Lucas County Arena

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Lucas County Arena
nickname = The Fish Tank


location = Toledo, OH
broke_ground = October 01, 2007
opened = Fall, 2009
closed =
demolished =
owner =
operator =
surface = multi-surface
construction_cost = $105 million
architect =
former_names =
tenants = Toledo Walleye (ECHL) (2009-"present"))
Toledo AFL2 Team (2009-"present")
seating_capacity = 8,000

Lucas County Arena is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arenacite web | last = Muret | first = Don | title = Toledo project in the running for first new "green" arena | publisher = Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal | date = June 23, 2008 | url = http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.preview&articleid=59407 | accessdatee = July 13, 2008] in Toledo, Ohio currently under construction [cite web | last = Kalmes | first = Justin | title = A tradition for Toledo's future | publisher = Toledo Free Press | date = October 26, 2007 | url = http://toledofreepress.com/?id=6608| accessdatee = March 27, 2008] . It should be completed in 2009 [cite web | title = Groundbreaking set for downtown Toledo arena | publisher = Toledo Blade | date = September 28, 2007 | url = http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070928/NEWS16/70928005| accessdatee = March 27, 2008] and will cost between $80 and 105 million to build. [cite web | last = Vardon | first = Joe | title = Building costs vary for arena downtown Toledo | publisher = Toledo Blade | date = October 10, 2007 | url = http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071010/NEWS16/710100406| accessdatee = March 27, 2008] Upon completion, it will replace the demolished Toledo Sports Arena. [cite web | last = Blake | first = Erica | title = Demolition work for arena likely to begin in Summer | publisher = Toledo Blade | date = January 15, 2007 | url = http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070125/NEWS16/701250338| accessdatee = March 27, 2008] The new arena will be home of the Toledo Walleye ice hockey team, [cite web | last = Griffin | first = Jason | title = Toledo Arena Sports, Inc. Acquire ECHL Hockey Team | publisher = MudHens.com | date = April 16, 2007 | url = http://www.mudhens.com/view_press.asp?id=269| accessdatee = March 27, 2008] it will also be home to an af2 team, a project at Toledo Arena Sports, Inc currently known as "Toledo AFL", an official announcement and team name is expected in late 2008.cite web | last = Silka | first = Zach | title = Toledo football franchise to join Walleyes in arena | publisher = Toledo Blade | date = September 22, 2008 | url = http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080922/SPORTS01/809229997 | accessdatee = September 22, 2008] Toledo Arena Sports, Inc., had been in discussions with the National Basketball Association to bring an NBA Developmental League team to the arena, [cite web | last = Vardon | first = Joe | title = NBA, Toledo Mud Hens discuss bringing minor-league team to arena | publisher = Toledo Blade | date = April 23, 2007 | url = http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070423/SPORTS09/70423002/-1/RSS03| accessdatee = March 27, 2008] but have been shelved for the moment due to scheduling conflicts with Walleye games. Toledo Arena Sports has not totally abandoned the idea and an NBA-D team could be developed in the future.

After a successful partnership on the Mud Hens Stadium (Fifth-Third Field), the Lucas County Commissioners again teamed with HNTB Architecture Inc., a national sports architecture firm located in Kansas City; The Collaborative Inc, of Toledo; and Poggemeyer Design Group, of Toledo. [ [http://www.lucascountyarena.com Lucas County Arena Project ] ]

The arena is also looking to become the first new LEED sports arena in the United States. The arena's signature green design element is a 900-square foot "green wall" outside of the building, which will feature the use of plant life on the exterior of the building to help cool the arena by shading the glass-enclosed main entrance of the arena. The arena's location next to mass transit systems, use of a light-colored roof membrane that reflects sunlight and underground cisterns collecting rain water to re-use for landscaping purposes around the arena, are also emphasized to acquire LEED points for the project.

References

External links

* [http://www.lucascountyarena.com/ Lucas County Arena official site]
* [http://www.arena419.com/ Arena 419: Photoblogging The Construction]
* [http://wtol.images.worldnow.com/images/incoming/arenaplans.pdf Lucas County Arena Renderings]