Family Arena

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Family Arena
location = St. Charles, Missouri
opened = October 1999
owner =
tenants = Missouri River Otters (UHL) (1999 – 2006) River City Rage (IPFL/NIFL/UIF/IFL) (2001-2005/2007-present) St. Louis Steamers (WISL, MISL II) (2000 – 2001; 2003 – 2004)
seating_capacity = Hockey: 9,643 Football: 9,755 Basketball: 10,467 Half-house concerts: 6,339 End-stage concerts: up to 11,522
dimensions = Arena floor: convert|17900|sqft|m2|-1 Upper concourse area: convert|22000|sqft|m2|-2The Family Arena is a multi-purpose arena in St. Charles, Missouri, built in 1999. The arena seats 9,643 for hockey, 9,755 for football, 10,467 for basketball, 6,339 for half-house concerts and up to 11,522 for end-stage concerts. In addition to sporting events, concerts, circuses and ice shows the arena is also used for trade shows with a total of convert|39900|sqft|m2|-1 of exhibit space (convert|17900|sqft|m2|-1 on the arena floor and convert|22000|sqft|m2|-2 on the arena concourse).

It was formerly the home of the Missouri River Otters ice hockey team, the St. Louis Swarm basketball team, and the St. Louis Steamers indoor soccer team. Currently, it is home to the Indoor Football League's RiverCity Rage, and several youth hockey organizations (such as Twin Bridges and St. Peters clubs and the Missouri Storm Junior B team) have expressed interest in playing games at the arena, as have several high school programs. There have also been rumors of pro hockey returning with a team in the Central Hockey League, ECHL, or the IHL.

The Family Arena also hosted Boeing Integrated Defense Systems' "Recommitment to Ethics Day" in 2005 and 2006 for Greater St. Louis.

The Family Arena has also been host to nationally televised Pro Wrestling events. The arena was the site of the Extreme Championship Wrestling's Wrestlepalooza 2000 event (full event available only through FanCam video) on April 16, 2000. Portions of the event aired via "ECW on TNN" on The Nashville Network cable television on April 21, 2000. The arena also hosted Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Lockdown pay-per-view on April 15, 2007.

External links

* [http://www.familyarena.com Family Arena]