City National Arena

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City National Arena
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City National Arena
Address1550 South Pavilion Center Drive
Location Summerlin South, Nevada
Coordinates 36°09′14″N115°19′46″W / 36.1540°N 115.3294°W / 36.1540; -115.3294
Public transit BSicon BUS2.svg RTC Transit Downtown Summerlin Transit Facility
Owner Vegas Golden Knights (building)
Howard Hughes Corporation (land)
OperatorVegas Golden Knights
Capacity 600 (per rink)
Surface200' x 85' (Rinks 1 and 2)
Construction
Broke groundOctober 5, 2016
OpenedSeptember 18, 2017
Construction cost$25–30 million
Architect Leo A Daly
Tenants
Vegas Golden Knights (practice facility)
UNLV Skatin' Rebels (ACHA)
Las Vegas Thunderbirds (USPHL)
Vegas Jesters (MWHL)
Junior Golden Knights

City National Arena is the practice facility and team headquarters of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League. City National Arena opened on September 18, 2017, and is located in Summerlin South, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. It contains the headquarters for the team, a team store, and a MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill & Pub restaurant, among other features. It is also the home venue for the UNLV Rebels hockey program, the Las Vegas Thunderbirds, the Vegas Jesters of the Mountain West Hockey League, and the Junior Golden Knights.

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History

One of the arena's two ice rinks during an open skate event in 2018. City National Arena ice rink.jpg
One of the arena's two ice rinks during an open skate event in 2018.

Ground was broken on City National Arena on October 5, 2016, shortly after the National Hockey League granted Las Vegas an expansion franchise due to play beginning in the 2017–18 NHL season. It was also built partly to be a hub for recreational and youth hockey for Southern Nevada. [1] In July 2017, the team, now named the Vegas Golden Knights, reached a multi-year deal with City National Bank for the naming rights of the facility branding it as City National Arena. [2] The facility opened on September 18, 2017, after 11 months of construction. County commissioner Steve Sisolak declared the day "City National Arena Day". [3]

The arena is the home of the UNLV Skatin' Rebels hockey program. The Rebels moved to the arena from splitting time between the Las Vegas Ice Center and SoBe Ice Arena over the previous ten years. City National Arena becoming the home to the Rebel's hockey program allowed the program to move up to ACHA Division 1. [4] The team's first game at the arena was on September 22, 2017, a 3–0 loss against University of Colorado.

The arena has also hosted showcases for the Western States Hockey League. [5]

The facility is owned by the Vegas Golden Knights on land owned by the Howard Hughes Corporation. The primary designer of the facility was Murray Craven who was the Vegas Golden Knights first senior vice president and a 17-year NHL veteran. Craven took what he thought to be the best features among other practice faculties around the league and incorporated them into City National Arena. The facility is two floors and 146,000 square feet and features two regulation rinks, team locker rooms for both the Golden Knights and UNLV, sports medicine facilities, equipment room, video room, player lounge, coaches’ offices, restaurant and bar, team store, skate rental, and snack bar. Team offices are on the second floor. [6] The facility has become a favorite among players. [7]

The Golden Knights practice and UNLV play on Rink 1 which is branded as Summerlin Hospital Rink. Both Rinks 1 and 2 have a capacity of 600. Rink 2 is branded the Ghost Energy Rink.

Soon after the opening of the City National Arena in 2017, Las Vegas Ballpark was constructed on land behind the building for the Las Vegas Aviators baseball team.

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