CenturyLink Center (Bossier City)
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| Former names | Bossier City Arena (2000) CenturyTel Center (2000–2010) |
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| Location | 2000 CenturyTel Center Drive Bossier City, Louisiana 71112 |
| Owner | City of Bossier City |
| Operator | SMG |
| Capacity | 14,000 (concerts) 12,440 (hockey) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Broke ground | March 30, 1999 |
| Opened | November 2, 2000 |
| Construction cost | $56.5 million ($78.6 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | AE Design Group |
| General contractor | Roy Anderson Corp. |
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Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (CHL) (2000–2011) Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings (AFL) (2001–2010) |
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The CenturyLink Center (formerly CenturyTel Center and Bossier City Arena) is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Bossier City, Louisiana. The naming rights were purchased by the telephone company CenturyLink of Monroe, Louisiana in 2010.
Opened in 2000 during the administration of then Bossier City Mayor George Dement, the center is among several projects financed in part from revenues derived from three casinos in the city.
The center was home to the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings AFL team and the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL team.
It hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 2001. In 2011, the CenturyLink Center with the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters hosted 1st and 2nd round games for the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament including the first two games of eventual champion Texas A&M.
On September 28, 2002, the NHL came to the arena, for a pre-season game, between the Nashville Predators and Atlanta Thrashers.
On January 14, 2007, the CHL All-Star game was played at the arena, for the first time ever, hosted by the Mudbugs.
On October 24, 2014, CLC held an NBA preseason game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks.
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