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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.
History
Opened in October 1971, the Roanoke Civic Center was also the former home of the
From 2001 to 2006, professional basketball was active again at the Roanoke Civic Center, with the
In May 2023, the Berglund Center hosted games three and four of the
Overview
Built at the same time as the Scope and Richmond Coliseum, the Roanoke Civic Center is the area's premier sports and entertainment venue. There are eight restrooms and six concession stands at the arena, which has a 60-foot (18 m) ceiling height and 10 spotlights as well as a portable stage that is no larger than 60-by-40 feet. There are 8,372 permanent seats at the arena; the arena floor measures over 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2). The Eclipse forms the Coliseum's half-house configuration. The arena recently began a $6.2 million renovation project expected to last until 2016. The arena's heating system has been replaced, and plans call for upgrades to the arena's electrical system and to all arena entrances, as well as for all seats to be replaced.
Adjacent are a 14,396-square-foot (1,337.4 m2) exhibit hall with 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of column-free space, and a 2,440-seat theatre that can be used for concerts, Broadway shows, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and other special events. The theatre features a 55-foot (17 m)-by-105-foot stage; 1,625 seats in the theatre are in the orchestra level, 295 in the loge and 520 in the balcony. After recent renovations, the facility became known as the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre.
A 46,000-square-foot (4,300 m2) special events center was added to the Civic Center in 2007; it is used for trade shows, meetings, conventions and other special events. It can hold up to 3,066 seated, 5,850 standing. The ceiling height is 32 feet.
Professional sports teams
- Virginia Squires, American Basketball Association (1971–1976)
- East Coast Hockey League(1993–2004)
- Roanoke Steam, AF2 (2000–2002)
- Roanoke Dazzle, NBA G League (2001–2006)
- Roanoke Valley Vipers, United Hockey League (2005–2006)
- Southern Professional Hockey League(2016–present)
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- ^ Shows held at the Roanoke Civic Center, from WrestlingData.com
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