Maverik Center
Multi-purpose indoor arena in West Valley City, Utah, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Maverik Center, originally known as the E Center, is a 12,600-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in West Valley City, Utah, United States. Construction on the arena started in 1996 and was completed in time to hold its first event on September 22, 1997. The arena is owned by West Valley City, and managed by Centennial Management Group. During the 2002 Winter Olympics it served as the main venue for the ice hockey events, and as the venue for ice sledge hockey during the 2002 Winter Paralympics.[5] Today the arena is home to the Utah Grizzlies along with the Salt Lake City Stars, and it is also a major venue in the area for numerous concerts and live touring productions.
Former names | E Center (1997–2010) |
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Location | 3200 South Decker Lake Drive West Valley City, Utah United States |
Coordinates | 40°42′9.8″N 111°57′1.5″W |
Owner | City of West Valley City |
Operator | Centennial Management Group, Inc. |
Capacity | Ice hockey: 10,100 Basketball: 12,500 Concerts: up to 12,000 Boxing Wrestling: 12,600 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March 22, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-22) |
Opened | September 22, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-09-22) |
Construction cost | US$54.1 million ($103 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Architect | HOK Sport Valentiner, Crane, Brunjes, Onyon |
Structural engineer | Reaveley Engineers & Associates Inc.[2] |
Services engineer | Colvin Engineering Associates[3] |
General contractor | Turner Construction[4] |
Tenants | |
Utah Grizzlies (IHL/AHL) (1997–2005) Utah Freezz (WISL) (1999–2001) Utah Warriors (NIFL) (2003–2004) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) (2005–present) Utah Blaze (AFL) (2010) Salt Lake Screaming Eagles (IFL) (2017) Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships (2020–present) Salt Lake City Stars (NBA G-League) (2022–present) | |
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