Future Legends Complex is a sports complex the western United States, located in
Windsor, Colorado, southeast of
Fort Collins.
On November 30, 2020, the
Orem Owlz of the
Pioneer League announced that they would move from
Utah to Windsor and play as the
Northern Colorado Owlz starting in the 2021 season. In January 2021, they postponed their start date to 2022.
It was also announced in January 2021 that
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC, a new soccer team in
USL League One, would debut at Future Legends Sports Complex in 2022, but the facility wasn't ready until 2023.
The Hailstorm and Owlz currently play at TicketSmarter Stadium located in the heart of the Future Legends Complex. The stadium is expected to have a capacity of 6,500 for sporting events and over 20,000 for concerts and music performances. TicketSmarter will be the primary ticketing partner of the stadium in addition to being the title sponsor through 2032.
The complex features the 6,500-seat TicketSmarter Stadium, a secondary stadium with 2,500-seat capacity, multiple baseball diamonds and multi-purpose fields, an indoor sports arena, an e-sports arena, Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton by Hilton hotels, and multiple restaurants retail locations; and will host guests for major sports tournaments, events, leagues, and more.
Construction
The original contractor for the entire project was
Hensel Phelps Construction
Hensel Phelps Construction Co. is one of the largest general contractors and construction managers in the United States, ranked consistently among ENR's (Engineering News-Record) top 20 Contractors by revenue.
Founded in 1937 as a small, local b ...
out of
Greeley, Colorado. Hensel Phelps had completed grading of the site, as well as construction of two multipurpose fields, and preliminary parking lot work. In June 2021, however, construction was ordered halted by the
United States Department of Agriculture in order to conduct environmental and historical studies on the location.
The USDA later ruled that no preservation work was necessary and that construction could resume. During this time, the general contractor changed from Hensel Phelps Construction to Jaco General Contractor of
Wichita, Kansas.
According to social media for the complex, foundation work had commenced by August 2021.
TicketSmarter Stadium was expected to open in 2022.
Instead, the Owlz and Hailstorm played at
Jackson Field
Jackson Field is a baseball stadium in Lansing, Michigan, home field of the Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball team. The Michigan State Spartans college baseball team also plays select home games at Jackson Field. The stadium is situated in d ...
at the
University of Northern Colorado that year.
The sports complex opened on May 23, 2023.
References
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