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CenturyLink Arena Full name CenturyLink Arena Boise Former names Bank of America Centre, Qwest Arena Location 233 South Capitol Boulevard
Boise, IDBroke ground January 1996[1] Opened September 24, 1997[2] Owner State of Idaho Operator CenturyLink Surface Multi-surface Construction cost $50 Million USD
($68.4 million in 2011 dollars[3])Architect HNTB[4] Structural engineer Cary Kopczynski & Company[5] General Contractor McAlvain Construction, Inc.[6] Capacity Ice hockey: 5,300
Basketball: 5,732
Concerts: 6,800
Boxing: 6,400Tenants Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) (1997–present)
Idaho/Boise Stallions (IPFL) (1999-2001)
Idaho Stampede (D-League) (2001–present)
Boise Burn (AF2) (2006–2009)CenturyLink Arena Boise (also known as CenturyLink Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Boise, Idaho. It holds 5,300 fans for ice hockey and basketball, 5,732 for end-stage concerts, 6,400 for boxing and up to 6,800 for center-stage concerts. It contains 4,508 permanent seats. It was built for $50 million.
It has been home to the Idaho Steelheads ECHL ice hockey team since 1997, the home of the Boise Stallions Indoor football team from 1999 to 2001, the home of the Idaho Stampede D-League basketball team during the 2001 season and again since the 2005-06 season, and the home of the Boise Burn arena football team from 2007 to 2009.
CenturyLink Arena hosted the 2006 CBA All-Star Game (while the Idaho Stampede were still part of the CBA) and the 2007 ECHL All-Star Game.
The arena features 39 corporate suites, 1,100 Club Premiere seats, standing room space for 200 people, The Zone restaurant overlooking the arena, as well as a Blimpie franchise among the 9 concession stands. The arena is physically connected to the Grove Hotel at the corner of Front Street & Capitol Boulevard in Boise. The main entrance to the arena is from the Grove Plaza. There are two scoreboards and a Daktronics ProStar videoboard.
The venue's logo when it was known as Qwest Arena.
Other events hosted in the facility include concerts, trade shows, conventions, ice shows and various other sporting events, including professional wrestling, MMA, and the Treasure Valley Rollergirls Roller Derby squad. The Grove Hotel has 36,000 square feet (3,300 m2) of meeting and convention space in addition to the 22,247 square feet (2,066.8 m2) of arena floor space at the CenturyLink Arena.
CenturyLink Arena has hosted two NBA D-League Showcases in 2008 and 2010. Each Showcase had all NBA D-League teams play for 4 days, and showed their talent in front of National TV (NBA TV) and had scouts all around the country.
On August 18, 2011, as per CenturyLink's takeover of Qwest Communications, the venue was renamed CenturyLink Arena Boise.[7]
Coordinates: 43°36′52″N 116°12′15″W / 43.614508°N 116.204163°W
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References
- ^ http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1028735513.html
- ^ "Sharks Bow to Kings". Lodi News-Sentinel. September 25, 1997. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e5czAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MCEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2544,2901160&dq=en.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ http://keithhenrickson.com/BankOfAmerica.html
- ^ http://www.ckcps.com/ckc_buildable_grove.html
- ^ http://www.mcalvain.com/projects/grove-hotel-and-events-center
- ^ "Qwest Arena becomes CenturyLink Arena Boise". http://www.idahosteelheads.com/news/article.aspx?articleid=1563.
Current arenas in the ECHL Eastern
ConferenceAmway Center (Orlando, FL) (2012-13) · Arena at Gwinnett Center (Duluth, GA) · BI-LO Center (Greenville, SC) · Cambria County War Memorial Arena (Wheeling, WV (10 games in Johnstown, PA))· First Arena (Elmira) · Germain Arena (Fort Myers) · Huntington Center (Toledo)· North Charleston Coliseum (Charleston, SC)· Sears Centre (Hoffman Estates, IL) · Sovereign Center (Reading) · Sun National Bank Center (Trenton)· U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati) · WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV (26 games in Wheeling))· Wings Stadium (Kalamazoo)Western
ConferenceBudweiser Events Center (Loveland, CO) · CenturyLink Arena Boise (Boise) · Citizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA) · Cow Palace (Daly City, CA) (2012-13) · Maverik Center (Salt Lake City)· Orleans Arena (Las Vegas) · Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield) · Stockton Arena (Stockton)· Sullivan Arena (Anchorage)Current arenas in the NBA Development League Eastern Conference Western Conference Cedar Park Center · CenturyLink Arena Boise · Dr Pepper Arena · Jam Events Center · Reno Events Center · State Farm Arena · Toyota Sports Center · Tulsa Convention CenterCategories:- Sports in Boise, Idaho
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