Kiel Center
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| Former names | Kiel Center (1994–July 2000) Savvis Center (August 2000–2006) |
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| Address | 1401 Clark Avenue |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°37′36″N 90°12′9″W / 38.62667°N 90.20250°WCoordinates: 38°37′36″N 90°12′9″W / 38.62667°N 90.20250°W |
| Public transit | Metrolink: Civic Center |
| Operator | SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC. |
| Capacity |
Ice hockey: 19,150 Basketball and Concerts: 22,000 Indoor soccer: 10,000 (expandable to 19,150) |
| Field size | 665,000 square feet (61,800 m2) |
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| Broke ground | December 14, 1992 |
| Opened | October 8, 1994 |
| Construction cost |
$135 million ($218 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket(Kansas City) |
| Structural engineer | The Consulting Engineers Group, Inc. |
| Services engineer | William Tao & Associates, Inc. |
| General contractor | J.S. Alberici Construction |
| Main contractors | DKW Construction, Inc. |
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St. Louis Ambush (NPSL) (1994–2000) Saint Louis Billikens (NCAA) (1994–2008) St. Louis Blues (NHL) (1995–present) St. Louis Stampede (AFL) (1995–1996) St. Louis Vipers (RHI) (1995–1997, 1999) St. Louis Steamers (MISL) (2004–2006) River City Rage (NIFL) (2006) |
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Scottrade Center is a 19,150-seatarena located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It is the home of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. The arena opened in 1994 and was known as Kiel Center until 2000 and Savvis Center from 2000 to 2006. The current name comes from financial firm Scottrade, based in St. Louis, who purchased naming rights in 2006. With the announced acquisition of Scottrade by TD Ameritrade, it is anticipated the arena will be renamed TD Ameritrade Center in late 2017.
Besides ice hockey, the arena features a range of programming, including professional wrestling, concerts, ice shows, family shows, and other sporting events. It hosts approximately 175 events per year, drawing nearly 2 million guests annually. For the first quarter 2006, Scottrade Center ranked second among arenas in the United States and fourth worldwide in tickets sold. Industry trade publication Pollstar ranks Scottrade Center among the top ten arenas worldwide in tickets sold to non-team events.
The largest crowd to attend an event at the arena was 22,612, which happened twice during the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, known as "Arch Madness".
The arena is frequently selected by the NCAA for championship events, and played host to the NCAA Frozen Four Hockey Championships in April 2007, the NCAA Women’s Final Four Basketball Championships in 2009, and the NCAA Wrestling Championships in 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2015.
The building is operated by SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC, owner of the St. Louis Blues, under its chairman, Tom Stillman.
Kiel Center opened in 1994 to replace Kiel Auditorium, where the Saint Louis University college basketball team had played, which was torn down in December 1992. The Blues had played in the St. Louis Arena prior to moving into Kiel Center in 1994; however, they would not play in the arena until January 1995 due to the lockout that delayed the start of the 1994-95 season. The building is currently known as Scottrade Center, after naming rights were sold in September 2006 to Scottrade. The Kiel name still exists on the adjoining parking structure and the building cornerstone. Signs for the nearby MetroLink stop have been changed to read "Civic Center", since the building has been renamed three times in its short history.
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