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in dollars) | architect = Bonneville Architects | project_manager = | structural engineer = | services engineer = | general_contractor = Alfred Brown Co./Robert E. McKee, Inc. | capacity = 12,616 (basketball) 10,594 (hockey) | tenants = Utah Jazz (NBA) (1979–1991) Utah Stars (ABA) (1970–1975) Salt Lake Golden Eagles (WHL/CHL/IHL) (1969–1991) }} The Salt Palace was an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was built on land that was once the "Little Tokyo" area of the city. Construction was pushed by Salt Lake's bid committee for the 1972 Winter Olympics, Gen. Maxwell E. Rich, president of the Greater Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, and Salt Lake Tribune publisher John W. Gallivan. the 10,725 seat〔 The Salt Palace was completed in 1969 at the cost of $17 million,〔 the arena, later expanded to 12,666 seats, was the home of the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1975, the Salt Lake Golden Eagles hockey club from 1969 to 1991, and the Utah Jazz from 1979 to 1991. In 1994, three years after the Jazz moved into the Delta Center (now Vivint Smart Home Arena), the Salt Palace was demolished. A convention center of the same name stands on the site today. From 1980 until the arena's closing, the arena was officially called the Salt Palace Acord Arena in memory of Thayne and Lorraine Acord. ==Basketball: Utah Stars to Jazz== When the Los Angeles Stars of the American Basketball Association (ABA) moved to Salt Lake City following the 1969-70 season, the Salt Palace had a major tenant. The Stars were a major success initially, defeating the Kentucky Colonels in the ABA Finals and capturing the ABA Championship in 1970-71, behind Finals MVP Zelmo Beaty.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/UtahMaterial/AmigosStarsYearly.html )〕 The Stars set an ABA attendance record in that season (6,100 per game), and would continue to draw well and field excellent teams in the following seasons. The team reached the ABA Finals again in 1973-74, before losing to the New York Nets and Julius Erving.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/Utah-Stars.html )〕 However, the franchise declined with a 38-46 season in 1974-75, despite drawing 8,500 fans per game. Financial problems plagued owners of the franchise and the team was folded on December 2, 1975 (4-12 record) after the franchise could not make payroll. On May 19, 1976, the ABA Spirits of St. Louis announced that they planned to relocate to Salt Lake City and the Salt Palace as the Utah Rockies for the 1976–77 season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/StLouisMaterial/MavsCougarsSpiritsYearly.html )〕 However, negotiations for the ABA-NBA merger were completed and the Spirits/Rockies were one of two ABA teams disbanded in the merger.〔 The fan support that the Stars received established Salt Lake City as a viable basketball market, setting the stage for the NBA's New Orleans Jazz to relocate and become the Utah Jazz in 1979.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hornetsreport.com/HRClassic/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=230 )〕 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「Salt Palace (arena)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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