Berglund Center
Berglund Center (originally called the Roanoke Civic Center) is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in the Williamson Road neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1971 and is currently the home of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs of the SPHL. The arena also hosts Virginia Tech, Radford University and Roanoke College men's ice hockey games, as well as regular concerts and other large indoor events. The arena is also the home of the annual boys basketball games between Roanoke's two city high schools, Patrick Henry High School and William Fleming High School.
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| Former names | Roanoke Civic Center (1971-2014) |
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| Location | 710 Williamson Road Northeast Roanoke, VA 24016 |
| Owner | City of Roanoke |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity | Basketball: 8,614 Ice hockey: 8,672 End stage: 10,500 Center stage: 10,600 Eclipse: 4,276 Performing Arts Center: 2,151 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1969 |
| Opened | October 3, 1971 |
| Renovated | 2007 (Performing Arts Center and Special Events Center addition) 2012–2016 (arena renovations) |
| Construction cost | $14 million ($105 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Smithey & Boynton Frantz & Chappelear Thompson & Payne |
| General contractor | Nello L. Teer Company |
| Tenants | |
| Virginia Tech Hokies Ice Hockey Roanoke Maroons Ice Hockey Radford Highlanders ice hockey Roanoke Valley Rebels (EHL/SHL) (1970–1976) Virginia Squires (ABA) (1971–1972) Roanoke Express (ECHL) (1993–2004) Roanoke Steam (af2) (2000–2002) Roanoke Dazzle (NBADL) (2001–2006) Roanoke Valley Vipers (UHL) (2005–2006) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (SPHL) (2016–present) | |
It was the former home to the Virginia Squires and Roanoke Dazzle basketball teams, the Roanoke Express and Roanoke Valley Vipers ice hockey teams, and the Roanoke Steam arena football team.