Sanford Center Explained

Stadium Name:Sanford Center
Nickname:The Clinic
Location:1111 Event Center Drive
Bemidji, Minnesota 56601
Coordinates:47.4634°N -94.8537°W
Broke Ground:April 3, 2009[1]
Opened:October 15, 2010
Owner:City of Bemidji
Operator:VenuWorks
Surface:200' x 85' (Ice hockey)
Construction Cost:$74.97+ million
Architect:Leo A Daly
Widseth Smith Nolting
General Contractor:Kraus-Anderson Construction Company[2]
Capacity:4,700 (ice hockey)
Tenants:Bemidji State Beavers (NCAA) (2010 - present)
Bemidji Axemen (IFL) (2014 - 2015)

The Sanford Center is a 4,700-seat multi-purpose arena and convention center in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States that opened in October 2010.[3] On October 18, 2010, the venue was renamed from the Bemidji Regional Events Center to the Sanford Center after Sanford Health Systems purchased naming rights for $2 million over ten years.

On Friday, October 15, 2010, the arena began hosting the home games of the Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey team of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, replacing the aging 2,400-seat John S. Glas Field House.

Beginning with the 2014 season, the arena became home to the Bemidji Axemen of the Indoor Football League.[4] The team was disbanded after the 2015 season.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bemidji State Finally Takes Big Stage. David. Albright. ESPN. April 8, 2009. February 10, 2014.
  2. Web site: Company History. Kraus-Anderson Construction Company. February 10, 2014.
  3. Web site: Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce: Community . 2010-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091123153332/http://www.bemidji.org/Community/55/ . 2009-11-23 . dead .
  4. Web site: IFL Announces Expansion Team in Northern Minnesota Community. Indoor Football League. August 20, 2013. August 21, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222231705/http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1494-professional-football-coming-to-northern-minnesota-community. February 22, 2014.
  5. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/3890871-indoor-football-axemen-axed-ifl Axemen axed from IFL