Santa Ana Star Center
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| Former names | Rio Rancho Events Center (2006) |
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| Location | 3001 Civic Centre Drive Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87144 |
| Coordinates | 35°18′37.05″N 106°41′8.98″W / 35.3102917°N 106.6858278°WCoordinates: 35°18′37.05″N 106°41′8.98″W / 35.3102917°N 106.6858278°W |
| Owner | City of Rio Rancho |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity |
Ice hockey:6,000 Rodeos:6,000 Concerts:7,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 14, 2005 |
| Opened | October 21, 2006 |
| Construction cost |
$47 million USD ($55.8 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs |
| Project manager | Frew Nations Group |
| Structural engineer | Martin & Martin |
| General contractor | Hunt/Bradbury Stamm |
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New Mexico Scorpions (CHL) (2006–2009) New Mexico Wildcats (AIFA) (2008–2009) New Mexico Mustangs (NAHL) (2010–2012) New Mexico Thunderbirds (NBA D-League) (2010–2011) New Mexico Stars (IFL/LSFL/AIF) (2012–2014, 2016–present) |
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Santa Ana Star Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a suburb of Albuquerque. The arena is located near the intersection of Unser Boulevard and Paseo del Volcan. It is part of a larger "City Centre" project, which also includes a new city hall.
Santa Ana Star Casino purchased the naming rights to the arena in a five-year, $2.5 million deal signed in July 2006. The arena was previously known as Rio Rancho Events Center.
The arena was completed at a cost of $47 million USD and opened on October 21, 2006. The first sports event in the arena was a hockey game on October 27, 2006, with the New Mexico Scorpions falling to the Arizona Sundogs 3-1 in front of a sellout crowd.
In April 2009, the city of Rio Rancho awarded Global Spectrum as the management company for the Santa Ana Star Center.
It was formerly home to the New Mexico Mustangs of the North American Hockey League, the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League, the New Mexico Stars of the Indoor Football League/Lone Star Football League, the New Mexico Wildcats of the American Indoor Football Association, New Mexico Thunderbirds, of the NBA Development League, and the venue for World Wrestling Entertainment.
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