Covelli Centre
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Not to be confused with Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.
The Covelli Centre is a multi-purpose arena in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. It opened in 2005, thanks in a large part to a $26 million HUD redevelopment grant secured in 2000 by Congressman James A. Traficant Jr. It is home to the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League. The Covelli Centre was previously known as the Chevrolet Centre and is nicknamed "The Chevy Centre" or "The Convo" by some in the area from its former names.
Quick Facts Former names, Location ...
Former names | Youngstown Convocation Center (planning/construction) Chevrolet Centre (2005–09) |
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Location | 229 East Front Street Youngstown, Ohio 44503 |
Owner | City of Youngstown |
Operator | JAC Management Group |
Capacity | Basketball: 5,900 Ice Hockey/Arena Football: 5,717 Concerts: 7,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 21, 2004[1] |
Opened | October 19, 2005 |
Construction cost | $42 million ($65.5 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | PBK Architects, Ltd. |
Project manager | Frew Nations Group[3] |
Structural engineer | Cochrane Group, Inc.[4] |
Services engineer | Murray & Associates, Inc.[4] |
General contractor | Hunt/B&B Contractors & Developers Inc./AP O'Horo[5] |
Tenants | |
Youngstown SteelHounds (CHL) (2005–2008) Mahoning Valley Thunder (AF2) (2007–2009) Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) (2009–present) Little Steel Derby Girls (WFTDA) (2012–present) Youngstown Nighthawks (PASL) (2015) |
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