Resch Center

Resch Center
The Resch
Location 1901 South Oneida Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304, U.S.
Broke ground June 30, 2000[1]
Opened August 24, 2002
Owner Brown County
Operator PMI Entertainment Group
Construction cost $45 million
($54.9 million in 2012 dollars[2])
Architect Odell Associates Inc./Design Strategies
Structural engineer Geiger Engineers PC
General Contractor Miron Construction
Capacity 10,200 (Concerts)
9,877 (Basketball)
8,709 (Ice Hockey)
8,600 (Arena Football)
8,000+ (WWE)
Tenants
Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball (2002–present)
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) (2002–present)
Green Bay Blizzard (IFL) (2003–present)
Green Bay Chill (LFL) (2011-present)

The Resch Center is a 10,200 seat multi-purpose arena, in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.

Built in 2002, it is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team, the Green Bay Gamblers ice hockey team, Green Bay Chill and the Green Bay Blizzard arena football teams.

The arena was built next to the existing Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena and across the street from Lambeau Field.

It was named for executive Dick Resch of local office furniture company KI Industries, which holds the arena's naming rights.

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NCAA Regional Hockey Tournament

The Resch Center was the site of the 2006 NCAA men's hockey tournament's Midwest Regional, held on March 25, and 26. The Wisconsin Badgers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), the Cornell Big Red of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), Colorado College, also of the WCHA, and Bemidji State University of College Hockey America (CHA), all participated in the Midwest Regional. The regional final had Wisconsin defeating Cornell 1-0 in three overtimes.[3] This game was the longest 1-0 game in NCAA Tournament history, the second longest game in NCAA tournament history, and the seventh-longest game in NCAA Division I history.[1] The victory earned the Badgers their first trip to the Frozen Four since 1992.

The NCAA Division I Hockey Midwest Regional will return to the Resch Center March 26-27, 2011, hosted by Michigan Technological University.[2]

Time Warner Cable Theater

The Time Warner Cable Theater [3] is a more intimate configuration of the Resch Center specifically designed for shows with capacities from 3,000 - 5,500. An elaborate floor-to-ceiling, curtain system allows the venue to be transformed into an intimate setting of the Resch Center that can be used for theater style concerts, Broadway shows, and other events.

Notable concerts and events

References

  1. ^ "Groundbreaking on New Arena". Wisconsin State Journal. July 1, 2000. http://business.highbeam.com/2929/article-1G1-63175807/groundbreaking-new-arena. 
  2. ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  3. ^ Eidelbes, Mike (2006-03-26). "Fourth on the Line Chart, Number One in Your Hearts". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5VGoA2IXT. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 
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1Some of the Indiana Ice's home games are played at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
2The majority of the Indiana Ice's home games are played at the Pepsi Coliseum.