Xfinity Arena
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| Former names | Everett Events Center (2003–2007) Comcast Arena at Everett (2007–2014) |
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| Location | 2000 Hewitt Avenue Suite 200 Everett, WA 98201 |
| Owner | Everett Public Facilities District |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity | Hockey: 8,149 Center stage concert: 10,000 End stage concert: 9,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 23, 2002 |
| Opened | September 27, 2003 |
| Construction cost |
$71.5 million ($93.1 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
LMN Architects PBK Architects, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Services engineer | Hermanson Co. LLP |
| General contractor | PCL Construction Services, Inc. |
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Everett Silvertips (WHL) (2003–present) Washington Stealth (NLL) (2010–2013) Tilted Thunder Rail Birds (2010–present) Everett Raptors (IFL) (2012) Everett Explosion (IBL) (2007) Everett Hawks (NIFL/AF2) (2005–2007) |
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Xfinity Arena at Everett is an $83.3 million multi-purpose complex, in Everett, Washington, designed and developed by the Everett Public Facilities District. The Everett Events Center opened in October 2003. Naming rights were sold to Comcast in 2007, who renamed the arena to Comcast Arena at Everett. In 2014, the name was changed to Xfinity Arena, named after the Xfinity brand that was adopted by the Comcast Cable division.
The 10,000-seat venue has hosted a variety of concerts and other types of performances. A few events that have showcased at Xfinity Arena at Everett include Ringling Brothers Circus, The Spa, Pool, and Swimspa Show, moto cross, and family shows such as Disney on Ice, Harlem Globetrotters, Sesame Street Live and a myriad of others.
The venue served as the host for 2008 Skate America, a three-day ice-skating championship featuring world class skaters. The events were both nationally and internationally televised on NBC. It was the first event of six in the 2008-2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition. This was Skate America's largest attendance ever recorded in its history.
In 2016, the arena served as the host for the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.
Xfinity Arena is the home of the Everett Silvertips, a Western Hockey League franchise. In their first season (2003–04) the Everett Silvertips were led by former NHL Head Coach Kevin Constantine to win the WHL Western Conference Championship.
In 2012, Xfinity Arena was the home of the now-defunct Everett Raptors of the Indoor Football League.
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