WesBanco Arena
Multi-purpose arena in Wheeling, West Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WesBanco Arena (originally Wheeling Civic Center) is a multi-purpose arena located in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was built in 1977 at a cost of $7 million. It is home to the Wheeling Nailers ice hockey team, the West Virginia Miners indoor football team, the Mountain East Conference basketball tournament and the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference wrestling tournament.
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Former names | Wheeling Civic Center (1977–2003) |
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Address | 2 14th Street |
Location | Wheeling, West Virginia |
Owner | Wheeling Municipal Auditorium Board |
Operator | Wheeling Municipal Auditorium Board |
Capacity | 5,600 (concerts) 5,406 (Ice hockey) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | August 31, 1975 |
Opened | April 19, 1977[1] |
Construction cost | $9 million ($35.7 million in 2023 dollars)[2] |
Architect | Dalton-Dalton Little & Newport[3] |
Tenants | |
Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers (ECHL) (1992–present) Ohio Valley Greyhounds (NIFL/UIF) (2001–2007) Wheeling Wildcats (CIFL) (2009) West Virginia Roughriders (AAL) (2019-2021)[4] West Virginia Miners (AIF) (2024-future) |
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