Verizon Wireless Center
| Verizon Wireless Center | |
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Midwest Wireless Civic Center |
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| Data | |
| place | Mankato , Minnesota , USA |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 9 '58 " N , 94 ° 0' 16.6" W |
| operator | City of Mankato |
| opening | 3rd February 1995 |
| costs | $ 20 million |
| architect | I&S Group |
| capacity | 5280 (sporting events) 7300 (concerts) |
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MSU-Mankato Mavericks ( WCHA ) |
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The Verizon Wireless Center (formerly the Midwest Wireless Civic Center and Alltel Center ) is an event center in Mankato , Minnesota . It has one of the largest sports and concert halls in southwest Minnesota and is home to the Mavericks, Minnesota State University's college ice hockey team , Mankato .
The center was built for around 20 million US dollars and opened on February 5, 1995. The name rights were given to the regional telephone company Midwest Wireless . After the takeover by Alltel , the arena was renamed Alltel Center in July 2007 . In 2009 it got its current name. Verizon Wireless pays $ 110,000 annually for the naming rights. The center includes the arena, which is mainly used for sporting events and concerts. In addition to regular ice hockey events, where the ice rink is of international size, wrestling and monster truck events also take place there. In addition, there is a festival and exhibition hall, a historic reception hall and various conference rooms in the building .
Individual evidence
- ^ Dan Linehan (The Free Press, Mankato): Civic center to be Alltel Center , June 25, 2007.
Web links
- Site of Verizon Wireless Center (English)