Stockton Arena
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| Location | 248 W. Fremont St Stockton, CA 95203 |
| Broke ground | May 2003 |
| Opened | December 2, 2005 |
| Owner | City of Stockton |
| Operator | International Facilities Group |
| Construction cost | $63 million |
| Architect | 360 Architecture |
| Tenants | Stockton Thunder (ECHL) (2005-present) Stockton Lightning (af2) (2006-present) Stockton Cougars (PASL) (2005-present) |
| Capacity | 10,050 hockey, indoor soccer 11,800 basketball |
Stockton Arena is an indoor arena in Stockton, California. It will be primarily used for ice hockey, indoor soccer and arena football. It is the home arena of the Stockton Thunder ECHL Hockey team, Stockton Cougars Premier Arena Soccer League team and Stockton Lightning af2 Arena football team. It opened in December 2005 and seats approximately 10,000 people. The arena at maximum capacity can seat 11,800 people. Construction delays caused the California Cougars and Stockton Thunder to play on extended road trips during the first part of the season.
The Stockton Arena is part of a waterfront entertainment center which includes Banner Island Ballpark, the home of the Stockton Ports minor league baseball team.
The Stockton Arena also hosted the 2008 ECHL All-Star game.
Stockton Arena opened its doors to the public on December 2nd, 2005. The first sporting event was the Stockton Thunder hockey game on December 10, 2005 in front of a sold out crowd of 10,117.
[edit] External links
- Stockton Arena homepage. Retrieved on February 26, 2006.
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