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in dollars) | architect = Kling & Associates Danos and Associates | project_manager = Gilbane Building Company〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.emporis.com/application/?lng=3&nav=building&id=261572 )〕 | structural engineer = Fraoli, Blum, and Yesselman, Engineers〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://matdl.org/failurecases/Building%20Cases/Hartford.htm )〕 | services engineer = | general_contractor = William L. Crow Construction Company〔 | tenants = Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) (1997–present) Connecticut Huskies (NCAA) (1975-1978, 1980–present, part-time) New England / Hartford Whalers (WHA / NHL) (1975–1978, 1980–1997) Connecticut Coyotes (AFL) (1995–1996) New England Blizzard (ABL) (1996–1998) New England Sea Wolves (AFL) (1999–2000) Boston Celtics (NBA) (1975–1995, part-time) Hartford Hellions (MISL) (1980–1981) | seating_capacity = Basketball: 16,294 Hockey: 15,635 }} The XL Center (originally known as the Hartford Civic Center) is a multi-purpose arena and convention center located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. It is owned by the City of Hartford and operated by Global Spectrum. In December 2007, the Center was renamed when the arena's naming rights were sold to XL Group insurance company in a 6-year agreement. The arena is ranked the 28th largest among college basketball arenas. Opened in 1974 as the Hartford Civic Center and originally located adjacent to Civic Center Mall, which was demolished in 2004. It consists of two facilities: the Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Exhibition Center. On March 21, 2007, the CDA selected the Northland/Anschutz Entertainment Group proposal. It was revealed that Northland will assume total responsibility for the building paying for any and all losses, and will keep any profits. In 2012, the CDA, put the contract out to bid with hopes of combining the operations with Rentschler Field. In February 2013, Global Spectrum of Philadelphia, was chosen to take over both the XL Center and Rentschler Field with Ovations Food Services taking over all food and beverage operations. ==Hartford Civic Center== The Civic Center is the full-time home of the Hartford Wolf Pack AHL hockey team and part-time home of the University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball teams. Starting in the late 1990s, the UConn men moved most of their important games—including the bulk of their Big East Conference games—to the Coliseum. During the 2011–2012 season, for instance, they played 11 home games at the Coliseum and only eight at their on-campus facility, Gampel Pavilion. This practice continued when the Huskies joined the American Athletic Conference, successor to the original Big East, in 2013.The Uconn Men's Hockey team will move all games off campus starting in the 2014-15 season and use the XL Center as its primary home as the newest member of Hockey East. It was the home of the New England/Hartford Whalers of the WHA and NHL from 1975–1978 and 1980–1997, and the Hartford Hellions of the MISL from 1980–1981, and the New England Blizzard of the ABL from 1996–1998, and hosted occasional Boston Celtics home games from 1975–1995. It was the home of the Connecticut Coyotes and later the New England Sea Wolves of the Arena Football League. The arena seats 15,635 for ice hockey and 16,294 for basketball, 16,606 for center-stage concerts, 16,282 for end-stage concerts, and 8,239 for ¾-end stage concerts, and contains 46 luxury suites and a 310-seat Coliseum Club, plus of arena floor space, enabling it to be used for trade shows and conventions in addition to concerts, circuses, ice shows, sporting events and other events. The graduation ceremonies of Central Connecticut State University and other local colleges are also held annually at the XL 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「XL Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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