Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
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| "The Q" | |
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Gund Arena (1994-2005) |
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| place | 1 Center Court Cleveland , Ohio 44115
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 29 '47.6 " N , 81 ° 41' 17.6" W |
| owner | City of Cleveland |
| operator | Gateway Economic Development Corp. (CAVS / Quicken Loans Arena Company) |
| start of building | April 27, 1992 |
| opening | 17th October 1994 |
| Renovations | 2017–2019 (planned) |
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Concrete parquet ice surface artificial turf |
| costs | 100 million US dollars (1994) |
| architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| capacity | 20,562 places (basketball) 20,056 places (ice hockey) |
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The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is a multi-purpose arena in the US city of Cleveland in the state of Ohio . It is the home of the basketball franchise of the Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA , the Cleveland Monsters from the American Hockey League , the second highest ice hockey division in North America and the Cleveland Gladiators from the Arena Football League . Furthermore, use of the NCAA - college basketball teams of men and women of the Cleveland State Vikings occasionally the hall, in addition to their home arena, the Wolstein Center . The arena's name sponsor is US mortgage lender Quicken Loans Inc. , headquartered in Detroit , Michigan . Since April 2019 the arena has been called Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse . Rocket Mortgage is an online mortgage financer owned by Quicken Loans Inc. The Rocket Mortgage Field House is located in direct vicinity of the Progressive Field , the stadium of MLB - baseball teams of Cleveland Indians .
history
The arena was built from April 27, 1992. The project, like the neighboring Jacobs Field , was financed with a Pigou tax on alcohol and tobacco . The hall opened on October 17, 1994 with a concert by the American musician Billy Joel , and a few weeks later the Cleveland Cavaliers played their first basketball game in the new hall. The team had previously played their games at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield , south of Cleveland . Initially, the multi-purpose hall was called Gund Arena , named after Gordon Gund , the Cavaliers owner at the time, but who sold the naming rights in August 2004 to the "Quicken Loans Corporation".
In the summer of 2005, the new main owner of the Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert , began renovating the arena, which included installing new seats and a new audio and video system. “The Q” has a capacity of 20,562 spectators for basketball games, including 2,000 in boxes and 92 in luxury suites. In addition to professional sports, the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is also the venue for various college basketball tournaments of the Mid-American Conference , a division in the NCAA's game operations , which attract an average of 10,000 to 15,000 visitors to the hall.
On 16 May 2006, the AHL announced franchise the Utah Grizzlies announced its intention to move to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, where from the 2007/08 season until August 2016 under the name Lake Erie Monsters played and since then as Cleveland Monsters trades. In October 2007, the Las Vegas Gladiators from the Arena Football League did the same as the Grizzlies and have been playing their games in the arena under the name Cleveland Gladiators since 2008 . Former teams who played their home games at the stadium are the Cleveland Rockers women's basketball team of the Women's National Basketball Association , the Cleveland Barons of the AHL and the Cleveland Lumberjacks , who played in the International Hockey League from 1994 to 2001 .
Other events that were held in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse include various wrestling events, the US Figure Skating Championships in 2000 and, above all, the NBA All-Star Game 1997 and the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship 2007.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are planning a comprehensive modernization of the arena for around 130 million euros (140 million US dollars). The renovation is to be carried out while the match is in progress. The cost is to be shared between the Cavaliers and the city. In return, the Cleveland Cavaliers intend to extend their lease for the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse until 2034. Small shops and bars are to be built outside. The facade will be completely renovated and glazed . Inside, mainly the boxes in the arena, which is over twenty years old, are being brought up to date with the latest technology. For the renovation, the Cleveland Cavaliers are referring to the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento . Work began in February 2018 and should be completed by September 2019, in time for the 2019/20 season. In June 2018, the hall was completely closed for the renovations over the summer. The first event after the closure is slated to be a Justin Timberlake concert on October 2nd of that year. Until the completion in September 2019, visitors will have to reckon with restrictions. The north side is currently being expanded. The entrance hall will have an area of 4,000 m² and will have a glass facade. The main hall will be enlarged on the south side by about 590 m².
On November 1, 2018, the NBA announced that the NBA All-Star Weekend with the All-Star Game 2022 was awarded to Cleveland in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Cleveland last hosted the event in 1997 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, which was then still called Gund Arena.
gallery
Interior view (2006)
Main entrance to the arena (2006)
Opening show with the 2014 newly installed video cube at a Cleveland Cavaliers game
Old Quicken Loans Arena logo
Web links
- rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com: Official website of the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (English)
- setlist.fm: concert list of the Gund Arena and the Quicken Loans Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ quickenloans.com: Website of Quicken Loans Inc. (English)
- ↑ Quicken Loans Arena officially renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse: 'Next chapter in evolution of incredible facility'. In: cleveland.com. April 9, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: NBA champion wants to modernize arena Article from December 14, 2016
- ↑ nba.com: Cleveland Cavaliers announce plans for $ 140M renovation of arena article from December 13, 2016 (English)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Renovations to NBA Arena Article from January 25, 2018
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Arena closed until autumn Article from June 19, 2018
- ↑ Timothy Rapp: Cleveland Cavaliers Officially Awarded 2022 NBA All-Star Game. In: bleacherreport.com. November 1, 2018, accessed November 3, 2018 .
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