McNichols Sports Arena
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McNichols Sports Arena was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Denver, Colorado, best known for hosting professional basketball and hockey games as well as major concerts and events from the 1970s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McNichols Sports Arena canonical | 11 |
| McNichols Sports Arena, Denver | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1973 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | January 1999 ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| formerName | Big Mac ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
AFL games
ⓘ
IHL games ⓘ MISL games ⓘ NBA games ⓘ NCAA basketball tournament games ⓘ NHL games ⓘ WHA games ⓘ family entertainment shows ⓘ major rock concerts ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Denver, Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Denver
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William H. McNichols Jr. ⓘ |
| notablePeriodOfUse |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| opened | August 1975 ⓘ |
| openedForUse | 1975 ⓘ |
| operator |
Denver, Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
City and County of Denver
|
| ownedBy |
Denver, Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
City and County of Denver
|
| partOf | Denver sports complex near Mile High Stadium ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
professional basketball games
ⓘ
professional ice hockey games ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Pepsi Center ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
about 15,000 for hockey
ⓘ
about 16,000 for basketball ⓘ |
| surface |
hardwood court for basketball
ⓘ
ice rink for hockey ⓘ |
| tenant |
Colorado Avalanche
ⓘ
Colorado Rockies (NHL) ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Rockies (WHA)
Denver Avalanche (MISL) ⓘ Denver Dynamite (AFL) ⓘ Denver Grizzlies (IHL) ⓘ Denver Nuggets ⓘ Denver Nuggets (ABA) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
arena football
ⓘ
college basketball ⓘ concerts ⓘ figure skating events ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
McNichols Sports Arena, Denver