Allen Event Center

Allen Event Center

Location	200 East Stacy Road Allen, Texas 75002
Coordinates	33°07′38″N 96°39′27″W / 33.127344°N 96.657629°WCoordinates: 33°07′38″N 96°39′27″W / 33.127344°N 96.657629°W
Owner	City of Allen
Operator	City of Allen
Capacity	Ice hockey: 6,275 Indoor Soccer: 6,006 Up to 8,600 seats for concerts and special events
Construction
Broke ground	July 24, 2008[1]
Opened	November 7, 2009[2]
Construction cost	$52.6 Million ($58.1 million in 2016 dollars[3])
Architect	Sink Combs Dethlefs
Project manager	International Coliseums Company[4]
Structural engineer	Martin/Martin, Inc.[4]
Services engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc.[4]
General contractor	Hunt Construction Group[5]
Tenants
Allen Americans (ECHL) (2009–present) Texas Revolution (CIF) (2011–present) Dallas Sidekicks (MASL) (2012–present)

The Allen Event Center is an American 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose arena located in Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. The arena opened in November 2009.

The Allen Event Center on February 23, 2013, as it hosted a Professional Arena Soccer League match between the Dallas Sidekicks and the Texas Strikers.

The center hosts the home games of the ECHL's Allen Americans, Champions Indoor Football's Texas Revolution, and the relaunched Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Arena Soccer League. Since 2012, the center also hosts the Lone Star Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships in early March. The Miss Texas pageant relocated to the center for 2012 and 2013.^[6]

Premiere

The Fort Worth Brahmas vs the Allen Americans at the Allen Event Center on January 11, 2013.

The arena opened along with the entire "Village at Allen" power center on November 6, 2009. Reba McEntire played a concert that night to open the arena.^[7] Other events, including monster truck racing, appeared over the course of 2010.

References

1. Markovic, Zachary (July 31, 2008). "Eventful B Beginnings". Allen American. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
2. Tipping, Joy (November 8, 2009). "McEntire and Venue Were in Perfect Tune". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
3. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
4. "Allen Community Development Corporation Board Town Hall Meeting" (PDF). City of Allen. March 16, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
5. Manahan, Theresa (April 19, 2009). "Minor League Arenas". SportsBusiness Journal. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
6. Walker, Patrick M. (June 26, 2012). "Miss Texas Will Don Crown in Allen Instead of Arlington". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
7. Tipping, Joy (November 7, 2009). "Allen Event Center, Reba McEntire Both Prove Themselves to be First-Rate Entertainment". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.

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• Brakefield, Troy; Saldivar, Maria (June 27, 2007). "$50M Center Slated for City". Allen American. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Housewright, Ed (June 28, 2007). "Council Approves Plans for Arena; Proposed Center Will House Hockey team, Host Concerts". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
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• Markovic, Zachary (July 23, 2008). "Council Approves Money for Event Center". Allen American. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Trivedi, Neel (July 24, 2008). "Allen Event Center Breaking Ground Today". Allen American. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Finkelstein, Alex (April 16, 2009). "Global Entertainment Unit Sells $1.25M License Fee for New Hockey Club in Texas". Real Estate Channel. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Nguyen, Kim (October 28, 2009). "All Systems Go for Event Center Opening". Allen American. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• "Business leaders to Launch Hockey Team in Allen". Dallas Business Journal. September 11, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Jean, Sheryl (November 21, 2008). "The Need for Smaller Arenas". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Housewright, Ed (April 15, 2009). "Allen Nets Dallas Stars Minor League Hockey Affiliate". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Betz, Jonathan (November 4, 2009). "Allen Event Center Enters Crowded Field of Venues". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Brown, Steve (November 4, 2009). "Allen's $52.6M Event Center Opens". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Hageland, Kevin (November 5, 2009). "There is No S in Allen Event Center". Allen American. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Housewright, Ed (November 5, 2009). "Collin County Cities in Race to One-Up One Another". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• "Global Entertainment Opens 2 New Arenas". Wireless News. November 20, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Burkes, Dawn M. (January 9, 2010). "Lil Wayne Keeps Crowd Enthralled at the Allen Event Center". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Heika, Mike (April 27, 2010). "Allen Making Solid Bid for CHL Championship in First Season". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Holland, Jim (April 28, 2010). "Rush Vehicle May Have Been Targeted for Use in Failed ATM Theft". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Housewright, Ed (May 12, 2010). "Tom Thumb Texas Stampede Bucks American Airlines Center for Allen Event Center". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Housewright, Ed (August 13, 2010). "Management Company Pulls Out of Allen Event Center". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
• Stoller, Steve (August 16, 2010). "City Leaders: Allen Event Center Not Generating Enough Events". WFAA-TV. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.

External links

• Allen Event Center website