I wireless Center

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = i wireless Center


location = 1201 River Drive Moline, Illinois 61265
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opened = May 1993
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former_names = The MARK of the Quad Cities (1993-2007)
tenants =
*Quad City Thunder (CBA) (1993-2001)
*Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (1996-99)
*Quad City Steamwheelers (af2) (1999-)
*Quad Cities Silverbacks (IFL) (2006-)
*Quad City Flames (AHL) (2007-)
seating_capacity = 12,000 (concerts) 3,000 (theater concerts) 6,000 (amphitheater concerts)The i wireless Center is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Moline, Illinois. It is currently home to the Quad City Flames ice hockey team and the Quad City Steamwheelers af2 arena football team.

The facility opened in May 1993, under the name The MARK of the Quad Cities. The arena has garnered numerous industry awards since that time.

porting events

The arena has hosted NCAA Division 1 college basketball games (including the Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament from 1996-99) in addition to several NHL and NBA exhibition contests. The now-defunct Quad City Thunder basketball team played all their home games at The i wireless Center from 1993 until the Continental Basketball Association folded six years later.

Configuration

The arena seats up to 12,000 for end-stage concerts and 12,000 for center-stage concerts. It takes only six hours to convert the Mark into a theater (called "The Theater at the i wireless Center"); seating capacity is 3,000 for theater shows, including Broadway shows, concerts and family shows, 6,000 for amphitheater concerts. The center has also hosted professional wrestling events, including the 1997 WCW Great American Bash pay-per-view and numerous broadcasts of World Wrestling Entertainment programming, including "Monday Night RAW," "ECW" and "SmackDown."

The arena contains convert|31000|sqft|m2|-2 of arena floor space, allowing the arena to be used for trade shows and conventions; adjacent is convert|20000|sqft|m2|-3 of meeting room space and an convert|11000|sqft|m2|-2|sing=on lobby.

Naming rights

In August 2005, i wireless (a T-Mobile affiliate) announced a 10-year agreement with The Mark (former name) and the Illinois Quad City Civic Center Authority to secure naming rights of the arena, but a name change to the i wireless Center did not take place until July 19, 2007.

External links

* [http://www.iwirelesscenter.com/ the i wireless Center]