Intrust Bank Arena

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INTRUST Bank Arena
The Intrust Bank Arena in September 2013
The Intrust Bank Arena in September 2013
Earlier names

Sedgwick County Arena (planning phase)

Data
place 500 East Waterman Street Wichita , Kansas 67202
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 37 ° 41 '0.3 "  N , 97 ° 19' 54.9"  W Coordinates: 37 ° 41 '0.3 "  N , 97 ° 19' 54.9"  W.
owner Sedgwick County
operator SMG
start of building 4th December 2007
opening January 2, 2010
surface Concrete
ice surface,
parquet,
artificial turf
costs 205.5 million US dollars
architect Arena Design Consortium (Populous, WDM Architects, Gossen Livingston Architects, McCluggage Van Sickle & Perry)
capacity Ice hockey:
13,450 seats
Basketball:
15,004 seats
Concert:
10,100 seats (end stage)
15,750 seats (central stage)
Societies)
Events

The Intrust Bank Arena ( spelling : INTRUST Bank Arena ) is a multi-purpose arena in the US city ​​of Wichita in the state of Kansas . The arena is currently home to the Wichita Thunder from the ECHL ice hockey league and the Wichita Force from the Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Occasionally, the Wichita State Shockers ( men's college basketball ) move from the Charles Koch Arena to the larger hall for large-audience games . The approximately 15,000 seats in the Intrust Bank Arena include 22 suites, 40 boxes and 300 premium seats. It is the second largest multi-purpose hall in Kansas after the Allen Fieldhouse (16,300 seats).

history

In November 2004, Sedgwick County's voters approved the construction of a new multi-purpose arena in downtown Wichita, with a score of 52:48 percent . The new building was intended to replace the Kansas Coliseum , which opened in 1977 . The cost of construction was to 184,528,000 US dollars estimated. The voters also agreed to a sales tax of one percent to finance the new building. It came into force in June 2005 and expired on December 31, 2017. The multi-purpose arena was fully financed when it was completed.

In January 2008, the Sedgwick County Commission approved the long-term sponsorship deal with Intrust Bank for the hall under construction. The bank pays $ 8.75 million to be named in Intrust Bank Arena and the contract has a term of 25 years.

On January 2, 2010, the US $ 205.5 million Intrust Bank Arena opened. The first concert was given by the American country singer Brad Paisley a week later, on January 9th. In addition to concerts and the games of Thunder and Force , various events have taken place over the years. The include u. a. Games of the Harlem Globetrotters , Sesame Street Live, Disney on Ice, rodeos of the PBR , ideas of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus , the Cirque du Soleil and Midian Shrine Circus, Star Wars: In Concert , the Trans-Siberian Orchestra , Freestyle Motocross , Disney Live !, WWE Smackdown , AMA Arenacross Series, Barney Live in Concert , WWE Monday Night RAW , Marvel Universe Live !, Monster Truck Racing , Gala of the Royal Horses, meetings and political events.

NBA preseason games

The Oklahoma City Thunder contributed so far four games of the NBA - Preseason from the Intrust Bank Arena.

gallery

  • The arena at night (2009)

Web links

Commons : Intrust Bank Arena  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About INTRUST Bank Arena. In: intrustbankarena.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Minor League Arenas ( Memento from February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Wichita arena naming rights are sold for $ 15 million. In: archive.commercialalert.org. January 9, 2008, accessed October 1, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Event History. In: intrustbankarena.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .