H-E-B Center at Cedar Park facts for kids
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Exterior of venue with former signage in 2014
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| Full name | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park |
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| Former names | Cedar Park Center (2009–2016) |
| Address | 2100 Avenue of the Stars |
| Location | Cedar Park, Texas |
| Owner | City of Cedar Park |
| Operator | SMG |
| Capacity | 6,778 (hockey) |
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| Broke ground | June 10, 2008 |
| Opened | September 25, 2009 |
| Construction cost | $55 million ($74.8 million in 2022 dollars ) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs |
| Project manager | Frew Management Group, LLC |
| Structural engineer | Moore Engineers |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Hunt Construction Group |
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The H-E-B Center at Cedar Park is a cool indoor sports and event arena. It is located in Cedar Park, Texas, which is close to Austin.
This arena is the home base for two professional sports teams. The Texas Stars play hockey here in the American Hockey League. The Austin Spurs also play their basketball games here in the NBA G League.
The H-E-B Center can hold about 8,700 people for different events. You can find it at the corner of 183A and New Hope Road in Cedar Park. The city of Cedar Park owns the arena. It is managed by Texas Stars L.P., which also owns the Dallas Stars and Texas Stars teams. Since it opened, the arena has hosted many exciting things. These include sports games, concerts, and even high school graduation ceremonies.
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Building the H-E-B Center
Construction on the arena started in 2008. It cost about $55 million to build this awesome venue. The H-E-B Center officially opened its doors in September 2009. Many local groups worked together to make the building happen.
The very first event held at the arena was on September 25, 2009. A famous country music singer, George Strait, performed there.
In 2016, a company called H-E-B bought the rights to name the arena. On April 22, 2016, the name changed from Cedar Park Center to H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
Exciting Events and Shows
The H-E-B Center has hosted many different types of events. It's not just for sports!
Martial Arts and Wrestling
On February 18, 2011, the center held a Strikeforce MMA event. This was a mixed martial arts show that was shown on TV. The main fight was between Lyle Beerbohm and Pat Healy.
Later, on February 12, 2020, the arena hosted an episode of AEW Dynamite. This is a popular professional wrestling show.
Concerts and Performances
The H-E-B Center also brings in big music stars. On November 11, 2018, the singer Ozuna performed there. He was on his Aura Tour. Over 3,000 tickets were sold for his show, making more than $300,000!
