Scheels Arena
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| Location | 5225 South 31st Avenue Fargo, ND 58104 |
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| Owner | Metro Sports Foundation |
| Operator | Metro Sports Foundation |
| Capacity | 6,000 (Basketball) 5,000 (Ice Hockey) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 27, 2007 |
| Opened | October 30, 2008[5] |
| Construction cost | $25 million ($27.5 million in 2024 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | ICON Architectural Group |
| Project manager | Gehrtz Construction Services[2] |
| Structural engineer | Sandman & Associates Consulting, PC[3] |
| General contractor | Olaf Anderson & Son Construction, Inc.[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Fargo Force (USHL) (2008-present) North Dakota State Bison men's basketball (NCAA) (2014-2016) |
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Scheels Arena (formerly called The Urban Plains Center, or UPC) is a multi-purpose venue located in Fargo, North Dakota. It is part of the Sanford Health Athletic Park which consists of the arena, Family Wellness Center (a partnership between Sanford Health and the YMCA), Sanford POWER Athletic Center, and there are plans to add four additional ice sheets. It was constructed and opened in 2008 and renamed in 2010 after Scheels All Sports purchased the naming rights. The arena seats up to 6,000 for concerts, over 5,000 for ice hockey, and features 40 suites and 300 club seats. It features an NHL-sized ice sheet. The main tenant of the arena is the Fargo Force who play in the United States Hockey League.
Other Scheels Arena events include Fargo-Moorhead high school hockey, the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Max fights, the 2011 US Curling Nationals for both men and women, the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, rodeos, and concerts.
The North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team will play their home games at the Scheels Arena for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons whilst a new arena is refurbished [1]
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