Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

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Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
(DECC)
Location	350 Harbor Dr Duluth, MN 55802
Opened	1966
Owner	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Operator	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Surface	190' x 85' (hockey)
Construction cost	$6.5 million
Tenants
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (Ice Hockey)
Seats
5,333

Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) Is an arena located in Duluth, Minnesota and has been home to the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldog hockey team since 1966.

Located on the waterfront near Duluth's famous Aerial Lift Bridge. Built at a cost of $6.5 million, the Arena portion of the complex houses a 190-by-85 foot hockey rink with 5,333 seats, and six locker rooms, including the recently-remodeled $2 million locker room facility now used by the men and women Bulldog hockey teams.

The rink can be converted to allow the DECC Arena to host concerts, dinners, conventions,and shows. The DECC was the site of the NCAA I men's hockey championships in both 1968 and 1981 and hosted the 2003 Women's NCAA I Frozen Four. A spacious lobby, where ticket sales originate, separates the Arena from the Auditorium. The Auditorium Seats 2,400 and plays host to concerts, symphonies, plays, operas, high school and college graduations, and a variety of other activities.

Pioneer Hall was added in 1976, and contains a hockey rink with smaller seating capability utilizing fold-out bleacher seating. Pioneer Hall is also the home of the Duluth Curling Club with eight curling rinks (can be expanded to provide up to 13 curling sheets for major events) and a lounge area. It is the largest curling venue in the United States, and has hosted two World Championships, the US Olympic Trials, and numerous National events. The Duluth Curling Club is the second largest curling club in the United States.

In the mid 1990s a $30 million Convention center was added, which is the site of numerous social, business and entertainment events, and features the 26,000 sq. ft. Lake Superior Ballroom, the 12,000 sq. ft. Harborside Ballroom, and 25 Meeting Rooms, an OMNIMAX Theatre opened in the spring of 1996 and a 10-screen Movie theater complex was added in 2005.