Delta Center
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The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah NHL team of the National Hockey League (NHL). Over the years, it has also hosted other professional sports teams including the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League and the Utah Starzz of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). With a seating capacity of 18,306 for basketball, up to 16,200 for ice hockey and indoor football, and 20,000 for concerts, the arena offers space for many kinds of events. It has 56 luxury suites and 668 club seats. During the 2002 Winter Olympics, the arena hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating competitions under the name "Salt Lake Ice Center".
Former names | Delta Center (1991–2006, 2023–present) Salt Lake Ice Center (2002) EnergySolutions Arena (2006–2015) Vivint Smart Home Arena (2015–2020) Vivint Arena (2020–2023) |
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Address | 301 W. South Temple |
Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Coordinates | 40°46′6″N 111°54′4″W |
Public transit | 701 704 (at Arena) |
Owner | Ryan Smith |
Operator | Smith Entertainment Group |
Executive suites | 56 |
Capacity | Basketball: 18,306[1]
Hockey/Indoor Football: 16,200 (12,000 unobstructed)[2][3] Concerts: 20,000 Theater: Approx. 7,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 22, 1990 |
Opened | October 9, 1991 |
Construction cost | US$93 million ($217 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
Architect | FFKR Architecture[5] |
Structural engineer | Ralph L. Wadsworth Engineering |
Services engineer | Olsen & Peterson Consulting Engineers, Inc.[6] |
General contractor | Ohbayashi/Sahara |
Tenants | |
Utah Jazz (NBA) 1991–present Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) 1991–1994 Utah Grizzlies (IHL) 1995–1997 Utah Starzz (WNBA) 1997–2002 Utah Blaze (AFL) 2006–2008, 2011–2013 Utah NHL team (NHL) 2024–present | |
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