SNHU arena
SNHU arena | |
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The SNHU Arena in Manchester in August 2016 | |
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Civic Arena (construction phase) |
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place | 555 Elm Street Manchester , New Hampshire 03101
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Coordinates | 42 ° 59 '11 " N , 71 ° 27' 44" W |
owner | City of Manchester |
operator | SMG |
start of building | April 13, 2000 |
opening | November 15, 2001 |
surface |
Concrete ice surface, parquet, artificial turf |
costs | 68 million US dollars (2001) |
architect |
Populous Lavallee Brensinger Architects |
capacity | 10,019 seats (ice hockey) 11,140 seats (basketball) 10,050 seats (concert, final stage) 11,770 seats (concert, central stage) |
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The SNHU Arena (full name: Southern New Hampshire University Arena ) is a multi-purpose arena in the US city of Manchester in the state of New Hampshire . It was the venue for the home games of the Manchester Monarchs , two franchises of the American Hockey League and the ECHL . In 2016, the New England Liberty from the Legends Football League (LFL) also used the arena.
history
The SNHU Arena was from its opening until 2015, the venue for the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League before the team moved and now another franchise under the same name from the ECHL uses the arena. The arena was also used regularly by the Manchester Wolves , a team from arenafootball2 . On February 14, 2005, the AHL All-Star Game between PlanetUSA and the Canadian All-Stars took place in the arena . In 2005 the arena was also used to host the WWE backlash competitions.
In addition, numerous other events such as concerts , sporting events ( basketball and wrestling ) took place in the hall . The Harlem Globetrotters basketball show performed several times in the arena. In addition, numerous artists and bands such as Van Halen , Michael Bublé , Carrie Underwood , Elton John , Linkin Park and Rod Stewart gave concerts in the event hall.
On February 2, 2016 it was announced that the hall will be named SNHU Arena from September 1 of that year . Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) acquired the naming rights in cooperation with the operating company SMG for a period of ten years.
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Web links
- snhuarena.com: Official website of the arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ setlist.fm: Concert list of the Verizon Wireless Arena and the SNHU Arena (English)
- ↑ snhu.edu: SNHU Partners with SMG to Provide Opportunities for Students and Connect with the Community Article from February 2, 2016 (English)