Berglund Center

Berglund Center
Berglund Center is located in Virginia
Berglund Center
Berglund Center
Location within Virginia
Berglund Center is located in the United States
Berglund Center
Berglund Center
Location within the United States
Former namesRoanoke Civic Center (1971–2014)
Location710 Williamson Road Northeast
Roanoke, VA 24016
OwnerCity of Roanoke
OperatorCity of Roanoke
CapacityBasketball: 8,614
Ice hockey: 8,672
End stage: 10,500
Center stage: 10,600
Eclipse: 4,276
Performing Arts Center: 2,151
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke ground1969
OpenedOctober 3, 1971
Renovated2007 (Performing Arts Center and Special Events Center addition)
2012–2016 (arena renovations)
Construction cost$14 million
($105 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectSmithey & Boynton[2]
Frantz & Chappelear[2]
Thompson & Payne[2]
General contractorNello L. Teer Company[3]
Tenants
Virginia Tech Hokies Ice Hockey
Roanoke Maroons Ice Hockey
Radford Highlanders ice hockey
Roanoke Valley Rebels (EHL/SHL) (1970–1976)
Virginia Squires (ABA) (1971–1972)
Roanoke Express (ECHL) (1993–2004)
Roanoke Steam (af2) (2000–2002)
Roanoke Dazzle (NBADL) (2001–2006)
Roanoke Valley Vipers (UHL) (2005–2006)
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (SPHL) (2016–present)

Berglund Center (originally called the Roanoke Civic Center) is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in the Williamson Road neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It was built in 1971 and is currently the home of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs of the SPHL. The arena also hosts Virginia Tech, Radford University and Roanoke College men's ice hockey games, as well as regular concerts and other large indoor events. The arena is also the home of the annual boys basketball games between Roanoke's two city high schools, Patrick Henry High School and William Fleming High School.

It was the former home to the Virginia Squires and Roanoke Dazzle basketball teams, the Roanoke Express and Roanoke Valley Vipers ice hockey teams, and the Roanoke Steam arena football team.

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  2. ^ a b c Consulting Engineer, Volume 36. Technical Publishing Company. 1971.
  3. ^ Specifying Engineer, Volume 41. Cahners Publishing Company. 1979.