Giant Center

Giant Center
The Giant Center in Hershey
Data
place	Hershey , Pennsylvania , USA
Coordinates	40 ° 17 ′ 11 "  N , 76 ° 40 ′ 9"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 17 ′ 11 "  N , 76 ° 40 ′ 9"  W
owner	Derry Township Industrial & Commercial Development Authority
operator	Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company
start of building	November 8, 2000
opening	October 19, 2002
surface	Parquet ice surface
costs	65 million US dollars
architect	Populous
capacity	10,500 (ice hockey) 12,500 (concerts)
Societies)
Hershey Bears ( AHL , since 2002)
Events
AHL All-Star Classic 2011 Concerts

The Giant Center is a multi-purpose arena in Hershey , Pennsylvania . It is the venue for the home games of the AHL team Hershey Bears . The Giant Center replaced the Hersheypark Arena as the new home stadium for the Bears. The center is owned by the Derry Township Industrial & Commercial Development Authority , a local company. The arena is operated by the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company .

use

The Giant Center has been the home of the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League since it opened . The record of 10,860 for an ice hockey game was set on June 9, 2009 when the host Bears faced the Manitoba Moose in game five of the Calder Cup playoff finals .

The hall is also used for numerous other events such as music concerts, sporting events ( basketball and wrestling ) and concerts. The Harlem Globetrotters have performed in her several times for basketball show games. On September 21, 2003, the WWE Unforgiven competitions were held at the Giant Center. Furthermore, numerous artists such as 50 Cent and Cher have already appeared in the arena.

photos

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  Inside view of the arena

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  Concert of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Web links

Commons : Giant Center  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official homepage of the Arena (English)