Huntington Center (Toledo, Ohio)

Huntington Center
The arena in 2022
Huntington Center is located in Ohio
Huntington Center
Huntington Center
Location within Ohio
Huntington Center is located in the United States
Huntington Center
Huntington Center
Location within the United States
Former namesLucas County Arena (2009–2010)
Address500 Jefferson Avenue
LocationToledo, Ohio, U.S.
OwnerLucas County
OperatorASM Global
CapacityConcerts: 4,784 (half-house)
5,903 (3/4 house)
7,286 (End-stage)
9,341 (center-stage)
Basketball: 8,000
Ice Hockey: 7,389 (8,300 with standing room)
SurfaceConcrete
Construction
Broke groundOctober 1, 2007
OpenedOctober 3, 2009[6]
Construction cost$105 million
($149 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectHNTB
The Collaborative Inc.[2]
Project managerProject Management Consultants LLC[3]
Structural engineerPoggemeyer Design Group[4]
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.[2]
General contractorLathrop/R. Gant LLC[5]
Tenants
Toledo Walleye (ECHL) (2009–present)
Toledo Crush (LFL) (2014)
Website
huntingtoncentertoledo.com

The Huntington Center is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena[7] in downtown Toledo, Ohio. It was completed in 2009[8] and cost $105 million to build.[9] It replaced the Toledo Sports Arena, which has since been demolished.[10]

It serves as the home of the Toledo Walleye ECHL ice hockey team,[11] and was the home of the Toledo Crush of the Legends Football League for the 2014 season.[12]

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  2. ^ a b Lucas County Multi Purpose Arena Bp 2
  3. ^ Project Management Consultants: Lucas County Arena
  4. ^ "Huntington Center Superstructure & Sustainable Site Design". Poggemeyer Design Group. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  5. ^ Vardon, Joe (May 22, 2007). "Commissioners Seek Arena Work for Minority Firms". Toledo Blade. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  6. ^ Smith, Ryan E. (October 4, 2009). "Lucas County Arena Sparkles as Thousands Get Sneak Peek". Toledo Blade. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  7. ^ Muret, Don (June 23, 2008). "Toledo Project in the Running for First New "Green" Arena". SportsBusiness Journal. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  8. ^ "Groundbreaking Set for Downtown Toledo Arena". Toledo Blade. September 28, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
  9. ^ Vardon, Joe (October 10, 2007). "Building Costs Vary for Arena Downtown Toledo". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
  10. ^ Blake, Erica (January 15, 2007). "Demolition Work for Arena Likely to Begin in Summer". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
  11. ^ Griffin, Jason (April 16, 2007). "Toledo Arena Sports, Inc. Acquire ECHL Hockey Team". Toledo Arena Sports, Inc. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
  12. ^ "Cleveland Losing its Lingerie Sporting Football Team the Crush to Toledo | Cleveland Leader". Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-08-04.