Citizens Business Bank Arena
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| Former names | Ontario Community Events Center |
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| Location | 4000 East Ontario Center Parkway Ontario, California 91764 |
| Owner | City of Ontario |
| Operator | SMG |
| Capacity |
Basketball: 10,832 Hockey: 9,736 Indoor soccer: 9,736 Concerts:11,089 |
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| Broke ground | March 7, 2007 |
| Opened | October 18, 2008 |
| Construction cost |
$150 million ($167 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Rossetti Architects |
| Project manager | ICON Venue Group |
| Structural engineer | Englekirk Partners Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Turner Construction |
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Ontario Reign (ECHL) (2008–2015) Los Angeles Temptation (LFL) (2011–2014; 2016) Ontario Warriors (AIF) (2012) Ontario Fury (MASL) (2013–present) Los Angeles D-Fenders (NBA D-League) (2014–2015) Las Vegas Sin (LFL) (2015) Ontario Reign (AHL) (2015–present) |
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Citizens Business Bank Arena (originally Ontario Community Events Center) is a multi-purpose arena, in Ontario, California, USA. It hosts local sporting events and concerts. Construction officially began on March 7, 2007 and the arena was opened on October 18, 2008. It is suitable for indoor events, including basketball, ice hockey, ice shows, boxing, graduation ceremonies and concerts. The arena's basketball capacity is 10,832. It also seats 9,736 for hockey and its full capacity is 11,089. The 225,000-square-foot (20,900 m2) venue also has 36 luxury suites on two levels. It is the biggest and most modern arena within the Inland Empire region of California.
The arena's construction cost was $150 million; however, it was debt free due to the city selling different properties throughout the city. It was constructed on the old Ontario Motor Speedway property. The arena is owned by the city of Ontario and from 2008 to 2016 was operated by AEG Worldwide, since July 1, 2016 the arena is operated by SMG. The arena is home to the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League and the Ontario Fury of the Major Arena Soccer League.
The arena's original name was Ontario Community Events Center when the arena was first announced in October 2006. On October 20, 2006, it was announced that the city based bank, Citizens Business Bank, bought the naming right for the arena. Citizens Business Bank is the largest locally-based financial institution in the region and California's eleventh largest bank.
In November 2007, it was announced that a new ECHL franchise will be playing at the arena starting in the 2008–09 season. The arena became home of the ECHL's Ontario Reign, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. The ECHL Reign played their home games at the arena each season from 2008 to 2015.
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