Pensacola Bay Center
| The Hangar (for hockey) | |
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| Former names | Pensacola Civic Center (1985-2012) |
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| Location | 201 East Gregory Street Pensacola, FL 32502 |
| Owner | Escambia County |
| Operator | SMG |
| Capacity | 10,000 (8,150 for hockey) |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1983 |
| Opened | January 21, 1985 |
| Construction cost | $20.5 million ($45.6 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Lindley Renken |
| General contractor | Dyson Construction, LLC. |
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Pensacola Tornados (CBA) (1985–1991) Pensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL) (1996–2008) Pensacola Flyers (EISL) (1998) Pensacola Barracudas (AF2) (2000–2002) Pensacola Ice Flyers (SPHL) (2009–present) |
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Pensacola Bay Center (formerly Pensacola Civic Center) is an indoor arena located in Pensacola, Florida. It is owned by Escambia County and operated by SMG Management. The Bay Center has a capacity of 8,150 for hockey games, and as much as 10,000 for non-hockey events. The arena contains 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2) of space and 10,000 square feet (1,000 m2) of meeting space.
The Escambia County Commission voted to rename the arena the Pensacola Bay Center on October 18, 2012 as part of a city-wide rebranding effort begun by Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward.
The Bay Center opened in January 1985. Beginning in the fall of 1996, it was used primarily as the home of the Pensacola Ice Pilots hockey team until the team's exit from the ECHL on June 23, 2008. Hockey returned to the Civic Center, however, in fall 2009 when the Pensacola Ice Flyers of the Southern Professional Hockey League began play. Other minor professional teams have used the Civic Center as its home. From 2000 to 2002, the Pensacola Barracudas played in the af2.The Pensacola Tornados of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA)played at the Civic Center from 1985-1991. In 1998, the Pensacola Flyers of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League played for one season. Various sporting events have taken place at PBC, including wrestling and rodeos. It has also been the multiple-time home of the U.S. Roller Skating National Championships.
On February 27, 1990, Janet Jackson opened her Rhythm Nation World Tour in Pensacola. The tour's dress rehearsal at the Pensacola Civic Center Tickets Issued 7.600 to the public as a benefit to local charity, Which sold out in less than an hour.
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