Qwest Arena
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| Full name | Qwest Arena |
| Location | 233 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Owner | State of Idaho |
| Operator | Qwest |
| Construction cost | $50 Million USD |
| Former names | Bank of America Centre |
| Tenants | Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) (1997-present) Idaho Stampede (D-League) (2001-present) Boise Burn (af2) (2006-present) |
| Capacity | Hockey: 5,300 Basketball: 5,732 Concerts: 6,800 |
Qwest Arena (formerly Bank of America Centre) is multi-purpose arena in Boise, Idaho. It holds 5,300 fans for ice hockey and basketball, 5,732 for end-stage concerts, 6,400 for boxing and up to 6,800 for center-stage concerts. It contains 4,508 permanent seats. It was built for $50 million.
It has been home to the Idaho Steelheads ECHL ice hockey team since 1997, the home of the Idaho Stampede D-League basketball team during the 2001 season and again since the 2005-06 season, and the home of the Boise Burn arena football team since 2007.
Qwest Arena hosted the 2006 CBA All-Star Game (while the Idaho Stampede were still part of the CBA) and the 2007 ECHL All-Star Game. [1]
The arena features 39 corporate suites, 1,100 Club Premiere seats, standing room space for 200 people, The Zone restaurant overlooking the arena, as well as Blimpie and Pizza Hut franchises among the 9 concession stands. The arena is physically connected to the Grove Hotel at the corner of Front Street & Capitol Boulevard in Boise. The main entrance to the arena is from the Grove Plaza. There are two scoreboards and a Daktronics ProStar videoboard.
Other events hosted in the facility include concerts, trade shows, conventions, ice shows and various other sporting events. The Grove Hotel has 36,000 square feet (3,300 m²) of meeting and convention space in addition to the 22,247 square feet (2,066.8 m²) of arena floor space at the Qwest Arena.
A monster truck event usually comes to the arena every year.
Qwest Arena hosted the NBA D-League Showcase which was held on January 14-17, 2008 which had all the NBA D-League teams play for 4 days, and showed their talent in front of National tv (NBA TV) and had scouts all around the country.
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