 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2017) |
  | |
  DCU Center Location within Massachusetts  DCU Center Location within the United States | |
| Full name | DCU Center Arena & Convention Center |
|---|---|
| Former names | Centrum in Worcester (1982–97) Worcester's Centrum Centre (1997–2004) |
| Address | 50 Foster Street |
| Location | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°15′58″N 71°47′54″W / 42.26611°N 71.79833°W |
| Public transit | MBTA Worcester  |
| Owner | City of Worcester |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | Concerts: 14,800 Basketball: 13,000 Hockey: 12,135 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 10, 1977[1] |
| Opened | September 2, 1982[2] |
| Renovated | 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| Expanded | 1997 |
| Construction cost | $25.6 million[2] ($80.8 million in 2023 dollars[3]) $23 million (2013 renovations) |
| Architect | FDC, Inc.[4] |
| Structural engineer | LeMessurier Consultants[5] |
| General contractor | Granger Brothers Inc.[6] |
| Tenants | |
| Worcester Railers (ECHL) (2017–present) Massachusetts Pirates (NAL/IFL) (2018–2023) Worcester Sharks (AHL) (2006–2015) New England Surge (CIFL) (2007–2008) New England Blazers (MILL) (1989–1991) Massachusetts Marauders (AFL) (1994) Worcester IceCats (AHL) (1994–2005) Worcester Counts (WBL) (1989) | |
| Website | |
| dcucenter | |
The DCU Center (originally Centrum in Worcester, formerly Worcester's Centrum Centre and commonly Worcester Centrum) is an indoor arena and convention center complex in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. The facility hosts a variety of events, including concerts, sporting events, family shows, conventions, trade-shows and meetings. It is owned by the City of Worcester and managed by ASM Global, a private management firm for public assembly facilities.[7]
Ten-year naming rights were purchased in 2004 by Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) and went into effect January 2005.[8] DCU's naming rights were later extended to 2027.
- ^ "Worcester, Massachusetts: Twenty-Five Years of Downtown Development" (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved July 1, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Santosuosso, Ernie (September 4, 1982). "Sinatra Opens Worcester Centrum". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ ENR Directory of Contractors. New York City: Engineering News-Record. 1978.
- ^ "Sports Facilities". LeMessurier Consultants. Archived from the original on March 22, 2005. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Going Platinum". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester. September 1, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "MassMutual Center Counting on Fast Start". The Republican (Springfield). September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 25, 2005.
- ^ "Worcester Centrum to Be Renamed". The Boston Globe. October 7, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2013.