Carlson Center
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| The Carlson Center | |
|---|---|
| Location | 2010 Second Ave Fairbanks, AK 99701 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Owner | The Carlson Center |
| Operator | SMG |
| Surface | 200' x 100' (hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Alaska Nanooks (hockey) | |
| Capacity | |
| 4,595 (hockey) 5,703 (basketball) |
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The Carlson Center is a 5,703-seat multi-purpose arena in Fairbanks, Alaska. It is home to the University of Alaska Nanooks ice hockey team of the CCHA, and is also the site used for the university's commencement exercises. The building also serves as the site for the Top Of The World preseason college basketball tournament. Opening in 1990, the venue is named after John A. Carlson (1920-1988), who served as Fairbanks-North Star Borough mayor from 1968 to 1982.
It is one of two CCHA arenas (Berry Events Center is the other) that has Olympic-sized ice (200 feet long by 100 feet wide).
