First Arena

First Arena
First Arena
Home of Your Elmira Jackals
Elm first arena.jpg
Former names Coach USA Center (2000–2004)
Location 155 North Main Street
Elmira, NY 14901
Broke ground November 24, 1999[1]
Opened November 11, 2000
Owner Afr Enterprises
Operator Afr Enterprises
Surface Multi-surface
Construction cost $16 million[2]
($20.4 million in 2011 dollars[3])
Architect BBB Architects Inc.
General Contractor Welliver McGuire[4]
Capacity 3,784 (ice hockey)
Tenants
Elmira Jackals (UHL) (2000–2007)
Elmira Jackals (ECHL) (2007–present)
Elmira Jr. "B" Jackals (Empire Jr. Hockey League) (2008–present)
Elmira Bulldogs (EBA) (2010)

The First Arena is a 3,784-seat multi-purpose facility that features two ice surfaces, a full service restaurant and bar, a food service center for the recreational rink, video game arcade, 31 luxury suites, party/group outing facilities, and meeting/community rooms among other amenities. located in downtown Elmira, New York. The arena opened in 2000 as the Coach USA Center which changed names to the First Arena in 2004. It is home to the Elmira Jackals ice hockey team of the ECHL. It is located on the corner of W. Gray Street and N. Main Street.

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Sports

The First Arena, has hosted many different sporting events since its opening in November 2000. The First Arena is most likely known for the Elmira Jackals who compete in the ECHL and formerly the United Hockey League. First Arena has also hosted many other sporting events such as basketball, wrestling and X-treme Ice Racing.

Entertainment

The arena is used for more than just sporting events, with musical acts, family productions, and many other large entertainment performances such as concerts, circuses, and professional wrestling.

The following is a partial list of the concerts and other entertainment events that have taken place there:

Larry the Cable Guy
Bill Engvall
Disney on Ice
Bob Dylan
Vince Gill and Amy Grant Christmas
Kenny Rogers Christmas
Wine on Ice
X-treme Ice Racing
Harlem Globetrotters
Dierks Bentley
WWE Wrestling
TNA Wrestling
& many more events

Arena Operations Staff

Staff
Title STAFF MEMBER
General Manager Robbie Nichols
Director of Communications/Broadcasting Nick Hulberg
Box Office Manager Joe Fargnoli
Sr. Sales Executive Don Lewis
Sales Executive Joe Reed
Administrative Assistant Edward Meek
Director of Operations Angela Pleus
Rec Rink Manager Mike Robbins
Skating Director/Recreation Rink Programs Robyn Bentley

References

  1. ^ Quinn, Kelley (November 24, 1999). "Arean Project Will Kick Into High Gear". Star-Gazette. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/stargazette/access/1847361821.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+24%2C+1999&author=Kelley+Quinn&pub=Star+-+Gazette&desc=Arena+project+will+kick+into+high+gear&pqatl=google. 
  2. ^ Kosnac, Erin (January 18, 2004). "Afr Seeks Bankruptcy Protection". The Times Herald. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thetimesherald/access/1810033821.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+18%2C+2004&author=Erin+Kosnac&pub=Times+Herald&desc=Afr+seeks+bankruptcy+protection&pqatl=google. 
  3. ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.welliver-mcguire.com/viewImage.asp?imgID=16

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Coordinates: 42°05′18″N 76°48′31″W / 42.08835°N 76.808482°W / 42.08835; -76.808482



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