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Nationwide Arena
Image:natwidearenalogo.gif
Location 200 West Nationwide Blvd
Columbus, OH 43215
Coordinates 39°58′9″N 83°0′23″W / 39.96917, -83.00639
Opened 2000
Owner Nationwide Financial Services
Operator Columbus Blue Jackets with day to day operations managed by Spectacor Management Group (SMG)
Construction cost $175 million
Architect 360 Architecture (formerly Heinlein Schrock Stearns) & NBBJ
Tenants Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) (2000-present)
Columbus Destroyers (AFL) (2004-present)
Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL) (2006-2008)
Columbus Landsharks (NLL) (2001–2003)
Capacity Hockey: 18,136
Arena football: 17,171
Basketball: 19,500
Nationwide Arena Interior
Nationwide Arena Interior

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Ownership

The venue is named for the arena's owner, Nationwide, whose world headquarters are located across the street. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company & Affiliated Companies is a group of large U Nationwide's real estate development affiliate, Nationwide Realty Investors, financed and developed the project—making it one of very few privately financed arenas in the nation.

Construction

The arena is of an attractive brick design and serves as the center of an entertainment district located about one half mile north of the Ohio State Capitol. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Seating capacity is approximately 18,136 for hockey, 17,171 for arena football, 19,500 for basketball, and up to 20,000 for concerts. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This article is about the sport of Arena Football See Arena Football (video game for the EA Sports Video game of the same name Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The death of 13 year-old Brittanie Cecil from injuries sustained from a hockey puck flying into the stands at a Blue Jackets game in 2002 led to the installation of nylon netting to catch pucks that fly over the acrylic glass at all professional ice hockey arenas in the NHL, AHL, and ECHL. Brittanie Nichole Cecil ( March 20, 1988 in Columbus Ohio – March 18, 2002) was a hockey fan who died from injuries suffered A puck is a disk used in various types of games serving the same functions as a ball in ball games Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Poly(methyl methacrylate ( PMMA) or poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate is a Thermoplastic and transparent Plastic.

Location

The area surrounding Nationwide Arena, appropriately called the Arena District, houses a variety of bars, clubs and a movie theater. The Arena District is a 75-acre mixed-use urban infill master planned development located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Constructed as a seamless entity, Columbus uses the arena as a drawing point for the city with the various other establishments feeding off of the foot traffic. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The Lifestyle Communities Pavilion concert venue, and Arena Grand Theatre adjacent to the Nationwide Arena property, completes the entertainment complex.

Facilities

Nationwide Arena also houses a smaller ice rink called the Dispatch IceHaus (formerly named the CoreComm IceHaus). The Columbus Dispatch is a daily Newspaper, based in Columbus Ohio, that serves the central portion of the state This facility serves as the practice rink for the Blue Jackets and is also used for youth hockey games and open skating times for the public. The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional Ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. This facility makes Nationwide Arena the first NHL arenas with an on-site practice facility and one of only two such facilities in NHL (the other being the Prudential Center, home of the New Jersey Devils). The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America This article is about the sports arena in Newark New Jersey For the Boston Massachusetts complex see Prudential Tower. The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey.

Haunted

Some people claim that Nationwide Arena is haunted. These claims stem from the fact that Nationwide was built at the site of Ohio Penitentiary. The prison variously referred to as the Ohio Penitentiary, or the Ohio State Penitentiary, or (informally the Ohio Pen or State Pen, operated in Some claim the prison's electric chair was placed where center ice is today. Although believed to be built over the prison, the arena is actually built over the prison's former parking lot. Nationwide's parking lot is built where the jail formerly stood. Many prisoners died not only through executions, but also in a fire that killed hundred of prisoners locked in their cells. Some fans and employee who frequent Nationwide claim experiencing paranormal activities. Whether skeptics or not, some Blue Jackets fans jokingly blame supernatural beings for unsuccessful seasons since the team's inception. [1]

Notable Events

Reception

ESPN The Magazine declared “the No. 2 stadium experience in professional sports. ”[2] The Ultimate Sports Road Trip rated it the best arena in the NHL saying "This newer arena in downtown Columbus is the anchor for the emerging Arena District, already burgeoning with shops, restaurants and hotels. The venue is spectacular, from its nostalgic brick and stone veneer to its sweeping concourses with blue mood lighting and modern amenities. The arena bowl has state of the art scoreboards and surround LED graphics boards which look 21st century high tech. With a separate practice rink built right in the facility, theme restaurants and great food selection, not to mention a raucous hockey atmosphere, this NHL venue is a must see!"[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.forgottenoh.com/Counties/Franklin/nationwidearena.html
  2. ^ http://www.hockeyarenas.com/stadien/columbus/nationwidearenaenglish.htm
  3. ^ http://www.thesportsroadtrip.com/nhlfavorites.html

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