Chesapeake Energy Arena

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Chesapeake Energy Arena
"Loud City"
"The Thunderdome"
"The Peake"
The Chesapeake Energy Arena in the 2017/18 season
The Chesapeake Energy Arena in the 2017/18 season
Earlier names

Ford Center (2002-2010)
Oklahoma City Arena (2010-2011)

Data
place 100 West Reno Avenue Oklahoma City , Oklahoma 73102
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 35 ° 27 '48.5 "  N , 97 ° 30' 53.8"  W Coordinates: 35 ° 27 '48.5 "  N , 97 ° 30' 53.8"  W.
owner City of Oklahoma City
operator ASM Global
start of building May 11, 1999
opening June 8, 2002
Renovations 2011
surface Concrete
parquet
ice surface
costs 89.2 million US dollars
architect The Benham Companies
Sink Combs Dethlefs
capacity 18,203 places (basketball)
15,152 places (ice hockey)
16,757 places (WWE / boxing / MMA)
16,591 places (concerts)
Societies)

The Chesapeake Energy Arena is a multifunctional arena in the US city ​​of Oklahoma City in the state of Oklahoma . The hall is the home ground of the Oklahoma City Thunder from the North American basketball league NBA .

history

The event hall was opened on June 8, 2002, three years after construction began. The construction cost a total of 89 million US dollars and is owned by the City of Oklahoma City. The arena is officially 54,400 m² and offers 18,203 seats for basketball games, spread over four levels with 3,380 club seats, seven party seats and 49 private seats. The hall was also used as a venue by the Oklahoma City Blazers ( CHL ) ice hockey team and the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the af2 arena football league . After Hurricane Katrina , the hall was also an alternative venue for the New Orleans Hornets from the NBA. The arena is also used for concerts and similar events.

On July 22, 2011, Oklahoma City Thunder and Chesapeake Energy Corporation , the second largest natural gas producer in the United States, announced that they had signed a sponsorship agreement for the naming rights. The contract has a term of 12 years and is valued at $ 3 million in the first year with an annual growth rate of 3%. Slight cosmetic changes were also made to the arena for the 2011/12 season. The premises of the Thunder were modernized and renovated, and it was a new LED - video cube installed in the hall.

In August 2019, a renovation was announced for the 2019/20 season in order to keep up with the newer arenas. The changing rooms will be rebuilt and the entire seating will be replaced. The “Loud City Fan Zone” will be set up from which fans can watch the games. The entrance hall, the fan shops, the elevators and the cash registers will also be renewed and 10,000 m² of space created for the fans. Under the roof of the hall there will be a new video cube that is almost twice the size of the current display board. There will also be a new catering system.

gallery

  • Interior room with the old video cube

  • Interior at a game of thunder

Web links

Commons : Chesapeake Energy Arena  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nba.com: OKC Arena to be Renamed Chesapeake Energy Arena Article from July 22, 2011 (English)
  2. ^ Renovation of the Chesapeake Energy Arena. In: stadionwelt.de. August 23, 2019, accessed August 23, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Nick Crain: Oklahoma City Thunder's Chesapeake Energy Arena Set For Major Renovations. In: forbes.com. Forbes , August 21, 2019, accessed August 23, 2019 .