14, 2005[1] |
| Opened | October 21, 2006 |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Construction cost | $47 million USD ($54.2 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs[3] |
| Project Manager | Frew Nations Group[4] |
| Structural engineer | Martin & Martin[3] |
| General Contractor | Hunt/Bradbury Stamm[3] |
| Capacity | Ice hockey:6,000 Rodeos:6,000 Concerts:7,500 |
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| New Mexico Mustangs (NAHL) (2010-) New Mexico Stars (IFL) (2012-present) New Mexico Scorpions (CHL) (2006-2009) New Mexico Wildcats (AIFA) (2008-2009) New Mexico Thunderbirds (D-League) (2010-2011) |
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Santa Ana Star Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a suburb of Albuquerque. The arena is located near the intersection of Unser Boulevard and Paseo del Volcan. It is part of a larger "City Centre" project, which also includes a new city hall.
Santa Ana Star Casino purchased the naming rights to the arena in a five-year, $2.5 million deal signed in July 2006.[1] The arena was previously known as Rio Rancho Events Center.
The arena was completed at a cost of $47 million USD and opened on October 21, 2006.[2] The first sports event in the arena was a hockey game on October 27, 2006, with the New Mexico Scorpions falling to the Arizona Sundogs 3-1 in front of a sellout crowd.[3]
In April of 2009, the city of Rio Rancho awarded Global Spectrum as the management company for the Santa Ana Star Center. Global Spectrum has since managed the facility events such as: Walking with Dinosaurs; Jeff Dunham; Cirque du Soleil; Disney On Ice; Alan Jackson; MUSE; Tool; Incubus; and Godsmack, among other events with great attendance. The challenge has been to get patrons to come out and support the sports teams that call or have called Santa Ana Star Center home.
It is currently home to the New Mexico Mustangs of the North American Hockey League and the New Mexico Stars of the Indoor Football League. It was formerly home to the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League, the New Mexico Wildcats of the American Indoor Football Association, and the New Mexico Thunderbirds, of the NBA Development League.
The Santa Ana Star Center has started to see an upswing in attendance due to events that the new management company, Global Spectrum, have been able to bring to the arena. The Arena continues to enhance the quality of life and generate positive economic impact through GRT generated from hotels, and restaurants in the area.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3174930
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c Neal Singer (November 1, 2006). [http://southwest.construction.com/features/archive/0611_feature2.asp "Feature Story - November 2006 Sporting & Events Center"]. Southwest Construction. http://southwest.construction.com/features/archive/0611_feature2.asp. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ http://www.frewnations.com/projects/santa-ana-star-event-center
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