Scottrade Center
- St. Louis Blues ( NHL, 1994 )
- Saint Louis University Billikens (NCAA, 1994 )
- St. Louis Steamers ( MISL, 2003-2006)
- St. Louis Ambush ( NPSL, 1994-2000)
- St. Louis Stampede (AFL, 1995-1996)
- St. Louis Vipers (RHI, 1995-1999)
- River City Rage ( NifL, 2006)
The Scottrade Center ( former names: Kiel Center and Savvis Center ) is a multi-purpose arena in St. Louis, Missouri. In the Arena hosts a variety of events, such as ice hockey, wrestling and boxing matches, concerts and ice cream and family shows, instead. Every year, an average of 2 million visitors to the arena 175 events. The Scottrade Center was chosen from behind the Bell Centre in Montreal to the stadium with the second best quality of ice in the National Hockey League.
The stadium is located in the center of St. Louis and is now the home venue of the St. Louis Blues of the NHL.
History
The arena was opened in 1994 under the name Kiel Center, replacing the Kiel Auditorium, which was demolished in December 1992. The Blues changed after the opening of their old stadium, the St. Louis Arena to the new Kiel Center. The naming rights were in September 2006 by the Savvis Inc., an American communications society, Scottrade Inc, a Marklerbüro of St. Louis, above.
Events
Many a time, refer to the event hall of the NCAA, the U.S. college sports organization instead. So the arena among others, the NCAA Frozen Four hockey contests in 2007, the NCAA Wrestling Championships will host 2008 and 2009 and the NCAA Women's Final Four basketball competitions in 2009.
Other important events in Scottrade Center were or will be:
- Since 1995, the arena hosted the basketball tournament in the Missouri Valley Conference
- College Basketball Conference USA 1997 competition
- NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional in 1998
- Mass of Pope John Paul II at the World Youth Day 1999
- NCAA Wrestling Team Championship in 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009
- NCAA Division I Basketball Championship for women 2001 and 2009
- Welterweight world championship boxing match Cory Spinks against Zab Judah in 2005
- U.S. elimination fights for the 2006 Winter Olympics in figure skating
- Concert of Nine Inch Nails in their With Teeth tour in 2005
- Billy Joel live in concert April 25, 2007
- Royal Rumble, PPV WWE 22 January 2011