Tucson Convention Center
| Tucson Convention Center | |
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| Address | 260 South Church Avenue |
| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32°13′6″N 110°58′27″W / 32.21833°N 110.97417°WCoordinates: 32°13′6″N 110°58′27″W / 32.21833°N 110.97417°W |
| Owner | City of Tucson |
| Operator | SMG |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Renovated | 2014 |
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Former names
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Tucson Community Center |
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Theatre seating
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Tucson Music Hall: 2,289 Leo Rich Theater: 511 Tucson Arena: 7,440 |
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| • Total space | 205,000 square feet |
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| Capacity | 7,440 |
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| Surface | 200' x 85' |
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Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) (2016-present) Arizona Wildcats Hockey (ACHA) |
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The Tucson Convention Center (previously named the Tucson Community Center) is a large multi-purpose convention center located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Built in 1971, the location includes a 7,440-seat indoor arena, two performing arts venues, and 205,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of meeting space. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
The University of Arizona Wildcats club hockey team currently plays at Tucson Arena and is the primary tenant at this time. Although associated with the college, the team receives no funding directly from the school. The hockey team is a Division 1 member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Leo Golembiewski had been the head coach for the last 27 years, leading the team to 21 straight national tournaments with eight semi-final appearances and one national championship. The current coach is Chad Berman, in his first year with the team.
Beginning from the fall of 2016, the Arena has been home to the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League.
The Tucson Convention Center has been host to many other events including the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, Jehovah's Witnesses Regional Conventions, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, concerts, monster truck shows as well as many live WWE television broadcasts featuring Raw, SmackDown & ECW. In 1999, the arena hosted an Empty Arena match between The Rock and Mankind for the WWF Championship, which aired during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII.
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