E Center
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| E Center | |
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| Location | 3200 South Decker Lake Drive West Valley City, UT 84119 |
| Opened | September 22, 1997 |
| Owner | |
| Operator | Centennial Management Group, Inc. |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Tenants | Utah Freezz (WISL) (1999-2001) Utah Warriors (NIFL)(2003-2004) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) (2005-present) |
| Capacity | Hockey:10,100 Basketball:12,500 Concert:up to 12,000 Boxing, Wrestling:12,600 |
The E Center is a 10,100-seat multi-purpose arena in West Valley City, Utah, southwest of Salt Lake City. The arena opened on September 21, 1997, and was used as an official Olympic Venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics, for ice hockey.
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[edit] Notable Events
The entertainment venue has hosted numerous concert events including Dream Theater, Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Black Eyed Peas, Prince, Dave Matthews Band, Backstreet Boys, The Pussycat Dolls, Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani, Enrique Iglesias, Neil Diamond, Cirque du Soleil, Jonas Brothers, The Cure, The White Stripes, Shania Twain, James Taylor, The Moody Blues, Tori Amos, Sarah Mclachlan, Michael Bolton, Wynonna and Mötley Crüe. It has also hosted live television productions of Raw and portions of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The venue is also home to Sesame Street Live, The Wiggles, and Bob the Builder. and Aventura.
[edit] Tenants
Its primary tenant is the ECHL Utah Grizzlies ice hockey team. In 2002, it was the main venue for ice hockey at the Winter Olympic Games. Canada beat the United States in both gold medal games. The arena used to be home to the Utah Freezz of the World Indoor Soccer League from 1999-2001 and the Utah Warriors of the NIFL from 2003-2004.
[edit] Name
The unusual name refers to both the concept of entertainment and to United Airlines, which used the arena to promote its electronic ticketing program.
That is not true. It has nothing to do with United. Coors offered them $8 million for naming rights and they turned it down, they picked the name 'E-Center', but it has nothing to do with United. They are still open to name rights.
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695239433,00.html
There are major 15 sports venues between Provo and Logan, most of which reside on college campuses. All but two — the RSL stadium under construction in Sandy and the E Center in West Valley City — bear the name of an individual or company. http://desnews.com/article/1,5143,695270175,00.html?pg=2
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