Sullivan Arena
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The Sullivan Arena is a 8,700-seat multi-purpose arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The arena opened in 1983. It is home to the Alaska Aces ECHL ice hockey team, the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves hockey team (WCHA), and the Great Alaska Shootout basketball tournament. In 2007 it will be home to the Alaska Wild arena football team of the af2. It is also frequently used for touring rock and country concert acts, although it is often criticized for its poor acoustics. Touring jazz artists typically use the much smaller but acoustically excellent Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
The arena is named after former Anchorage mayor George M. Sullivan. It is owned by the Municipality of Anchorage and operated by SMG, a nationwide property management company.
Lyle Woods is the public address announcer for UAA home games.
For hockey games, the Sullivan Arena seats 6,406, and is known for its international-specification ice (61 m × 30 m / 200 ft × 98.5 ft) instead of the more traditional NHL specifications (200 ft × 85 ft / 61 m × 25.9 m). The Alaska Aces sometimes make 200 additional standing-room-only tickets available.
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| Arena at Gwinnett Center | Augusta Civic Center | Bi-Lo Center | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | Carolina Coliseum | St. Lawrence Homes Home Ice | Ford Arena1 | Germain Arena | North Charleston Coliseum | Nutter Center | Pensacola Civic Center | Sovereign Bank Arena | Sovereign Center | Toledo Sports Arena | U.S. Bank Arena2 | WesBanco Arena | E Center | iPayOne Center | Long Beach Sports Arena | Orleans Arena | Qwest Arena | Rabobank Arena | Save Mart Center | Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre| Stockton Arena | Sullivan Arena | US Airways Center | |
| 1 * The Ford Bank Arena will be the home of the Texas Wildcatters starting in 2006. | ||
| 2 The U.S. Bank Arena will be the home of the Cincinnati Cyclones starting in 2006. | ||
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