Cedar Park Entertainment Center
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| Cedar Park Entertainment Center | |
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| Location | Cedar Park, Texas |
| Opened | |
| Owner | City of Cedar Park |
| Operator | Center Operating Group |
| Construction cost | $55 Million USD |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs |
| Main contractors | Hunt Construction |
| Tenants | Texas Stars (AHL) (beginning 2009 or 2010) |
| Capacity | Ice Hockey: 6,800 Up to 8,500 seats for concerts and special events |
The Cedar Park Entertainment Center is a 6,800-seat multi-purpose arena being constructed in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park, Texas. It opens in late 2009 at the corner of 183A and New Hope Road.
The primary tenant will be the Texas Stars ice hockey team of the American Hockey League.[1][2] The af2 Austin Wranglers are also considering playing in the arena.[3]
The city of Cedar Park will own the event center, and has partnered with Dallas-based Hicks Sports Marketing to develop an adjacent tract into a 182,000 SF retail and office complex. Their affiliate, Center Operating Group, will manage, book, and staff the event center. Hicks Sports Marketing will assume the operating risk of the arena.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ KEYE-TV. Cedar Park leaders praise planned events center. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ Bizjournals.com. Cedar Park completes event center deal, lands Dallas Stars affiliate. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Austin American-Statesman. Wranglers eye move to Cedar Park. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ Impact Newspaper. Cedar Park event center finalized. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
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