American Bank Center

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The American Bank Center is a Convention Center and multi-purpose arena in Corpus Christi, Texas. The American Bank Center is a renovated and expanded version of the city's old Bayfront Convention Center. The renovation was completed in early 2005. The facility serves host to many conventions, concerts, performances and sporting events including WWE's SmackDown!. The arena is home to the Corpus Christi Rayz ice hockey team and the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Islanders men's and women's basketball teams. It was formerly home to the Corpus Christi Hammerheads indoor football team but will be home to the Corpus Christi Sharks af2 team in 2007. Musical acts appearing at the American Bank Center includes Cher, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Mana, MercyMe, ZZ Top, Delirium and Tool. In addition to the convention facilities and arena, the American Bank Center also features the 2,526 seat Selena Auditorium, named after Tejano star Selena Quintanilla Pérez. the Selena Auditorium is an acoustically superb, plush seating performing arts hall. It too is often used as a general session venue as well as the ideal location for concerts, musicals, ballets, symphonic performances, operas, and all types of arts entertainment. The American Bank Center arena seats 8,156 for Basketball, Arena Football or Hockey, It also seats 10,500 for Concerts, The American Bank Center is located in Corpus Christi's Bayfront Arts and Science Park.

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Current arenas in the Central Hockey League
CenturyTel Center \| DeSoto Civic Center \| Chevrolet Centre \| Tulsa Convention Center		Britt Brown Arena \| Budweiser Events Center \| Ford Center \| Broomfield Event Center		American Bank Center \| Dodge Arena \|Laredo Entertainment Center \| Chaparral Ice		Amarillo Civic Center \| CityBank Coliseum \| Ector County Coliseum \| Santa Ana Star Center \| Tim's Toyota Center

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Current arenas in the af2
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum \| Chevrolet Centre \| Everett Events Center \| Freedom Hall \| The MARK of the Quad Cities \| Qwest Arena \| Rabobank Arena \| Resch Center \| Selland Arena \| Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena \| Stockton Arena \| Times Union Center \| Toyota Center \| U.S. Bank Arena \| Wachovia Arena \| Verizon Wireless Arena		Alltel Arena \| Amarillo Civic Center \| American Bank Center \| Berry Center \| Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center \| CenturyTel Center \| CityBank Coliseum \| Dodge Arena \| Ford Center \| Germain Arena \| Gray Civic Center \| Laredo Entertainment Center \| Tulsa Convention Center \| Von Braun Center