Stockton Arena
| Stockton Arena | |
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| The Arena | |
| Location | 248 West Fremont Street Stockton, CA 95203 |
| Broke ground | April 17, 2004[1] |
| Opened | December 2, 2005 |
| Owner | City of Stockton |
| Operator | SMG |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | $63 million ($75 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | 360 Architecture |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates[3] |
| General Contractor | Swinerton Builders[4] |
| Capacity | Concert (center stage): 11,800 Concert (end stage): 10,414 Basketball: 11,193 Ice Hockey/Indoor Soccer: 9,737 Arena Football: 9,763 |
| Tenants | |
| Stockton Thunder (ECHL) (2005–present) California Eagles (AIF) (2012-present) Stockton Lightning (AF2) (2006–2009) Stockton Wolves (Independent) (2011) California Cougars (MISL/PASL-Pro) (2005–2011) |
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Stockton Arena is an indoor arena in Stockton, California. It opened in December 2005 and seats approximately 10,000 fans. The arena, at maximum capacity, can seat 11,800 people.
It is primarily used for ice hockey, indoor soccer and arena football.
It is the home venue of the Stockton Thunder ECHL professional hockey team and the California Eagles American Indoor Football professional indoor football team. Former tenants include the Stockton Lightning arenafootball2 team, the Stockton Cougars Professional Arena Soccer League team, and the Stockton Wolves independent indoor football team.
The Stockton Arena is part of a downtown, waterfront entertainment center which includes Banner Island Ballpark, the home of the Stockton Ports minor league baseball team and the Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel.
Construction delays caused the Stockton Thunder and California Cougars to play on extended road trips during the beginning of their 2005/2006 season. Stockton Arena opened its doors to the public on December 2, 2005. The first sporting event was a Stockton Thunder hockey game on December 10, 2005 in front of a sold out crowd of 10,117, a game where the Thunder beat the Phoenix RoadRunners, 4-0.
The Stockton Arena hosted the 2008 ECHL All-Star Game, World Wrestling Entertainment house shows for both SmackDown/ECW and Raw, and the July 26, 2008 EliteXC: Unfinished Business MMA event.
On March 15, 2009, The California Cougars won their first ever league championship in the Stockton Arena, as the 2008-2009 PASL-Pro North American Champions.
On December 9, 2009, The Arena hosted the "Stockton Showcase" which featured a matchup between the Nationally Ranked California Golden Bears and the Pacific Tigers men's Basketball teams in front 8,704 fans, the largest crowd ever to see a Pacific Tigers basketball game in Stockton.
[edit] References
- ^ Cooper, Audrey (April 17, 2004). "Groundbreaking a Tribute to Brownfields Cleanup". Stockton Record. http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040417/A_NEWS/304179951&cid=sitesearch. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/bts/archives/stadiums/06_stockholm/specs.asp
- ^ http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2005/12/20051205/Facilities/California-Arena-Shipshape-For-Debut.aspx
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Coordinates: 37°57′22″N 121°17′46″W / 37.956077°N 121.296116°W
- Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
- Arena football venues
- Indoor soccer venues in the United States
- Event venues established in 2005
- Sports venues in Stockton, California
- Music venues in California
- Buildings and structures in San Joaquin County, California
- Visitor attractions in San Joaquin County, California
