Orleans Arena

Orleans Arena

Address	4500 West Tropicana Avenue
Location	Las Vegas, NV 89103
Coordinates	36°6′21″N 115°12′8″W / 36.10583°N 115.20222°WCoordinates: 36°6′21″N 115°12′8″W / 36.10583°N 115.20222°W
Owner	Boyd Gaming
Operator	Boyd Gaming
Capacity	Boxing: 9,500[1] Concert: 8,921[1] Ice hockey: 7,773[1] Basketball: 7,471[1] Rodeo: 5,736[1]
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	February 5, 2002[2]
Opened	May 25, 2003[3]
Construction cost	$85 million[4] ($110 million in 2016 dollars[5])
Architect	Sink Combs Dethlefs Klai Juba
Structural engineer	John A. Martin & Associates[6]
Services engineer	JBA Consulting Engineers[7]
General contractor	Tiberti Construction[8]
Tenants
Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) (2003–2014) Las Vegas Gladiators (AFL) (2007) Las Vegas Sin (LFL) (2011–2013) Las Vegas Legends (MASL) (2012–present)

The Orleans Arena is a 9,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is home to the Las Vegas Sin women's football team and is also an occasional home for the UNLV Rebels basketball team when the Thomas & Mack Center is in use. The arena was the home of the Las Vegas Wranglers ice hockey team from 2003 to 2014 and the Las Vegas Gladiators arena football team in 2007. It is located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino and is operated by Coast Casinos, a subsidiary of Boyd Gaming Corporation.

Notable events

• On July 12, 2003, Ricardo Mayorga retained The Ring welterweight championship with a majority decision over Vernon Forrest, and Zab Judah defeated Demarcus Corley on the undercard.^[9]
• The first Las Vegas Wranglers game at the Orleans Arena was on October 10, 2003 in which a crowd of 2,817 saw the Wranglers defeat the Bakersfield Condors 4–2 in an exhibition game.^[10][11]
• The Stanley Cup visited Orleans Arena on November 25, 2005.^[12]
• The arena was the site of the first NCAA tournament held in a venue connected to a casino with a sports book, the Las Vegas (College Basketball) Invitational from November 22–26, 2006.^[13] The West Coast Conference has held its basketball tournaments for men and women at the venue since 2009, the first Division I conference tournament to do so at that type of venue.^[14] In addition the Western Athletic Conference held its 2011 men's tourney at Orleans Arena and did again in 2012.^[15]
• In 2007, the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League moved to the arena from the Thomas & Mack Center. The move failed to increase community interest and the team moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 2008.
• On March 7, 2007, Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance got married to his fiancée Alicia Simmons in the backstage area.
• From February 26–28, 2009, the NIAA State Basketball Championship was held at the Orleans Arena. All classifications (1A-4A) attended and played at this venue.
• On August 22, 2009, the af2's (arena football) ArenaCup was played between the Spokane Shock and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. Spokane won the game, 74–27.
• On November 26, 2011, the UNLV men's basketball team upset No. 1 ranked North Carolina at the arena.^[16]
• On February 5, 2012, the arena played host to the LFL Lingerie Bowl IX. Los Angeles defeated Philadelphia 28–6.

References

1. "Event Production - Configurations". OrleansArena.com. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
2. Weatherford, Mike (February 10, 2001). "The Orleans Optimistic About Arena". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
3. Kantowski, Ron (April 1, 2003). "Orleans Arena Could House Prep Title Games". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
4. Orleans Arena - Event Production
5. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
6. Southwest Construction - 2003 Top Projects in Nevada
7. "Markets". JBA Consulting Engineers. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
8. Tiberti Construction - Orleans Arena
9. Springer, Steve (July 13, 2003). "Mayorga Holds On to Titles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
10. Feour, Royce (October 10, 2003). "Wranglers Bring Hockey Back to Las Vegas Tonight". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
11. "Wranglers Win Exhibition Opener". Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 11, 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
12. Wranglers Weekly Update
13. Carp, Steve (July 27, 2006). "New Home Court: College Events Move to Orleans". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
14. "WCC, Arena Sign Three-Year Extension". ESPN. July 22, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
15. Carp, Steve (March 9, 2011). "WAC Enters As WCC Exits at Orleans Arena". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
16. Brewer, Ray (November 27, 2011). "Rebels Party Like It's 1990, Knock Off Top-Ranked North Carolina". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 27, 2012.

External links

• Official website