Xtream Arena

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Xtream Arena
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Xtream Arena
Location within Iowa
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Xtream Arena
Location within the United States
Location Coralville, Iowa
OwnerCity of Coralville
Operator Spectra Venue Management
Capacity 5,100 (4,878 hockey)
Construction
Broke ground2018
Opened2020
Construction cost $50 million
Architect JLG Architects
General contractor Mortenson Construction
Tenants
Iowa Hawkeyes volleyball (2020–present)
Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL) (2021–present)
Coralville Chaos (AIF) (2025–future)
Website
Official site

Xtream Arena powered by Mediacom is a multipurpose arena in Coralville, Iowa, that opened in September 2020. [1] The main tenants of the arena are the Iowa Hawkeyes volleyball teams and the professional ice hockey team Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL.

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History

In 2019, Mediacom was announced as the naming rights partner via its Xtream brand. [2]

The city lost its investment-grade bond rating as a result of the project. [3]

Tenants

The arena serves as the home court of the nearby University of Iowa's volleyball team. [4]

Developers had expressed interest in luring a USHL or ECHL franchise. [5] On September 17, 2020, the city announced it had come to an agreement to host an ECHL team that was approved to begin play for in the 2021–22 season named the Iowa Heartlanders. [6] [7] They played their first game in the arena on October 22, 2021 against the Kansas City Mavericks.

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References

  1. "Xtream Arena to serve as star attraction for Iowa corridor communities". The Daily Iowan . September 9, 2020.
  2. "The Coralville Arena goes". Iowa City Press-Citizen.
  3. "Small Iowa city banks on arena's success to repay debt". Bond Buyer.
  4. "Coralville arena project breaks ground, will host UI volleyball". Iowa City Press-Citizen.
  5. "Escalating steel costs, Trump tariffs, lead Coralville to approve early purchase for arena". Iowa City Press-Citizen.
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