About Pepsi Center
Events on the land of Pepsi Center Home into the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and that the Colorado Mammoth. Over 200 events are scheduled every year. Sporting events, concerts, ice and household shows. 1000 staff members to conduct an occasion. Opened October 1, 1999 with Celine Dion in concert.
Cost to construct Pepsi Center Over $180 million – that were personal funds. Approximately 21 weeks to construct.
Arena 5 degree stadium. Seating: Basketball – 19,155; Hockey – 18,007; Arena Football – 17,417; Lacrosse – 18,007; Concerts – 20,000+ based on stage settings; Special events – 21,000.
Land 45 Acres. The construction is 675,000 square feet.
Sculpture from the Grand Atrium The sculpture weighs 2,000 Pounds.
Cost $75,000.00 – 1.5 times life size.
Main Concourse Level Approximate number of seats: Nuggets – 8,650; Avalanche – 7,400
Upper Concourse Level Approximate number of Nuggets and Avalanche seats: 7,650.
Suites 95 luxury suites which can accommodate 12 to 16 individuals.
Disabled Seating In strict compliance with the Federal Government ADA act.
298 wheelchair accessible places with companion seats.
Teams in Pepsi Center
Denver Nuggets
Cost of the basketball court is $105,000.00.
Each basketball stanchion weighs about 3,300 lbs and can be anchored to the basketball ground to stop it from being tipped over.
Each internet on the basketball aims will be replaced every 5 matches or as required.
There are 233 bits to the basketball ground – each weighing about 185 lbs. The weight of the basketball flooring is 41,625 lbs.
Colorado Avalanche
There are 149 panes of .5″ thick glass that surrounds the hockey rink, weighing between 50 and 250 pounds a piece. It takes 2 forklifts and 8 people 45 minutes to “hang” the entire rink.
Starting with the 07-08 NHL season, Pepsi Center will be one of only 6 buildings in the country that has the newest, state of the art dasher board system. The system allows for more consistent puck play, and features a “soft cap” that will cushion a player’s impact into the boards. This new system also allows for easier installation and removal of the boards for other Pepsi Center events.
Each net hung on the ends of the rink has a lifespan of only 33 games.
For other events in the building, the ice is covered with approximately 600 pieces of a 1″ thick fiberglass board.
Colorado Mammoth
The Mammoth carpeting is composed of 14 – 15′ wide rolls of Astroturf and is .75″ thick.
It requires 12 people just 25 minutes to put the field.
On February 3, 2007, it required the Conversion team a construction list of 50 minutes to change the stadium floor over from a day Avalanche game to a night Mammoth game.