Blue Arena

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Blue Arena
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Exterior of venue (c.2008)
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Location within Colorado##Location within the United States
Former names Budweiser Events Center (2003–2023)
Address 5290 Arena Cir
Location Loveland, Colorado
Owner Larimer County
Operator OVG360
Capacity 7,500
Sports capacity[1]
  • Basketball: 6,000
  • Hockey: 5,300
Construction
Broke ground August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26)[2]
Opened September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)
Construction cost $28 million
($36.8 million in 2021 dollars[3])
Architect
[1][4]
Structural engineer KL&A, Inc.[4]
Services engineer
  • US Engineering
  • Nolte Associates
[1]
General contractor Neenan Construction[1]
Main contractors Delta Construction[1]
Tenants
Colorado Eagles (CHL/ECHL/AHL) (2003–present)
Colorado Chill (NWBL) (2004–2006)
Colorado Lightning (PASL) (2008–2009)
Colorado Ice/Crush (IFL) (2009–2017)
Denver Dream/Denver Rush (LFL/X League) (2017–2019, 2022–present)
Colorado Spartans (NAL) (2024–present)
Website
Venue Website

The Blue Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Loveland, Colorado,[5] 55 mi (89 km) northeast of Denver. It has 24 luxury suites, 777 club seats and[1] 6,800 general admission seats. The arena is located on The Ranch Events Complex (formerly the Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex) and is owned by Larimer County, Colorado. The facility and ticket sales are managed by OVG360[5] (a division of Oak View Group). It is home to the AHL Colorado Eagles ice hockey team and is the former home of the Colorado Lightning indoor soccer team, the Colorado Chill women's basketball team, and the Denver Dream women's football team. It was also home to the Colorado Ice/Crush indoor football team from 2007 until 2017 and will serve as home of the Colorado Spartans starting in 2024.

History

Construction was completed and doors opened for the first event on September 20, 2003, with a sold-out exhibition hockey game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Florida Panthers.

The Colorado Eagles established a new record for minor league professional hockey[citation needed] with their 145th consecutive regular-season sellout, set on January 12, 2008, in a victory vs. rival Rocky Mountain Rage. Including playoff games, the Eagles had sold out 181 consecutive games total – every single game during their first 4½ years of operation.[citation needed]

Starting on October 1, 2023, Budweiser Events Center will be changing its name to Blue Arena after Budweiser's contract expired and Blue Federal Credit Union was awarded the contract. [6]

Notable events

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Colorado Eagles hosted the 2009 Central Hockey League All-Star Game and the 2013 ECHL All-Star Game at the Blue Arena.

The Events Center has played host to: musicians Widespread Panic, David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Yes, and ZZ Top; comedians Bill Cosby, Ron White, Carlos Mencia, Gabriel Iglesias & Larry the Cable Guy; as well as Cirque Du Soleil, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice, The Wiggles, Sesame Street Live, and The Harlem Globetrotters.

References

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