Credit Union of Texas Event Center explained

Stadium Name:Credit Union of Texas Event Center (CUTXEC)
Logo Image:Credit Union of Texas Event Center logo.png
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Texas##Location within the United States
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Pushpin Label:Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Location:200 East Stacy Road
Allen, Texas 75002
Broke Ground:July 24, 2008[1]
Opened:November 7, 2009[2]
Owner:City of Allen
Operator:City of Allen
Construction Cost:$52.6 million
($ in dollars)
Architect:Sink Combs Dethlefs
Project Manager:International Coliseums Company
Structural Engineer:Martin/Martin, Inc.
Services Engineer:M-E Engineers, Inc.[3]
General Contractor:Hunt Construction Group[4]
Tenants:Allen Americans (ECHL) (2009–present)
Dallas Sidekicks (MASL) (2012–2017, 2018 - present)
Texas Revolution (IFL/CIF) (2013 - 2017)
Seating Capacity:Ice hockey

6,275
Indoor soccer: 6,006
Up to 8,600 seats for concerts and special events

The Credit Union of Texas Event Center (formerly Allen Event Center) is an American 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. The arena opened in 2009 under the name Allen Event Center. Construction cost was $52.6 million ($63.5 million in 2020 dollars). The City of Allen sold the naming rights to the arena to the Credit Union of Texas in 2021 for a seven-year term at $325,000 per year.[5] The center hosts the home games of the ECHL's Allen Americans and the relaunched Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Arena Soccer League. The Miss Texas pageant relocated to the center for 2012 and 2013. It was formerly the home of Champions Indoor Football's Texas Revolution (also previously called the Allen Wranglers) until the team moved to Frisco, Texas, in 2017.

In 2019, the event center hosted the NCWA National Wrestling Championship.[6]

On April 27 and 29, 2019, the Dallas Fuel hosted the Overwatch League's first Homestand Weekend at the Allen Event Center.[7] These matches were the first in league history to be played away from the Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California.

Premiere

The arena opened along with the entire "Village at Allen" power center on November 6, 2009. Reba McEntire played a concert that night to open the arena. Other events, including monster truck racing, appeared over the course of 2010.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Eventful B Beginnings. Zachary. Markovic. Allen American. July 31, 2008. August 1, 2008.
  2. News: McEntire and Venue Were in Perfect Tune. Joy. Tipping. The Dallas Morning News. November 8, 2009. September 23, 2011.
  3. Web site: Allen Community Development Corporation Board Town Hall Meeting. City of Allen. March 16, 2009. January 7, 2013.
  4. News: Minor League Arenas. Theresa. Manahan. SportsBusiness Journal. April 19, 2009. September 23, 2011.
  5. Web site: City Council Agenda Communication . CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COMMUNICATION . City of Allen, Texas . 9 August 2021.
  6. Web site: 2019 NCWA National Wrestling Championship. ncwanationals.org. 2019-03-11.
  7. Web site: Bud Light Homestand Weekend - Dallas . AllenEventCenter.com . 29 April 2019.

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