World Arena, Colorado Springs

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Colorado Springs World Arena and Ice Hall

Location	3185 Venetucci Boulevard Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Coordinates	38°47′18″N 104°47′39″W / 38.7883°N 104.7943°W / 38.7883; -104.7943Coordinates: 38°47′18″N 104°47′39″W / 38.7883°N 104.7943°W / 38.7883; -104.7943
Broke ground	June 1, 1996^[1]
Opened	January 16, 1998^[2]
Owner	CSWA
Operator	CSWA
Surface	200' x 100' (hockey)
Construction cost	$58.8 million (entire complex) ($84.2 million in 2014 dollars^{[ 1]})
Architect	HOK Sport^[3]
Capacity	7,750 (hockey) 8,099 (basketball) 9,000 (concert)
Tenants
Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey (1998-present) Colorado Gold Kings (WCHL) (1998-2002)

The World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado is an 8,000 seat multi-purpose arena and entertainment venue. The arena opened in 1998. In addition to the main arena, the adjacent Ice Hall contains two practice rinks, one NHL-sized and one Olympic-sized.

The facility is home to world-class concerts and events, the Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey team of the NCHC, the Broadmoor Skating Club, numerous elite figure skaters, and the Colorado Gold Speedskating Club. It was home to the US National Short Track Speedskating Team until the summer of 2007 when the team moved to Utah Olympic Oval. The World Arena also manages the Pikes Peak Center, a performing arts center located in downtown Colorado Springs.

The building serves as a replacement for the Broadmoor World Arena, the former home of the BSC and CC hockey programs and site of the first ten NCAA hockey championships, which was demolished in 1994.

From 2001 to 2005, the PBR, which at the time was headquartered in Colorado Springs, hosted a Bud Light Cup (later Built Ford Tough Series) event at this venue. After 2005, the PBR's headquarters relocated to Pueblo, Colorado, thus halting the production of this event.

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v t e National Collegiate Hockey Conference

Teams	Colorado College Tigers Denver Pioneers Miami RedHawks Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks North Dakota St. Cloud State Huskies Western Michigan Broncos

Venues	World Arena (Colorado College) Magness Arena (Denver) Steve Cady Arena (Miami) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota–Duluth) CenturyLink Center Omaha (Nebraska-Omaha) Ralph Engelstad Arena (North Dakota) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) Lawson Arena (Western Michigan)

v t e Music venues of Colorado

Outdoor	Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Coors Field Country Jam Ranch Dick's Sporting Goods Park Falcon Stadium Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Mishawaka Amphitheatre Red Rocks Amphitheatre Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Theaters and clubs	Bellco Theatre Bluebird Theater Chautauqua Auditorium Colorado Springs City Auditorium Fillmore Auditorium Fox Theatre Gothic Theater Macky Auditorium Ogden Theatre Paramount Theater Pikes Peak Center

Arenas	1stBank Center Budweiser Events Center Colorado State Fair Events Center Denver Coliseum Island Grove Events Center Magness Arena Moby Arena Pepsi Center World Arena

Festivals	Mile High Music Festival

v t e Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey

Playing venues	World Arena

Head coaches	John Atwood (1937–1938) Garrett Livingston (1938–1942) C.E. Moore (1944–1945) Cheddy Thompson (1945–1955) Tom Bedecki (1955–1958) Tony Frasca (1958–1963) Bob Johnson (1963–1966) John Matchefts (1966–1971) Jeff Sauer (1971–1982) Mike Bertsch (1982–1988) Brad Buetow (1988–1993) Don Lucia (1993–1999) Scott Owens (1999–)

Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (starting 2013)

Rivalries	Denver Pioneers Battle for the Gold Pan

National championships	1950 1957

Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1957 1996 1997 2005

NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1957 1979 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2011

Conference Tournament champions	WCHA: 1978

Hobey Baker winners	Peter Sejna (2003) Marty Sertich (2005)

Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO

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