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in dollars) | architect = Populous | project_manager = Reynolds Construction Management, Inc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.reynoldsconstruction.com/projects/project.asp?id=21&cid=57 )〕 | structural engineer = Century Engineering〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.centuryeng.com/Benatecgca.html Century Engineering )〕 | services engineer = Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. | general_contractor = Hunt/Whiting-Turner | tenants = Hershey Bears (AHL) (2002–present) Harrisburg Stampede (PIFL) (2014) | seating_capacity = 12,500 (concerts) 10,500 (hockey) | dimensions = }} Giant Center is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It is home to the Hershey Bears ice hockey team, the longest-existing member of the American Hockey League since 1938. Giant Center replaced the Hersheypark Arena as the Bears' home venue in 2002. Giant Center is owned by the Derry Township Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, as much of the money for its construction was provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is operated by Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, with the naming rights owned by the Giant-Carlisle grocery store chain based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. ==History== In addition to Bears games, Giant Center also hosts an annual concert series and attracts many well-known entertainers. The first performance at the arena was by Cher and has since continued to host a wide variety of popular acts, including American Idol Live! and the Harlem Globetrotters. In 2003, Giant Center held the WWE's Unforgiven. Giant Center also hosted the Road to Victory rally for Republican Presidential candidate, John McCain, and his running mate, Sarah Palin, on October 28, 2008. ''WWE Raw'' was held at Giant Center with a three-hour Thanksgiving themed episode on November 23, 2009, and returned for a three-hour 'Old School' themed episode on November 15, 2010. WWE has also held several other ''Raw'' and ''WWE Friday Night SmackDown'' episodes here as well. The largest crowd in Giant Center history was 11,002, which occurred on June 14, 2010 as the Bears clinched the Calder Cup Championship against the Texas Stars in Game 6 of the Calder Cup finals. Giant Center and the city of Hershey also hosted the 2011 AHL All Star Game and Skills Competition on January 30–31, 2011. In 2014 it was home to the Harrisburg Stampede of the Professional Indoor Football League In 2015 Elizabethtown College hosted the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giant Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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