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McNichols Sports Arena
Big Mac
Exterior of venue (c. 1994)
Address1635 Bryant Street
LocationDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates39°44′34″N 105°1′21″W / 39.74278°N 105.02250°W / 39.74278; -105.02250
OwnerCity of Denver
OperatorFeyline
Capacity16,000
Detailed sports capacity
  • Basketball:
  • 16,700 (1975–77)
  • 17,387 (1977–81)
  • 17,251 (1981–86)
  • 17,022 (1986–93)
  • 17,171 (1993–99)
  • Ice hockey:
  • 15,900 (1975–77)
  • 16,399 (1977–81)
  • 16,384 (1981–86)
  • 16,061 (1986–99)
Construction
Broke groundAugust 8, 1973[1]
OpenedAugust 22, 1975[5]
Renovated1986
ClosedSeptember 29, 1999
DemolishedJanuary 24, 2000[2]
Construction cost$16 million
($110 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectCharles S. Sink & Associates[4]
Structural engineerKetchum, Konkel, Ryan, & Fleming
Tenants
Denver Spurs (WHA) (1975–76)
Colorado Rockies (NHL) (1976–82)
Colorado Flames (CHL) (1982–84)
Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1975–99)
Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1995–99)
Denver Grizzlies (IHL) (1994–95)
Denver Dynamite (AFL) (1987, 1989–91)
Denver Avalanche (MISL) (1980–82)
Colorado Xplosion (ABL) (1996–98)
Denver Daredevils (RHI) (1996–97)

McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games.

  1. ^ "Western History Subject Index :: Western History Subject Index". Denver Library. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ Gelt, Tim and Lopez, Aaron J. "Big Mac Attack: Remembering McNichols Sports Arena". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012.
  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.
  4. ^ Rinaldi, Ray Mark (May 2, 2013). "Architect Charles Sink Left a Legacy of Modernism in Denver". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Suppes, BALLPARKS.com by Munsey and. "McNichols Sports Arena". Arenas by Munsey & Suppes. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

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