Scheels Arena (formerly called The Urban Plains Center, or UPC) is a multi-purpose venue located in Fargo, North Dakota. It is part of the Sanford Health Athletic Park which comprises the arena, the Family Wellness Center (a partnership between

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and the

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), and the Sanford POWER Athletic Center. There are plans to add four additional ice sheets.

History

The Urban Plains Center was constructed and opened in 2008. Before opening, the concrete foundation of the Arena was vandalized causing roughly $500,000 worth of damage and leading to 3 criminal arrests. It was renamed in 2010 after

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purchased the naming rights. The arena seats up to 6,000 for concerts, over 5,000 for ice hockey, and it holds 40 suites and 300 club seats. It features an NHL-sized ice sheet. The main tenant of the arena is the

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, who play in the

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Events

Other arena events have included Fargo-Moorhead high school hockey, the

2009 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. The championships ran from April 9 to April 19, 2009. Games were played at the Urban Plains Center in Fargo and the Moorhead Sports Ce ...

, the 2011 US Curling Nationals for both

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, the

2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials The 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials was held from November 10 to 17, 2013 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. The trials were held to determine the women's team that will represent the United States at the curling tournament ...

, the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament West Regional, rodeos, and concerts. The

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team played their home games at Scheels Arena for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons while their previous arena, the Bison Sports Arena, was being remodeled. In February 2016 the Arena hosted the funeral of slain Fargo Police Officer Jason David Moszer. An estimated 3,600 people were in attendance with an estimated 2,800 being law enforcement. In June 2018 President

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held a rally at the Scheels Arena where he campaigned on behalf of

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and

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. Trump spoke to an arena filled to capacity (6000 people) with supporters and protesters outside of the arena.

Concerts

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Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's '' Toby Keith'', 1994's '' Boomtown'', 19 ...

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Kip Moore Kipling Christian Moore (born April 2, 1980) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to MCA Nashville. He has released a total of four studio albums for the label: '' Up All Night'', '' Wild Ones'', '' Slowheart'', and '' Wi ...

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References

External links

Scheels Arena website
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