United Center (Chicago)
Opened: Aug. 18, 1994
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| Photo by: Chase Agnello-Dean / Chicago Blackhawks |
Tenants: Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks
Construction cost: $180 million
Architects: Populous; W.E. Simpson Co.
General contractor: Morse Diesel International / Huber Hunt & Nichols
Capacities (then/now): 21,711/20,917 (basketball); 20,500/19,717 (hockey)
Arena owner and operator: United Center Joint Venture (partnership between the owners of the Bulls and the Blackhawks)
No. of suites (then/now): 216/150
No. of club seats (then/now): 3,100/3,000
Concessionaire/premium-seat caterer: Levy Restaurants
Naming rights/terms: 20-year deal worth $220 million goes through 2034.
Pouring rights: Coca-Cola
Corporate-named areas: BMO Harris Club; Lexus Club
Scottrade Center (St. Louis)
Opened: Oct. 8, 1994
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Tenant: St. Louis Blues
Construction cost: $135 million
Architect: AECOM
General contractor: J.S. Alberici Construction
Capacity (then/now): 19,260/19,150
Arena owner: City of St. Louis
Arena operator: SLB Acquisition Holdings*
No. of suites (then/now): 91/91
No. of club seats (then/now): 1,684/1,750
Concessionaire/premium-seat caterer: Levy Restaurants
Naming rights/terms: Terms of the existing deal, which began in 2006, are not available.
Pouring rights: Pepsi
Corporate-named areas: The Bud Light Zone; Pepsi Plaza
* SLB Acquisition Holdings owns the Blues and the operating rights for the arena.
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland)
Opened: Oct. 17, 1994
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Tenants: Cleveland Cavaliers, AHL Lake Erie Monsters, AFL Cleveland Gladiators
Construction cost: $152 million
Architect: AECOM
General contractor: Turner Construction/Choice/Bradley/Zunt
Capacities (then/now): 20,562 (basketball); 20,056 (hockey)/unchanged
Arena owner: Gateway Economic Development Corp.
Arena operator: Quicken Loans Arena Co.*
No. of suites (then/now): 91/91
No. of club seats (then/now): 2,000/2,000
Concessionaire/premium-seat caterer: Aramark
Naming rights/terms: Terms of the existing deal, which began in 2005, are not available.
Pouring rights: Coca-Cola
Corporate-named areas: Huntington Bank Club Level; Patron Platinum Lounge
* Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert is the chairman and founder of Quicken Loans; the team owns operating rights for the arena.
Rogers Arena (Vancouver)
Opened: Sept. 21, 1995
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Tenant: Vancouver Canucks
Construction cost: $145.5 million
Architect: Brisbin Brook Beynon
General contractor: Huber, Hunt & Nichols / Dominion Construction
Capacity (then/now): 18,422/18,910
Arena owner and operator: Canucks Sports & Entertainment*
No. of suites (then/now): 100/88
No. of club seats (then/now): 2,195/2,200
Concessionaire/premium-seat caterer: In-house
Naming rights/terms: Terms of the existing deal, which began in 2010, are not available.
Pouring rights: Pepsi
Corporate-named areas: Avaya Champions Club; Rogers Studio Lounge; Budweiser Sports Lounge; The River Rock Club
* Canucks Sports & Entertainment is a division of Vancouver-based investment company Aquilini Investment Group.
TD Garden (Boston)
Opened: Sept. 30, 1995
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| Photo by: Don Muret / Staff |
Tenants: Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins
Construction cost: $160 million
Architect: AECOM
General contractor: Morse Diesel International
Capacities (then/now): 18,624 (basketball); 17,565 (hockey)/unchanged
Arena owner and operator: Delaware North*
No. of suites (then/now): 108/90
No. of club seats (then/now): 2,500/1,068
Concessionaire/premium-seat caterer: Sportservice*
Naming rights/terms: TD Bank’s 20-year, $119.1 million deal expires in 2025.
Pouring rights: Coca-Cola
Corporate-named areas: AT&T SportsDeck; BostonCoach Lounge; Craft Beer Garden presented by Greatbrewers.com; Heineken Boardroom; Patrón Platinum Lounge
* Delaware North Cos. owns the Bruins, the arena and Sportservice.
Moda Center (Portland)
Opened: Oct. 12, 1995
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| Photo by: Portland Trail Blazers |
Tenants: Portland Trail Blazers, WHL Portland Winterhawks, AFL Portland Thunder
Construction cost: $267 million
Architect: AECOM
General contractor: Donald M. Drake Co. / Turner Construction
Capacities (then/now): 20,340/19,441
Arena owner: Vulcan Sports Group*
Arena operator: Trail Blazers Inc.; RIP City Management*
No. of suites (then/now): 66/50
No. of club seats (then/now): 2,500/2,397
Concessionaire/premium-seat caterer: Levy Restaurants
Naming rights/terms: 10-year, $40 million deal with Moda Health, an Oregon-based health insurance provider, through 2023
Pouring rights: Coca-Cola
Corporate-named areas: Kuni Lexus Club; Wells Fargo Courtside Club
* Through his various businesses, Paul Allen owns the Trail Blazers and the arena. From 2004-07, arena ownership was in the hands of bondholders after Allen’s arena management firm filed for bankruptcy protection.
Source: SportsBusiness Journal research
