Blue Arena information

Blue Arena
	Exterior of venue (c.2008)
	Blue Arena Location within Colorado Blue Arena Location within the United States
Former names	Budweiser Events Center (2003–2023)
Address	5290 Arena Cir
Location	Loveland, Colorado
Owner	Larimer County
Operator	OVG360
Capacity	7,500; Sports capacity Basketball: 6,000; Hockey: 5,300;
Construction
Broke ground	August 26, 2002
Opened	September 20, 2003
Construction cost	$28 million; ($47.4 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	PBK Architects; Bullock Smith & Partners; Kenney & Associates Inc.;
Structural engineer	KL&A, Inc.
Services engineer	US Engineering; Nolte Associates;
General contractor	Neenan Construction
Main contractors	Delta Construction
Tenants
	Colorado Eagles (CHL/ECHL/AHL) (2003–present); Colorado Chill (NWBL) (2004–2006); Colorado Lightning (PASL) (2008–2009); Colorado Ice/Crush (IFL) (2009–2017); Denver Dream/Denver Rush (LFL/X League) (2017–2019, 2022–present); Colorado Spartans (NAL) (2024–present)
Website
	Venue Website

The Blue Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Loveland, Colorado,^[5] 55 mi (89 km) northeast of Denver. It has 24 luxury suites, 777 club seats and^[1] 6,800 general admission seats. The arena is located on The Ranch Events Complex (formerly the Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex) and is owned by Larimer County, Colorado. The facility and ticket sales are managed by OVG360^[5] (a division of Oak View Group). It is home to the AHL Colorado Eagles ice hockey team and is the former home of the Colorado Lightning indoor soccer team, the Colorado Chill women's basketball team, and the Denver Dream women's football team. It was also home to the Colorado Ice/Crush indoor football team from 2007 until 2017 and will serve as home of the Colorado Spartans starting in 2024.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Puckett, Alisha (November 24, 2003). "Loveland, Colo., gets arena that it 'has been dying for'". Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ Rebchook, John (August 27, 2002). "Work begins on Larimer fairgrounds, events complex". Rocky Mountain News. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on August 29, 2002. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Public, Government and Institutional Buildings". KL&A, Inc. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Budweiser Events Center". The Ranch Complex. The Ranch, Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

[SBJ-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Puckett, Alisha (November 24, 2003). "Loveland, Colo., gets arena that it 'has been dying for'". Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[2] Rebchook, John (August 27, 2002). "Work begins on Larimer fairgrounds, events complex". Rocky Mountain News. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on August 29, 2002. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

[inflation-US-3] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[KL&A-4] "Public, Government and Institutional Buildings". KL&A, Inc. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[Center-5] "Budweiser Events Center". The Ranch Complex. The Ranch, Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

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Construction

Exterior of venue (c.2008)
Blue Arena Location within Colorado Show map of Colorado Blue Arena Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Former names	Budweiser Events Center (2003–2023)
Address	5290 Arena Cir
Location	Loveland, Colorado
Owner	Larimer County
Operator	OVG360
Capacity	7,500 Sports capacity^[1] Basketball: 6,000 Hockey: 5,300
Broke ground	August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26)^[2]
Opened	September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)
Construction cost	$28 million ($47.4 million in 2023 dollars^[3])
Architect	PBK Architects Bullock Smith & Partners Kenney & Associates Inc. ^[1]^[4]
Structural engineer	KL&A, Inc.^[4]
Services engineer	US Engineering Nolte Associates ^[1]
General contractor	Neenan Construction^[1]
Main contractors	Delta Construction^[1]
Tenants
Colorado Eagles (CHL/ECHL/AHL) (2003–present) Colorado Chill (NWBL) (2004–2006) Colorado Lightning (PASL) (2008–2009) Colorado Ice/Crush (IFL) (2009–2017) Denver Dream/Denver Rush (LFL/X League) (2017–2019, 2022–present) Colorado Spartans (NAL) (2024–present)
Website
Venue Website