Cross Insurance Arena

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Cross Insurance Arena
The Cumberland County Civic Center (2003)
The Cumberland County Civic Center (2003)
Earlier names

Cumberland County Civic Center (1977-2014)

Data
place 1 Civic Center Square Portland , Maine 04101
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 43 ° 39 '19.9 "  N , 70 ° 15' 33.4"  W Coordinates: 43 ° 39 '19.9 "  N , 70 ° 15' 33.4"  W.
owner Cumberland County
operator Comcast Spectacor
start of building 1975
opening March 3, 1977
Renovations 2012-2014
surface Concrete
ice surface
parquet
costs 08 million US dollars (1975-1977)
33 million US dollars (2012-2014)
architect E. Crawley Cooper
Eduardo Catalano Architects (1975–1977)
Sink Combs Dethlefs & WBRC Architects (2012–2014)
capacity 6,206 seats
9,500 seats (concerts)
Societies)
Events

The Cross Insurance Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the US city ​​of Portland in the state of Maine . It is owned by Cumberland County . 2014 was insurance companies Cross Insurance for ten years and each year 250,000 US dollars title sponsor . Until then it was called the Cumberland County Civic Center . From 2012 to 2014 the arena was extensively renovated for 33 million US dollars.

use

The Cross Insurance Arena was the home of the Portland Pirates' ice hockey team from 1994 to 2016 . It used to be the home ground of the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League (AHL). From the 2018/19 season , the newly founded Maine Mariners team of ECHL will use the hall as their home ground. Also in 2018, the Maine Mammoths arena football team from the National Arena League (NAL), founded in 2017, will start playing in the arena.

In 2010 the AHL All-Star Classic took place between the Canadian All-Stars and PlanetUSA. The Canadian All-Stars won 10: 9 ( shootout ).

The arena is used for numerous other events such as concerts and sporting events such as basketball and wrestling . The first concert in the hall was opening on March 3, 1977, the American blues rock - band ZZ Top . The Harlem Globetrotters have performed several times for basketball show games in the arena. Several World Wrestling Entertainment competitions have also taken place in the Civic Center.

Events (selection)

Concerts and shows

Web links

Commons : Cross Insurance Arena  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. pressherald.com: Cross Insurance buys naming rights to civic center for $ 2.5 million article from June 18, 2014 (English)
  2. After $ 33 million renovation, Portland's Civic Center reopens ( February 16, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive )
  3. portlanddailyphoto.com: Civic Center article from March 22, 2014 (English)
  4. pressherald.com: Portland's new pro hockey team unveils Maine Mariners logo, team colors article from November 29, 2017 (English)
  5. nationalarenaleague.com: NAL Expansion Heads North to Maine-Expansion Team in Portland to be named Mammoths article from December 5, 2017 (English)
  6. setlist.fm: Setlist ZZ Top Cumberland County Civic Center (English)