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Pepsi Center
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| Pepsi Center | |
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| Location | 1000, Chopper Circle Denver, Colorado 80204 |
| Broke ground | 1997 |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Owner | Stan Kroenke |
| Operator | Stan Kroenke |
| Surface | Multi-Surface |
| Construction cost | $160 million USD |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Tenants | |
| Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1999-present) Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1999-present) Colorado Mammoth (NLL) (2002-present) Colorado Crush (AFL) (2002-present) |
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| Capacity | |
| Basketball 19,309 Hockey, Lacrosse 18,007 Arena Football 17,210 |
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Pepsi Center is an arena located in Denver, Colorado, USA. The building is home to the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Crush. When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue. The Pepsi Center will be the host of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
The Pepsi Center was constructed as part of a 6-year sporting venue upgrade in Denver along with Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, and Invesco Field, home of the Denver Broncos. The complex was constructed in order to be readily accessible. The arena sits on Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by a nearby exit off of Interstate 25. There is also a light rail station on the west side of the complex.
Ground was broken for the arena on November 20, 1997, on the 4.6 acre site. Its completion in October of 1999 was marked by a Celine Dion concert. Capacity for the building is listed at 19,309 for basketball games and 18,007 for hockey, arena football and lacrosse games. Also included in the complex are a basketball practice facility used by the Nuggets and the Blue Sky Grill and a restaurant with accessible from within and without the Center itself. The atrium of the building houses a suspended sculpture depicting various hockey and basketball athletes in action poses.
Before the construction of Pepsi Center, the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche played in McNichols Sports Arena, a building that has since been torn down.
Pepsi Center hosted the 2001 NHL All-Star Game, the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, and the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. In 2003, it hosted WWE Vengeance in which Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar and the Big Show in a Triple Threat Match to win the WWE Championship. From 2004-2006, the center has hosted the Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. The Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver has been held in the parking lot since 2002.
In 2004, Denver, Colorado was selected as one of 5 cities in the U.S. to host the Dew Action Sports Tour, a new extreme sports franchise that began in 2005. Titled the Right Guard Open, the inaugural event was held at Pepsi Center from July 6-10. The Dew Action Sports returned to Denver for its second year in 2006 on July 13-16.
Future events at the building will include the NCAA Men's ice hockey West Regional on March 24 and March 25, 2007, as well as the Men's Frozen Four tournament on April 10 and April 12, 2008. Pepsi Center will also host the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as a first and second round site. It hosted the tournament in the same fashion in 2004.
| Preceded by McNichols Sports Arena 1975–1999 |
Home of the Denver Nuggets 1999–present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by McNichols Sports Arena 1995–1999 |
Home of the Colorado Avalanche 1999–present |
Succeeded by current |
| Current arenas in the Arena Football League |
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| American Conference | National Conference | |
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| Allstate Arena | EnergySolutions Arena | HP Pavilion | Nashville Arena | Orleans Arena | Pepsi Center | Staples Center | US Airways Center | Van Andel Arena | American Airlines Center | Amway Arena | Frank Erwin Center | Kemper Arena | Nassau Coliseum | Nationwide Arena | New Orleans Arena | Philips Arena | St. Pete Times Forum | Wachovia Center1 | Wachovia Spectrum2 | |
| 1The Philadelphia Soul play Sunday home games at the Wachovia Center. 2The Philadelphia Soul play Saturday home games at the Wachovia Spectrum. |
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| Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League | ||
| Eastern Division | Western Division | |
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| Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | HSBC Arena | Madison Square Garden1 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum2 | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center | HP Pavilion | Jobing.com Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena | |
| 1The New York Titans play four of their home games at Madison Square Garden. 2The New York Titans play four of their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. |
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