Blue Arena
The Blue Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Loveland, Colorado, 55 mi (89 km) northeast of Denver. It has 24 luxury suites, 777 club seats and 6,800 general admission seats. The arena is located on The Ranch Events Complex (formerly the Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex) and is owned by Larimer County, Colorado. The facility and ticket sales are managed by OVG360 (a division of Oak View Group). It is home to the AHL Colorado Eagles ice hockey team and is the former home of the Colorado Lightning indoor soccer team, the Colorado Chill women's basketball team, and the Denver Dream women's football team. It was also home to the Colorado Ice/Crush indoor football team from 2007 until 2017 and will serve as home of the Colorado Spartans starting in 2024.
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| Former names | Budweiser Events Center (2003–2023) |
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| Address | 5290 Arena Cir |
| Location | Loveland, Colorado |
| Owner | Larimer County |
| Operator | OVG360 |
| Capacity | 7,500 Sports capacity
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 26, 2002 |
| Opened | September 20, 2003 |
| Construction cost | $28 million ($47.4 million in 2023 dollars) |
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| Structural engineer | KL&A, Inc. |
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| General contractor | Neenan Construction |
| Main contractors | Delta Construction |
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| Colorado Eagles (CHL/ECHL/AHL) (2003–present) Colorado Chill (NWBL) (2004–2006) Colorado Lightning (PASL) (2008–2009) Colorado Ice/Crush (IFL) (2009–2017) Denver Dream/Denver Rush (LFL/X League) (2017–2019, 2022–present) Colorado Spartans (NAL) (2024–present) | |
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