Scheels Arena

Scheels Arena
Location 5225 South 31st Avenue
Fargo, ND 58104
Owner Metro Sports Foundation
Operator Metro Sports Foundation
Capacity 6,000 (Basketball)
5,000 (Ice Hockey)
Surface Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground June 27, 2007
Opened October 30, 2008[1]
Construction cost $25 million
($27.5 million in 2016 dollars[2])
Architect ICON Architectural Group
Project manager Gehrtz Construction Services[3]
Structural engineer Sandman & Associates Consulting, PC[4]
General contractor Olaf Anderson & Son Construction, Inc.[5]
Tenants
Fargo Force (USHL) (2008-present)
North Dakota State Bison men's basketball (NCAA) (2014-2016)

Scheels Arena (formerly called The Urban Plains Center, or UPC) is a multi-purpose venue located in Fargo, North Dakota. It is part of the Sanford Health Athletic Park which comprises the arena, the Family Wellness Center (a partnership between Sanford Health and the YMCA), and the Sanford POWER Athletic Center. There are plans to add four additional ice sheets.

History

The Urban Plains Center was constructed and opened in 2008. It was renamed in 2010 after Scheels All Sports purchased the naming rights. The arena seats up to 6,000 for concerts, over 5,000 for ice hockey, and it holds 40 suites and 300 club seats. It features an NHL-sized ice sheet. The main tenant of the arena is the Fargo Force, who play in the United States Hockey League.

Events

Scheel's Sports Arena

Other arena events have included Fargo-Moorhead high school hockey, the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2011 US Curling Nationals for both men and women, the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, rodeos, and concerts.

The North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team played their home games at Scheels Arena for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons while their previous arena, the Bison Sports Arena, was being remodeled.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Report: Officials' Private e-mails Hid Hockey Talk". Bismarck Tribune. October 19, 2008.
  2. ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Urban Plains Center - Fargo, ND". Gehrtz Construction Services. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Scheels Arena". Entertainment. Sandman & Associates Consulting, PC. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Olaf Update" (PDF). Athletic. Olaf Anderson & Son Construction. April 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ News; "Go Bison;" accessed March 2016

Coordinates: 46°50′08″N 96°52′34″W / 46.83559°N 96.87615°W / 46.83559; -96.87615

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