Amalie Arena
indoor stadium in Tampa, Florida, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Amalie Arena is an arena in Tampa, Florida, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, and arena football games, as well as concerts.
Quick Facts Former names, Location ...
Former names | Ice Palace (1996-Aug 2002) St. Pete Times Forum (Aug 2002-Jan 2012) Tampa Bay Times Forum (Jan 2012-Sep 2014) |
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Location | 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida, USA 33602 |
Coordinates | 27°56′34″N 82°27′7″W |
Owner | Tampa Sports Authority |
Capacity | Ice hockey: 19,758 Basketball: 20,500 Concert: 21,500 Arena Football: 19,500 |
Construction | |
Started | 1995 |
Opened | October 20, 1996 |
Construction cost | $139 million |
Architect | Ellerbe Becket[1] |
Tenants | |
Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) (1996–present) Tampa Breeze (LFL) (2009–present) Tampa Bay Storm (AFL) (1997–present) NHL All-Star Game (1999) Survivor Series (2000) ACC Men's Basketball Tournament (2007) NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four (2008) NCAA Women's Volleyball Final Four (2009) WWE Extreme Rules (2011) NCAA Men's Frozen Four (2012) 2012 Republican National Convention |
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It is home to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League and the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.
The area has previously been called The Ice Palace (19996-2011) and Tampa Bay Times Forum (2012-2014).[2]