Sullivan Arena
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| George M. Sullivan Arena | |
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| Location | 1600 Gambell St Anchorage, AK 99501 |
| Opened | February, 1983 |
| Owner | Municipality of Anchorage |
| Operator | SMG |
| Surface | 200' x 100' (ice hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Alaska Aces (ECHL) Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves (hockey) Alaska Wild (Intense Football League) |
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| Seats | |
| 6,406 (hockey) 8,700 (basketball) |
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The George M. Sullivan Arena (often shortened to the "Sullivan Arena") is an 8,700-seat multi-purpose arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The arena opened in 1983. It is home to the Alaska Aces ECHL ice hockey team, the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves hockey team (WCHA), and the Great Alaska Shootout basketball tournament. In 2007 it will be home to the Alaska Wild of the Intense Football League. It is also frequently used for touring rock and country concert acts, although it is often criticized for its poor acoustics. Touring jazz artists typically use the much smaller but acoustically excellent Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
The arena is named after former Anchorage mayor George M. Sullivan. It is owned by the Municipality of Anchorage and operated by SMG, a nationwide property management company.
Lyle Woods is the public address announcer for UAA home games.
For hockey games, the Sullivan Arena seats 6,406, and is known for its international-specification (Olympic-sized) ice (61 m × 30 m / 200 ft × 98.5 ft) instead of the more traditional NHL specifications (200 ft × 85 ft / 61 m × 25.9 m). The Alaska Aces sometimes make 200 additional standing-room-only tickets available.
| Current arenas in the ECHL |
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| American Conference | National Conference | |
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| Arena at Gwinnett Center | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | Carolina Coliseum | St. Lawrence Homes Home Ice | Ford Arena | Germain Arena | James Brown Arena | North Charleston Coliseum | Nutter Center | Pensacola Civic Center | Sovereign Bank Arena | Sovereign Center | Toledo Sports Arena | U.S. Bank Arena | WesBanco Arena | E Center | Long Beach Sports Arena | Orleans Arena | Qwest Arena | Rabobank Arena | Save Mart Center | Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre| Stockton Arena | Sullivan Arena | US Airways Center | |
| Current arenas in the Intense Football League | ||||
| Bell County Expo Center | Central Pavilion Arena | Deja Blue Arena | Ector County Coliseum | Leonard E. Merrell Center | San Angelo Coliseum | Sudduth Coliseum | Sullivan Arena | ||||
