| 词条 | Ford Center (Evansville) | |
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| stadium_name = Ford Center | nickname = | logo_image = FordCenterEvansville.PNG | logo_size = 150px | image = Ford Center from Main Street.jpg | image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}} | fullname = | location = 1 Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Evansville, Indiana 47708 | coordinates = {{coord|37|58|19.88|N|087|34|4.24|W|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline, title}} | broke_ground = October 20, 2009[1] | built = | opened = November 5, 2011 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = City of Evansville | operator = Venuworks | surface = Multi-surface | construction_cost = $127.5 million[2] | architect = Populous[3] Hafer Associates | structural engineer = Thornton Tomasetti | services engineer = M-E Engineers, Inc. | general_contractor = Hunt/Harmon JV | project_manager = | main_contractors = | former_names = | tenants = Evansville IceMen (ECHL) (2011–2016) Evansville Thunderbolts (SPHL) (2016–present) | seating_capacity = Concert: 11,000 Basketball: 10,000 Hockey: 9,000 | dimensions = }} The Ford Center is a multi-use indoor arena in downtown Evansville, Indiana with a maximum seating capacity of 11,000.[4] It officially opened in November 2011 and is mainly used for basketball, ice hockey, and music concerts. It is home to the Evansville Purple Aces basketball teams and the Evansville Thunderbolts minor league hockey team in the Southern Professional Hockey League. EventsThe first public event held at the Ford Center was an Evansville IceMen hockey game on November 5, 2011, when the IceMen defeated the Fort Wayne Komets 3-1. The first concert was held four days later on November 9, 2011 by Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band. The Evansville Purple Aces played their first basketball game on November 12, 2011, beating the Butler Bulldogs 80-77 in overtime. In its first year, the new arena also hosted concerts for Elton John, Lady Antebellum, Reba, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Steel Panther with Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe with Alice Cooper, Aerosmith with Living Colour, and Cirque du Soleil's performance of Quidam. The Ford Center played host to a game in the 2012 College Basketball Invitational, in which the Aces lost to the Princeton Tigers 95-86. The Ford Center also played host to the 2013 GLVC basketball championships and the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. In September 2014, the Ford Center hosted Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Division 1 International playoffs,[5] hosted by local roller derby league, Demolition City Roller Derby, featuring teams from the United States, England and Canada.[6] In honor of the event, Evansville mayor Lloyd Winnecke declared the week of the event to be "Roller Derby Week" in the city.[7] History and constructionThe Ford Center was designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport) as a replacement for Roberts Municipal Stadium. The $127.5 million arena was approved by the Evansville City Council on December 22, 2008.[2] Demolition work on the site began on December 5, 2009. The Ford Center is bounded by Main Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, 6th Street, and Walnut Street. As planned, it will eventually connect to a new convention hotel and the existing convention center. On August 17, 2011, the facility's name, Ford Center, was announced. The naming rights were the result of a 10-year, $4.2 million agreement with the Tri-State Ford Dealers.[8][9][10] On January 18, 2012, Aces junior Colt Ryan set an arena record with 39 points in a win against the Bradley Braves.[11] In 2016, the ECHL's Evansville IceMen and the City of Evansville failed to come to an agreement on a new lease and the IceMen's owner, Ron Geary, announced his intentions to relocate the team to Owensboro, Kentucky. In response, the City of Evansville brought in a new minor league hockey team called the Evansville Thunderbolts as part of the Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2016–17 season.[12] GallerySee also
References1. ^Evansville Arena Project - Timeline 2. ^1 {{cite news |title=City Council OKs Arena Plans|newspaper=Evansville Courier & Press|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/dec/22/city-council-oks-arena-plans/|date=December 22, 2008|accessdate=December 24, 2008}} 3. ^New Evansville Arena architect: Populous 4. ^{{cite web|title=Evansville Arena Facts|url=http://www.evansvillegov.org/download/mayors/Evansville%20Arena%20design%20unveil%20press%20kit.pdf|publisher=City of Evansville|accessdate=September 9, 2009|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723001521/http://www.evansvillegov.org/download/mayors/Evansville%20Arena%20design%20unveil%20press%20kit.pdf|archivedate=July 23, 2011|df=}} 5. ^{{cite news |title=Women's Roller Derby Playoffs in Evansville This Weekend|first=Mitzi|last=Morris|url=http://www.14news.com/story/26575079/womens-roller-derby-playoffs-in-evansville-this-weekend|work=WFIE|location=Evansville|date=September 19, 2014|accessdate=September 20, 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=2014 WFTDA Roller Derby International Playoffs|url=http://www.thefordcenter.com/events/view/1436|publisher=The Ford Center|accessdate=September 20, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922043646/http://www.thefordcenter.com/events/view/1436|archivedate=September 22, 2014|df=}} 7. ^{{cite news |title=Derby Girls Roll In to Evansville|url=http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/derby-girls-roll-in-to-evansville/65922/BbJ7vjGl50mR-jwpQZO8lQ|work=WEHT|location=Evansville|date=September 15, 2014|accessdate=September 20, 2014}} 8. ^{{cite news |title=Ford Motor Co. Pays $4.2 Million to Name Downtown Arena Ford Center|newspaper=Evansville Courier & Press|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/aug/17/ford-motor-co-pays-42-million-name-downtown-area-f/|date=August 17, 2011|accessdate=August 17, 2011}} 9. ^{{cite news |title=New Evansville Arena To Be Named Ford Center|url=http://www.evansvillearenaproject.com/content/n%01ew-evansville-arena-be-%01named-ford-center|publisher=Ford Center|accessdate=August 17, 2011}} 10. ^{{cite news |title=Evansville Unveils Arena Name|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=49294|work=Inside Indiana Business|date=August 17, 2011|accessdate=August 17, 2011}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://archive.courierpress.com/news/ue-colt-ryan-trample-bradley-ep-444755559-327638851.html/|title=UE, Colt Ryan trample Bradley|access-date=2018-02-11|language=en}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.courierpress.com/topstories/Evansville-Mayor-Lloyd-Winnecke-hockey-press-conference-368072581.html |title=Evansville will be home to Southern Professional Hockey League franchise |publisher=Evansville Courier & Press |date=February 8, 2016}} External links{{Commons category|Ford Center (Evansville)}}
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