Location Marquette, Michigan | Opened 1 October 1999 | |
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Operator Northern Michigan University Capacity 3,802 (ice hockey)
4,300 (basketball) Surface 200 by 100 feet (61 m × 30 m) (ice hockey) Owner Northern Michigan University Team Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey Construction cost 11 million USD (approximate) Similar Superior Dome, Taffy Abel Arena, Ewigleben Arena, MacInnes Student Ice Arena, Lakeview Arena | ||
Berry Events Center is a 4,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Marquette, Michigan, in the United States that opened in 1999. It is home to the Northern Michigan University Wildcats ice hockey and basketball teams. The arena also houses the US Speedskating Team. It was built in 1999, and is named for John W. Berry, Jr., class of 1971, a primary benefactor of the facility. The arena replaced Lakeview Arena, the home of Wildcat hockey for its first twenty-three seasons.
Map of Berry Events Center, Marquette, MI 49855, USA
The arena contains 16 luxury suites and standing room for 400 fans. It is also the premier sports and entertainment venue in the Upper Peninsula, accommodating up to 5,675 for concerts.
It was one of two arenas in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association to have Olympic-size ice (200 by 100 feet or 61 by 30 metres), the other was at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.