Pepsi Center facts for kids
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| Location | 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, Colorado 80204 |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′55″N 105°0′27″W / 39.74861°N 105.00750°W |
| Owner | Kroenke Sports Enterprises |
| Operator | Kroenke Sports Enterprises |
| Capacity | 19,155 (Basketball) 18,007 (Hockey / Lacrosse) 17,417 (Arena Football) 20,000+ (Concerts) 21,000 (Special events) |
| Field size | 675,000 square feet (62,700 m2) |
| Surface | Multi-Surface |
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| Broke ground | November 20, 1997 |
| Opened | October 1, 1999 |
| Construction cost | C$187 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Project manager | ICON Venue Group |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | M.A. Mortenson Company |
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| Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1999–present) Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1999–present) Colorado Mammoth (NLL) (2003–present) Colorado Crush (AFL) (2003–2008) |
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The Pepsi Center is a sports arena in Denver, Colorado. The arena opened on October 1, 1999, and is the current home to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). PepsiCo currently has naming rights for the arena. The arena currently seats 19,155 for basketball and 18,007 for hockey and lacrosse.
Images for kids
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The then-named Pepsi Center's interior during the 2008 Frozen Four hockey tournament, with the scoreboard used from 1999 to 2013.
See also
In Spanish: Ball Arena para niños
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