AMSOIL Arena

Address	350 Harbor Drive Duluth,MN 55802
Owner	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Operator	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
Capacity	6,726 (Hockey)[3] 9,264 (Concerts)[4]
Record attendance	8,372
Surface	85' x 200' (Ice)
Construction
Broke ground	September 2008
Opened	December 30, 2010
Construction cost	$80 million ($115 million in 2024 dollars[1])
Architect	Populous (formerlyHOK Sport) SJA Architects
General contractor	Mortenson/Thor[2]
Tenants
UMD Bulldogs men's hockey (NCHC) (2010–present) UMD Bulldogs women's hockey (WCHA) (2011–present)
Website
decc.org/venue/amsoil-arena/

AMSOIL Arena is a multipurposearena inDuluth,Minnesota, home to theUMD Men's andUMD Women's hockey teams. It opened in 2010, replacing theDECC Arena on the waterfront near Duluth's landmarkAerial Lift Bridge.

Naming rights for 20 years were purchased byAMSOIL, acorporation based inSuperior, Wisconsin, for $6 million, one-third up front.^[5][6]

The facility cost nearly $80 million; about half ($38 million) paid by the State of Minnesota through a 2008 bond bill, another 27% (about $21.6 million) by a voter-approved city food-and-beverage tax increase, 12% (about $9.6 million) byUMD, and the last 11% (about $8.8 million) by the DECC. Construction ran from September 2008 to December 2010, and included a 475-space parking garage with askywalk connecting it to the arena.^[7]

The first event held at the arena was on December 30, 2010. UMD men's hockey team lost 0–5 to North Dakota before a crowd of 6,764, tied for the team's highest home attendance that season.

In their first season in the arena, the UMD men's hockey team won theNCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. In 2012, the arena hosted the2012 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, in whichMinnesota beatWisconsin, 4–2.

The arena's attendance record was set on June 20, 2018, during a PresidentDonald Trump rally, which drew 8,372 people.^[8] The attendance record for a sporting event was set on January 25, 2020, when UMD men's hockey team lost to their rival,North Dakota, 2–3 in front of 7,711 fans.

AMSOIL Arena is primarily used as a hockey arena home to the University of Minnesota-Duluth's men's and women's hockey teams. The arena hosted the2012 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament and the2023 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

AMSOIL Arena hosted the 2017 Ice Breaker Tournament, held October 6–7th 2017. Four teams participated in the tournament. Michigan Tech defeated Union College 6–3 and University of Minnesota Duluth defeated University of Minnesota 4–3 in overtime in the tournament's first round. In the final round, University of Minnesota Duluth fell to tournament champion Michigan Tech 4–3, while in the consolation game the University of Minnesota beat Union College 2–0.

Other hockey events include preseason practices for theNational Hockey League'sMinnesota Wild-open to the public,Minnesota State High School League section 7A and 7AA tournament games, as well as a high-school all-star game.

AMSOIL Arena hosted theHarlem Globetrotters in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, for whichMinnesota Lynx's (WNBA) court has been brought up fromMinneapolis, Minnesota.

AMSOIL Arena has held many different types of events, from comediansJeff Dunham andJim Gaffigan toCirque du Soleil. The local AAD Shrine holds its annual AAD Shrine Circus fundraiser at the arena each April.^[9] The arena also hosts concerts. TheDuluth Superior Symphony Orchestra had the first non-sporting event held at the arena, "Cirque de la Symphonie on Ice", on December 31, 2010, a day after the facility opened. It can also be converted to host dinners andconventions. On June 20, 2018, PresidentDonald Trump held a rally in the arena that saw a record breaking attendance of 8,372.

In 2013,Stadium Journey rated AMSOIL Arena as the best stadium experience in theUnited States andCanada.^[16] In 2014 and 2015,Stadium Journey rated AMSOIL Arena as the second best stadium experience in the United States and Canada, behindOriole Park at Camden Yards home toMajor League Baseball'sBaltimore Orioles.^[17][18]

AMSOIL Arena was ranked the best college hockey arena byStadium Journey in 2014 and 2015.^[19][20]

The Wall Street Journal named AMSOIL Arena one of its 10 "Golden Zamboni" winners for its uniqueness among the nation's college hockey venues.^[21]

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