Delta Center

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The Delta Center is an indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under the leadership and private financing of Utah businessman Larry H. Miller, ground was broken on May 22, 1990, and it was completed on October 4, 1991, at a cost of $94 million. The arena seats 19,911 for basketball, has 56 luxury suites, and 668 club seats. Delta Air Lines paid $25 million for the naming rights over 20 years. The Delta Center is the home of the NBA's Utah Jazz and was also home of the WNBA's Utah Starzz from 1997-2002, the Salt Lake Golden Eagles from 1991-1994, and the Utah Grizzlies from 1995-1997 both of the International Hockey League. In 2006, it became the home of the Arena Football League's Utah Blaze. The arena was also home to the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions of the 2002 Winter Olympics. It was also the site of the filming of the movie . It is now also the home of the Utah Basketball League Salt Lake Devils and will also host the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight rounds of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, taking the Jon M. Huntsman Center's place as host of the tournament.

The 1993-95 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments were held at the facility, as was the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.

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Current arenas in the Arena Football League
American Conference		National Conference
Allstate Arena \| Delta Center \| Gaylord Entertainment Center \| HP Pavilion \| Pepsi Center \| Staples Center \| Thomas & Mack Center \| US Airways Center \| Van Andel Arena		American Airlines Center \| Frank Erwin Center \| Kemper Arena \| Nassau Coliseum \| Nationwide Arena \| Philips Arena \| St. Pete Times Forum \| TD Waterhouse Centre \| Wachovia Center¹ \| Wachovia Spectrum²
¹The Philadelphia Soul play Sunday home games only at the Wachovia Center. ²The Philadelphia Soul play Saturday home games only at the Wachovia Spectrum.