| Lucas County Arena |
| Location |
Toledo, OH |
| Broke ground |
October 01, 2007 |
| Opened |
Fall, 2009 |
| Surface |
multi-surface |
| Construction cost |
$105 million |
| Capacity |
10,000 |
| Tenants |
| Toledo Walleye (ECHL) (2009-present) |
Lucas County Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Toledo, Ohio currently under construction[1]. It should be completed in 2009[2] and will cost between $80 and 105 million to build. [3] Upon completion, it will replace the demolished Toledo Sports Arena. [4] The new arena will be home of the Toledo Walleye ice hockey team,[5] it will also be home to af2 team,[6] proposed to be called the "Woodpeckers."[7] Toledo Arena Sports, Inc., has been in discussions with the National Basketball Association to bring an NBA Developmental League team to the arena and online rummors say the {cfl} is also pending.[8]
After a successful partnership on the Mud Hens Stadium (Fifth-Third Field), the Lucas County Commissioners again teamed with HNTB Architecture Inc., a national sports architecture firm located in Kansas City; The Collaborative Inc, of Toledo; and Poggemeyer Design Group, of Toledo.[9]
References
- ^ Kalmes, Justin (October 26, 2007). "A tradition for Toledo's future". Toledo Free Press.
- ^ "Groundbreaking set for downtown Toledo arena". Toledo Blade (September 28, 2007).
- ^ Vardon, Joe (October 10, 2007). "Building costs vary for arena downtown Toledo". Toledo Blade.
- ^ Blake, Erica (January 15, 2007). "Demolition work for arena likely to begin in Summer". Toledo Blade.
- ^ Griffin, Jason (April 16, 2007). "Toledo Arena Sports, Inc. Acquire ECHL Hockey Team". MudHens.com.
- ^ Reiter, Mark (April 13, 2007). "Arena football franchise contemplated for Toledo". Toledo Blade.
- ^ Reiter, Mark (November 10, 2007). "New arena could be home to Walleye, Woodpeckers". Toledo Blade.
- ^ Vardon, Joe (April 23, 2007). "NBA, Toledo Mud Hens discuss bringing minor-league team to arena". Toledo Blade.
- ^ Lucas County Arena Project
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