McNichols Sports Arena
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McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games.
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Address | 1635 Bryant Street |
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Location | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°44′34″N 105°1′21″W |
Owner | City of Denver |
Operator | Feyline |
Capacity | 16,000 Detailed sports capacity
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Construction | |
Broke ground | August 8, 1973[1] |
Opened | August 22, 1975[2] |
Renovated | 1986 |
Closed | September 29, 1999 |
Demolished | January 24, 2000[3] |
Construction cost | $16 million ($110 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
Architect | Charles S. Sink & Associates[5] |
Structural engineer | Ketchum, Konkel, Ryan, & Fleming |
Tenants | |
Denver Spurs (WHA) (1975–76) Colorado Rockies (NHL) (1976–82) Colorado Flames (CHL) (1982–84) Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1975–99) Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1995–99) Denver Grizzlies (IHL) (1994–95) Denver Dynamite (AFL) (1987, 1989–91) Denver Avalanche (MISL) (1980–82) Colorado Xplosion (ABL) (1996–98) Denver Daredevils (RHI) (1996–97) |
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