Maverik Center

Maverik Center
Exterior view of the hall at the 2002 Olympic Games
Earlier names
The E Center (1997-2010)
Data
place	3200 South Decker Lake Drive West Valley City , Utah 84119
Coordinates	40 ° 42 '9.8 "  N , 111 ° 57' 1.5"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 42 '9.8 "  N , 111 ° 57' 1.5"  W.
operator	Centennial Management Group, Inc.
opening	September 22, 1997
surface	Concrete ice surface parquet
architect	Populous
capacity	10,100 places ( ice hockey ) 12,500 places ( basketball ) 12,000 places ( concerts ) 12,600 places ( boxing ) 12,600 places ( wrestling )
Societies)
Utah Grizzlies ( IHL / AHL , 1997-2005) Utah Freezz ( WISL , 1999-2001) Utah Warriors ( NIFL , 2003-2004) Utah Grizzlies ( ECHL , since 2005)
Events
Olympic ice hockey tournament 2002

The Maverik Center (until 2010 The E Center , official abbreviation for The Entertainment Center ) is a multi-purpose hall in the US city ​​of West Valley City , south of Salt Lake City , in the state of Utah .

history

After its opening in September 1997, the arena served as the home of the ice hockey franchise Utah Grizzlies , which played in the International and later in the American Hockey League between 1997 and 2005 . After the team was dissolved and moved to Cleveland , Ohio , the former Lexington Men O'War moved to West Valley and have since continued to play under the name Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL . In addition, the E Center was the home of the Utah Freezz from the World Indoor Soccer League between 1999 and 2001 and the home of the Utah Warriors from the National Indoor Football League from 2003 to 2004 .

In 2002 the stadium was the venue for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , during which the Olympic ice hockey tournament was played in the arena. In addition, the E Center is one of the most important event and concert halls in the area.

In June 2010, the Maverik group of companies took over the naming rights to the arena.

Web links

• maverikcenter.com: Official website (English)