Pepsi Center
The Can
Location	1000 Chopper Circle Denver, Colorado 80204
Broke ground	1997
Opened	1999
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Operator	Stan Kroenke
Surface	Multi-Surface
Construction cost	$160 million USD
Architect	HOK Sport
Tenants	Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1999-present) Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1999-present) Colorado Mammoth (NLL) (2002-present) Colorado Crush (AFL) (2003-present) (2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Capacity	Basketball 19,309 Hockey, Lacrosse 18,007 Arena Football 17,417

Pepsi Center (aka The Can^[1][2]) is an arena located in Denver, Colorado, USA. An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The building is home to the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Crush. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Mammoth are a member of the National Lacrosse League. Colorado Crush is an Arena Football League team that began play as a 2003 expansion team When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue. Pepsi Center is scheduled to be the main venue of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Schedule for the 2008 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Party (United States presidential candidates 2008|Democratic Party (United States presidential primaries 2008The 2008 Democratic

Construction

Pepsi Center was constructed as part of a massive 6-year sporting venue upgrade in Denver along with Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, and Invesco Field, home of the Denver Broncos. Coors Field, located in Denver Colorado, is the home field of the National League 's Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Invesco Field at Mile High is a Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Invesco Field at Mile High replaced the identically sized but commercially obsolete The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The complex was constructed to be readily accessible. The arena sits on Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by a nearby exit off of Interstate 25. There is also a light rail station on the western side of the complex. Pepsi Center/Elitch Gardens is a Light rail station in the RTD light rail system of Denver Colorado.

Ground was broken for the arena on November 20, 1997, on the 4. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 6 acre site. Its completion in October of 1999 was marked by a Celine Dion concert. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Capacity for the building is listed at 19,309 for basketball games, 18,007 for hockey and lacrosse, and 17,417 for arena football games. Also included in the complex are a basketball practice facility used by the Nuggets, and the Blue Sky Grill, a restaurant accessible from within and outside the Center itself. The atrium of the building houses a suspended sculpture depicting various hockey and basketball athletes in action poses. In modern Architecture, an atrium (plural atria is a large open space often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows often situated within an

Before the construction of Pepsi Center, the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche played in McNichols Sports Arena, a building that has since been torn down to serve as a parking lot for nearby Invesco Field. McNichols Sports Arena (aka Big Mac) was an indoor arena in Denver, Colorado, USA adjacent to Mile High Stadium. Invesco Field at Mile High is a Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Invesco Field at Mile High replaced the identically sized but commercially obsolete

Activity

Pepsi Center's interior during Game 4 of the 2006 NHL Western Conference quarter-finals against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Pepsi Center hosted the 2001 NHL All-Star Game, the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, and the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Anaheim Ducks are a professional Ice hockey team based in Anaheim California, USA. The 51st National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on February 4, 2001, at Pepsi Center in Denver Colorado. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion 2005 NBA All-Star Game was a major Basketball game played on February 20 2005 at Pepsi Center home of Denver Nuggets featuring The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From 2004–2006, the center has hosted the Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. The Mountain West Conference (or MWC) the youngest of the College athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division I FBS (I-A officially A history of the Mountain West Conference men's Basketball tournament All-time tournament record by team The NCAA Men's ice hockey Frozen Four West Regional was hosted on March 24 and March 25, 2007. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was held in the parking lot from 2002–2006. The Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver is a former Champ Car race held on a street course in Denver Colorado. In 2004, Denver, Colorado was selected as one of five cities in the U.S. to host the Dew Action Sports Tour, a new extreme sports franchise that began in 2005. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the AST Dew Tour is a balarina sports tour that consists of five major multi-sport events spanning across the country with a cumulative points system a $2 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Titled the Right Guard Open, the inaugural event was held at Pepsi Center from July 6–10. The Right Guard Open is the title name for the AST Dew Tour while in Cleveland Ohio since 2007 the 2nd of 5 sites in the tour The Dew Action Sports returned to Denver for its second year in 2006 on July 13–16. During the week of July 2–8, 2007, the arena hosted the International Convention and Contests of the Barbershop Harmony Society, a men's singing organization. The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc

The NCAA Men's ice hockey Frozen Four tournament was held at the arena on on April 10 and April 12, 2008. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Pepsi Center also hosted the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as a first and second round site. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common It hosted the tournament in the same fashion in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The center was also used in aerial shot of the 2007 film Blades of Glory starring Will Ferrell. Blades of Glory is a 2007 American Comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, and starring Will Ferrell and ^[3]

References

1. ^ Pepsi Center in Denver, CO - AOL City Guide
2. ^ Denver Nuggets Tickets - Nuggets Basketball Tickets on Sale at Tickco.com
3. ^ Blades of Glory (2007) - Filming locations

External links

• Pepsi Center website
• Google maps