Arena Facts

Events on the property of Pepsi Center

• Home to the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Crush and the Colorado Mammoth.
• Over 200 events are scheduled each year.
• Sporting events, concerts, ice and family shows.
• 1000 staff members to run an event.
• Opened October 1, 1999 with Celine Dion in concert.
  

• Over $180 million – which were private funds.
• Approximately 21 months to build.
  

Land

• 45 Acres.
• Building is 675,000 square feet.
  

Sculpture in the Grand Atrium

• The sculpture weighs 2,000 pounds.
• Cost $75,000.00 – 1.5 times life size.
  

Main Concourse Level

• Approximate number of seats: Nuggets – 8,650; Avalanche – 7,400
  

Upper Concourse Level

• Approximate number of Nuggets and Avalanche seats: 7,650.
  

Suites

• 95 luxury suites that can accommodate 12 to 16 people.
  

Disabled Seating

• In strict compliance with the Federal Government ADA act.
• 298 wheelchair accessible locations with companion seats.
  

Arena

• 5 level arena.
• Seating: Basketball – 19,155; Hockey – 18,007; Arena Football – 17,417; Lacrosse – 18,007; Concerts – 20,000+ depending on stage configuration; Special events – 21,000.
  

Denver Nuggets

• Cost of the basketball court is $105,000.00.
• Each basketball stanchion weighs approximately 3,300 pounds and is anchored into the basketball floor to prevent it from being tipped over.
• Each net on the basketball goals is replaced every 5 games or as needed.
• There are 233 pieces to the basketball floor – each weighing approximately 185 pounds. The total weight of the entire basketball floor is 41,625 pounds.
  

Colorado Avalanche

• There are 149 panes of .5” thick glass that surround the hockey rink, weighing between 50 and 250 pounds a piece. It takes 2 forklifts and 8 people 45 minutes to “hang” the entire rink.
• Starting with the 07-08 NHL season, Pepsi Center will be one of only 6 buildings in the country that has the newest, state of the art dasher board system. The system allows for more consistent puck play, and features a “soft cap” that will cushion a player's impact into the boards. This new system also allows for easier installation and removal of the boards for other Pepsi Center events.
• Each net hung on the ends of the rink has a lifespan of only 33 games.
• For other events in the building, the ice is covered with approximately 600 pieces of a 1” thick fiberglass board.
  

Colorado Crush

• The Crush carpet consists of 16 rolls of Astroturf (12 - 15' wide rolls and 4 - 5' wide rolls) and can be laid with 12 people in 45 minutes.
  
• The Crush carpet is 1.25” thick.
  

Colorado Mammoth

• The Mammoth carpet consists of 14 - 15' wide rolls of Astroturf and is .75” thick.
• It takes 12 people only 25 minutes to lay the field.
• On February 3, 2007, it took the Conversion crew a building record of 50 minutes to switch the arena floor over from an afternoon Avalanche game to an evening Mammoth game.
  

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