Surface Multi-surface Capacity 6,000 Phone +1 701-356-7656 | Broke ground June 27, 2007 Opened 30 October 2008 | |
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Location 5225 South 31st Avenue
Fargo, ND 58104 Owner Metro Sports Foundation Operator Metro Sports Foundation Construction cost $25 million
($27.8 million in 2017 dollars) Address 5225 31st Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104, USA Teams Fargo Force, North Dakota State Bison men's basketball Similar Fargodome, Red River Zoo, Bison Sports Arena, Fargo–Moorhead, Bismarck Event Center Profiles | ||
Und to host 2017 west regional at scheels arena in fargo n d
Scheels Arena (formerly called The Urban Plains Center, or UPC) is a multi-purpose venue located in Fargo, North Dakota. It is part of the Sanford Health Athletic Park which comprises the arena, the Family Wellness Center (a partnership between Sanford Health and the YMCA), and the Sanford POWER Athletic Center. There are plans to add four additional ice sheets.
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2013 ice timelapse at scheels arena
History
The Urban Plains Center was constructed and opened in 2008. It was renamed in 2010 after Scheels All Sports purchased the naming rights. The arena seats up to 6,000 for concerts, over 5,000 for ice hockey, and it holds 40 suites and 300 club seats. It features an NHL-sized ice sheet. The main tenant of the arena is the Fargo Force, who play in the United States Hockey League.
Events
Other arena events have included Fargo-Moorhead high school hockey, the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, the 2011 US Curling Nationals for both men and women, the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament West Regional, rodeos, and concerts.
The North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team played their home games at Scheels Arena for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons while their previous arena, the Bison Sports Arena, was being remodeled.