Allen Event Center
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Allen Event Center
Coordinates: 33°07′38″N 96°39′27″W / 33.127344°N 96.657629°W
| Allen Event Center | |
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| Location | 200 East Stacy Road Allen, Texas 75002 |
| Broke ground | July 24, 2008[1] |
| Opened | November 7, 2009[2] |
| Owner | City of Allen |
| Operator | City of Allen |
| Construction cost | $52.6 Million ($57 million in 2012 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs |
| Project Manager | International Coliseums Company[4] |
| Structural engineer | Martin/Martin, Inc.[5] |
| General Contractor | Hunt Construction Group[6] |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 6,275 Up to 8,600 seats for concerts and special events |
| Tenants | |
| Allen Americans (CHL) (2009–present) Allen Wranglers (IFL) (2011-present) Dallas Sidekicks (PASL-Pro) (2012-present) |
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The Allen Event Center is a 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose arena located in Allen, Texas, United States, a suburb of Dallas. It opened on November 6, 2009. It hosts the home games of the Central Hockey League's Allen Americans and it hosts the home games of the Indoor Football League's Allen Wranglers. Beginning in November 2012, it will serve as the home arena for the relaunched Dallas Sidekicks of the Professional Arena Soccer League.
Premiere
The arena opened along with the entire "Village at Allen" power center on November 6, 2009. Reba McEntire played a concert that night to open the arena. Other events, including monster truck racing, appeared over the course of 2010.
References
- ^ http://www.allenamerican.com/articles/2008/07/31/allen_american/news/13.txt
- ^ Tipping, Joy (November 8, 2009). "McEntire and Venue Were in Perfect Tune". The Dallas Morning News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12BE264FDBB51808&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ Staff. Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2012. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
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- ^ Theresa Manahan (April 19, 2009). "Minor League Arenas". SportsBusiness Journal. http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2009/04/20090419/Building-For-The-Future/Minor-League-Arenas.aspx. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- "Allen Event Center". City of Allen. http://www.cityofallen.org/departments/engineering_traffic/capital_projects/allen_event.htm. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Brakefield, Troy; Saldivar, Maria (June 27, 2007). "$50M Center Slated for City". Allen American. http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2007/06/27/allen_american/news/00001news.txt. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Housewright, Ed (June 28, 2007). "Council Approves Plans for Arena; Proposed Center Will House Hockey team, Host Concerts". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-allenstadium_27met.ART0.State.Edition1.4319526.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Brakefield, Troy (January 16, 2008). "Event Center Plans Start to Take Shape". Allen American. http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2008/01/16/allen_american/news/000000000000000000000000000000000001news.txt. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Markovic, Zachary (July 23, 2008). "Council Approves Money for Event Center". Allen American. http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2008/07/24/allen_american/news/18.txt. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Trivedi, Neel (July 24, 2008). "Allen Event Center Breaking Ground Today". Allen American. http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2008/07/24/allen_american/news/17.txt. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Finkelstein, Alex (April 16, 2009). "Global Entertainment Unit Sells $1.25M License Fee for New Hockey Club in Texas". Real Estate Channel. http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/vacation-leisure-real-estate-1/global-entertainment-corp-central-hockey-league-richard-kozuback-allen-even-encore-facility-management-global-entertainment-marketing-systems-tx-city-council-667.php. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Nguyen, Kim (October 28, 2009). "All Systems Go for Event Center Opening". Allen American. http://www.allenamerican.com/articles/2009/10/29/allen_american/news/04.txt. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- "Business leaders to Launch Hockey Team in Allen". Dallas Business Journal. September 11, 2008. http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/09/08/daily45.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Jean, Sheryl (November 21, 2008). "The Need for Smaller Arenas". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/commrealestate/stories/DN-arena_cre21.State.Edition1.13b3108.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Housewright, Ed (April 15, 2009). "Allen Nets Dallas Stars Minor League Hockey Affiliate". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/allen/stories/041609dnmetallenhockey.da1f3995.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Betz, Jonathan (November 4, 2009). "Allen Event Center Enters Crowded Field of Venues". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/wfaa/stories/wfaa091103_cdh_allencenter.2834ee86d.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Brown, Steve (November 4, 2009). "Allen's $52.6M Event Center Opens". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/allen/stories/110509dnbusalleneventcenter.282a27b1b.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Hageland, Kevin (November 5, 2009). "There is no S in Allen Event Center". Allen American. http://www.scntx.com/articles/2009/11/05/sports/sports_blogs/blogosaurus/059.txt. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Housewright, Ed (November 5, 2009). "Collin County Cities in Race to One-Up One Another". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/allen/stories/110509dnmetcollincontest.3c548ad.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Tipping, Joy (November 7, 2009). "Allen Event Center, Reba McEntire Both Prove Themselves to be First-Rate Entertainment". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-reba_1108gd.State.Edition1.1e0c54b.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- "Global Entertainment Opens 2 New Arenas". Wireless News. November 20, 2009. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-173272790.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Burkes, Dawn M. (January 9, 2010). "Lil Wayne Keeps Crowd Enthralled at the Allen Event Center". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/wfaa/stories/DN-lilwayne_0109gd.ART.State.Edition1.4bd93dd.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Heika, Mike (April 27, 2010). "Allen Making Solid Bid for CHL Championship in First Season". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/hockey/minors/stories/042810dnspoallenhockey.3b2d79e.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Holland, Jim (April 28, 2010). "Rush Vehicle May Have Been Targeted for Use in Failed ATM Theft". Rapid City Journal. http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_36c8b946-5313-11df-859e-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Housewright, Ed (May 12, 2010). "Tom Thumb Texas Stampede Bucks American Airlines Center for Allen Event Center". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/allen/stories/051210dnmetrodeo.1b84d6cd.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Housewright, Ed (August 13, 2010). "Management Company Pulls Out of Allen Event Center". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/allen/stories/DN-allenart_13met.ART.State.Edition1.3558cbf.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- Stoller, Steve (August 16, 2010). "City Leaders: Allen Event Center Not Generating Enough Events". WFAA-TV. http://www.wfaa.com/home/City-leaders-say-Allen-Event-Center-not-generating-enough-events-100812944.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
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