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Joe Louis Arena
The Joe, JLA
Image:JLALogo.gif
Location 600 Civic Center Drive
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Broke ground 1977
Opened December 12, 1979
Owner City of Detroit
Operator Olympia Entertainment
Construction cost $57 million
Architect Smith, Hinchmen and

Grylls Associates
Tenants Detroit Red Wings (NHL) (1979–present)
Detroit Drive (AFL) (1988–1993)
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) (1991–1992)
Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) (1992–1995)
Detroit Rockers (NPSL) (1996–2001)
Detroit Turbos (MILL) (1989–1994)
Capacity Ice hockey: 20,066
The electronic scoreboard at Joe Louis Arena, during a game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Los Angeles Kings on March 9, 2007
The electronic scoreboard at Joe Louis Arena, during a game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Los Angeles Kings on March 9, 2007
Inside Joe Louis Arena.
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The banners hanging at Joe Louis Arena
The banners hanging at Joe Louis Arena

Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed The Joe, and JLA, is a hockey arena located at 600 Civic Center Drive in Detroit, Michigan. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events It is the home of the National Hockey League franchise, the Detroit Red Wings. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions Completed in 1979 at a cost of $57 million, Joe Louis Arena is named after boxer and former heavyweight champion, Joe Louis, who grew up in Detroit. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Joseph Louis Barrow ( May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) better known as Joe Louis, was a heavyweight boxing champion. This makes it one of the few remaining NHL arenas without a corporate sponsorship name.

In the arena's first season it hosted the NHL All-Star Game, which was played before a then-NHL record crowd of 21,002 and was made memorable when Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers was introduced on the Wales Conference line-up and received a ten-minute standing ovation. The National Hockey League All-Star Game (Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey is an exhibition Ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC (born March 31 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan) is a former professional Ice hockey player from Canada The Hartford Whalers were an American professional Ice hockey team based in Hartford Connecticut. The Eastern Conference (Conférence de l'Est is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL used to divide teams The 51-year-old Howe had played 25 years in Detroit, was the NHL's all-time leading scorer, and probably the most popular Red Wing of all time.

Joe Louis Arena is owned by the city of Detroit and operated by Olympia Entertainment, an Ilitch Holdings, Inc.-owned company. Olympia Entertainment is sports and entertainment company located in Detroit MI. Ilitch Holdings Inc was established in 1999 to provide all companies owned by Mike Ilitch and Marian Ilitch with professional and technical services JLA replaced Olympia Stadium. Olympia Stadium, better known as the Detroit Olympia and Nicknamed "The Old Red Barn" stood at 5920 Grand River Avenue in Detroit Michigan It sits adjacent to Cobo Hall on the bank of the Detroit River and is accessible through its own station on the Detroit People Mover. Cobo Hall, officially Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, is a Convention center situated in downtown Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Detroit River is a river in the Great Lakes system about 32 miles (51 km long and 0 The Detroit People Mover is a 29 Mile (46 km) automated people mover system which operates a single-track one-way loop through the central business district

The Red Wings have been very successful since the move to JLA, winning four Stanley Cups (with two of them, 1997 and 2002, taking place with the Cup clinching victory at home). Budd Lynch is the arena's public address announcer. Frank Joseph James "Budd" Lynch (born August 7 1917 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is the Detroit Red Wings ' public address

Joe Louis Arena hosts college hockey events as part of College Hockey at The Joe and Great Lakes Invitational. College Hockey at The Joe is a series of college Ice hockey events hosted at Joe Louis Arena. The Great Lakes Invitational is a four-team NCAA men's Ice hockey tournament held annually at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit between Christmas It also played host to the 1980 Republican National Convention. The 1980 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States convened at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit Michigan, from July 14 More recently, WWE held Survivor Series 2005 on November 27, 2005, and was the site of the return to the ring of Jeff Hardy on May 12, 2008. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Survivor Series (2005 was the nineteenth annual Survivor Series Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

The Detroit Pistons of the NBA used the arena for Game 5 of their 1984 playoff series against the New York Knicks when the Pontiac Silverdome was unavailable due to a scheduling conflict. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The Pontiac Silverdome is a Domed Stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, a Satellite city of Detroit. In the game, Piston star Isiah Thomas scored 16 points in the final 1:34 of regulation to send the game into overtime before the Pistons lost. Isiah Lord Thomas III (nicknamed "Zeke" (/aɪˈzeɪə/ born April 30 1961 is an American retired professional Basketball player most renowned as the The Pistons were forced to return to Joe Louis Arena for 15 games during the 1984–85 season, after the roof of the Silverdome collapsed during a snowstorm.

Joe Louis Arena was the site of the decisive Game 5 of the 2006 WNBA Finals between the Sacramento Monarchs and Detroit Shock on September 9, due to The Palace of Auburn Hills (the Shock's usual home arena) already being used for a Mariah Carey concert on the same day. The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA held in early September and played under a Best-of-five playoff The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Sacramento California. The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Detroit Michigan. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian The Palace of Auburn Hills, often referred to simply as The Palace, is a Sports and entertainment venue in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb The Shock won the game 80–75 to clinch the championship.

Several plans for a replacement arena have surfaced in recent years, including proposals for the expansion of Cobo Hall that require JLA to be demolished. Currently, no firm plan for replacement or remodeling is in place.

A new television screen on the scoreboard was installed and debuted November 22, 2006, when the Red Wings played the Vancouver Canucks. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. That same day, the arena's West Entrance was named the "Gordie Howe Entrance" in honor of legendary Red Wing player Gordie Howe, and a bronze statue of his likeness was placed inside the entrance. Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC (born March 31 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan) is a former professional Ice hockey player from Canada

The arena was featured in the episode "Grosse Point, 48230" of the television show Northern Exposure. Northern Exposure is a Dramedy series. It was created by Brand - Falsey Productions which was recognized with a rare pair of consecutive

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Panorama of Joe Louis Arena in April 2008
Panorama of Joe Louis Arena in April 2008

Recent additions

Joe Louis Arena currently houses 86 premium suites. [1] In 2008, the arena introduced the Comerica Bank Legend's Club, a 181-person private seating location in the southeast corner of the arena. [2] The Legend's Club is also the site of a pilot program called the SkyBOX. St. Louis-based Vivid Sky introduced the SkyBOX into the Legend's Club in January 2008. Vivid Sky has developed the SkyBOX in-venue sports entertainment system that gives the power back to the fans in the stands The SkyBOX gives Champion's Club patrons the ability to view instant replays and statistical information via a wireless device.

References

  1. ^ Joe Louis Arena.
  2. ^ Detroit Red Wings - News: Red Wings combining suites for new private club - 09/10/2007.

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Preceded by
Olympia Stadium		 Home of the
Detroit Red Wings
1979 – present		 Succeeded by
current
Preceded by
Kemper Arena		 Host of the
Republican National Convention
1980		 Succeeded by
Reunion Arena

Olympia Stadium, better known as the Detroit Olympia and Nicknamed "The Old Red Barn" stood at 5920 Grand River Avenue in Detroit Michigan The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions Kemper Arena American Royal Center is a 19500 seat indoor arena in Kansas City Missouri, USA that has hosted NCAA Final Four Basketball The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. The 1980 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States convened at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit Michigan, from July 14 Reunion Arena was an indoor arena in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas Texas ( USA)
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