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| Address | 2601 Avenue of the Stars |
|---|---|
| Location | Frisco, Texas |
| Owner | City of Frisco |
| Operator | Dallas Stars |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 3,500 Basketball: 4,000–4,500 Concerts: 7,000 (standing room only) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Renovated | 2009 |
| Construction cost | $ 27 million USD |
| Architect | Balfour Beatty/HKS, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Texas Tornado (NAHL) (2003–2013) Dallas Stars Practice Facility (NHL) (2003–present) Dallas Desire (LFL) (2004–2008, 2016) Frisco Thunder (IntenseFL) (2007–2008) Texas Legends (NBA G League) (2010–present) Texas Revolution (CIF) (2018) World Olympic Gymnastics Academy | |
The Comerica Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Frisco, Texas, at the corner of the Dallas North Tollway and Gaylord Ave. It is the home of the Texas Legends of the NBA G League, as well as the executive offices and practice facility of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars. It previously served as the home of the Texas Tornado team of the North American Hockey League; the NAHL maintains its headquarters at the arena.
An arena, is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by a roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a large number of spectators.
Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton counties in Texas. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and is approximately 25 miles (40 km) from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
The Dallas North Tollway is a 30.2-mile (49 km) controlled-access toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), which runs from Interstate 35E near downtown Dallas, Texas (USA), to U.S. Highway 380, in Frisco, Texas.
The arena is also used for concerts and other live entertainment events. It seats between 5,000 and 7,000 people and has a 2,100-vehicle parking garage. [1]
The arena's south parking lot has served as the Metroplex venue for some of Cirque du Soleil's Grand Chapiteau shows, while the arena itself has served as a Metroplex venue for its arena shows.
Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest theatrical producer in the world. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 7 July 1984, by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.
The Dr Pepper Snapple Group has held naming rights to the arena since it opened, but the arena was originally known as the Deja Blue Arena as Dr Pepper chose to promote its brand of bottled water before its name was changed to Dr Pepper Arena. Comerica Bank was named the new naming rights on January 18th of 2019.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group is an American soft drink company based in Plano, Texas, and as of July 2018 it is a business unit of the newly formed publicly traded conglomerate Keurig Dr Pepper.
The Comerica Center was the former home of the Frisco Thunder team of the Intense Football League. A Lone Star Football League team to be called the Frisco Falcons was announced for a spring 2012 start but collapsed before the season began.
The Frisco Thunder was an indoor football team in Frisco, Texas. They were members of the Intense Football League and played their home games at the Dr Pepper Arena.
The Intense Football League (IFL) was a professional indoor football league that began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but it was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.
The Lone Star Football League (LSFL) was a regional professional indoor football league that played three seasons from 2012 to 2014. All of the LSFL's charter teams were based in the state of Texas, with five teams coming from the Southern Indoor Football League, three from the Indoor Football League, plus one expansion team. The LSFL played three seasons to completion before merging with the Champions Professional Indoor Football League in August 2014 to form Champions Indoor Football.
The arena hosted the 2012 Robertson Cup Tournament to decide the champion of the NAHL, with the Texas Tornado ultimately winning the championship. It is the second time the venue has hosted the event. It also hosted the 2013 Robertson Cup with the Amarillo Bulls winning the championship.
The Amarillo Bulls are a Tier II junior ice hockey team based in Amarillo, Texas. A member of the North American Hockey League's South Division, the team plays its home games in the Amarillo Civic Center.
The Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football [2] used the arena for its home games for the 2018 season.
On March 23–26, 2016, the Comerica Center hosted the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Elite Eight, which was won by Augustana University of South Dakota.
On January 18, 2019, the Dallas Stars announced the new naming rights to the arena for their practice facility, executive offices, and 6,000 seat arena. The rights were bought out by Comerica Bank and now is called the Comerica Center.
The facility consists of the arena and a practice rink, which the Dallas Stars use for their practices.
