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Covelli Centre Covelli Centre, Youngstown, Ohio
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Show map of the United States Former names Youngstown Convocation Center(planning/construction) (2005–09) Location 229 East Front StreetYoungstown, Ohio 44503 Owner City of Youngstown Operator JAC Management Group Capacity Basketball : 5,900Ice Hockey /Arena football : 5,717Concerts : 7,000Construction Broke ground June 21, 2004[ 1] Opened October 19, 2005 Construction cost $ 42 million[ 2] Architect PBK Architects, Ltd. Project manager Frew Nations Group[ 3] Structural engineer Cochrane Group, Inc.[ 4] Services engineer Murray & Associates, Inc.[ 4] General contractor Hunt /B&B Contractors & Developers Inc./AP O'Horo[ 5] Tenants Youngstown SteelHounds (CHL ) (2005–2008)Mahoning Valley Thunder (AF2 ) (2007–2009)Youngstown Phantoms (USHL ) (2009–present)Little Steel Derby Girls (WFTDA ) (2012–present)Youngstown Nighthawks (PASL ) (2015)
TheCovelli Centre is a multi-purposearena inYoungstown, Ohio , United States. It opened in 2005 and is home to theYoungstown Phantoms of theUnited States Hockey League . It also hosts concerts and other convocation events.
The main entrance to the Covelli Centre The Covelli Centre was funded primarily through a $26 million federal grant secured in 2000 by then-CongressmanJames Traficant .[ 6] 3 Doors Down . The first hockey game was played about a week later, on November 4. It was initially named the Convocation Center before the naming rights were bought byGeneral Motors , who called it the Chevrolet Centre.[ 7] [ 8]
Starting in November 2008, theYoungstown Phantoms of theNorth American Hockey League played select home games at the arena. Upon joining the USHL, the Phantoms moved into the Covelli Centre full-time in 2009. The Ohio Junior High wrestling championships were held at the arena in 2019.[ 9]
The facility was utilized to house the "Mercy Health Covelli Field Hospital," an additional medical space for COVID-19 patients during theCOVID-19 pandemic .[ 10] [ 11]
The arena's first sold-out performances were on November 12, 2005, when it hosted two concerts by theTrans-Siberian Orchestra . Both 2:30 and 7:30 shows were sold out. The first sold-out hockey game was on January 14, 2006.[citation needed
On March 8, 2010, it was announced that the Covelli Centre would hostElton John on May 1, 2010. The event sold out in a record time of 30 minutes on March 12, 2010, which eclipsed the previous record set byCarrie Underwood , an event that sold out in 48 hours.[citation needed
October 22, 2005 – Youngstown Convocation Center open house October 29, 2005 –3 Doors Down ,Shinedown &Alter Bridge (first event) October 30, 2005 –Tony Bennett November 4, 2005 – First Steelhounds game November 12, 2005 –Trans-Siberian Orchestra (First sold-out event) November 23, 2005 –Lil Jon November 27, 2005 –Clay Aiken December 28–31, 2005 –Disney on Ice January 14, 2006 – First sold out Steelhounds game January 19, 2006 –Larry the Cable Guy April 4, 2006 –Korn ,Mudvayne &10 Years April 10, 2006 –John Mellencamp On June 30, 2006 –Slayer ,Mastodon &Lamb of God were scheduled to play here. Unfortunately, the show was moved toCleveland . July 5, 2006 –Shinedown &Evans Blue September 12, 2007 –Staind ,Crossfade ,Three Days Grace &Black Stone Cherry On February 13, 2007 – Slayer backed out of anotherYoungstown show that was moved to Cleveland. March 31, 2007 – FirstMahoning Valley Thunder game April 5, 2007 –Ludacris presented byYoungstown State University July 1, 2007 –Tool July 3, 2007 –Stevie Nicks August 7, 2007 –WWE Smackdown &ECW (Sold Out) June 11, 2008 –Carrie Underwood , with special guestJason Michael Carroll (Sold Out) October 18, 2008 – "Hot Ice--Cool Sounds", Skating Show with music byPeter Cetera and theCleveland Pops Orchestra & was shown onNBC , on December 25, 2008. October 29, 2008 –Rock the Vote featuringBeastie Boys andSheryl Crow November 22, 2008 –Avenged Sevenfold ,Buckcherry ,Shinedown &Saving Abel . February 21, 2009 – Boxing:Kelly Pavlik vs.Marco Antonio Rubio (Sold Out) May 9, 2009 – WWE "Raw Live", featuringJohn Cena ,Batista ,Big Show &Randy Orton (Sold Out) July 25, 2009 – LastMahoning Valley Thunder game July 29, 2009 – Pedal to The metal tourMudvayne ,Black Label Society ,Static-X ,Suicide Silence ,Bury Your Dead August 15, 2009 –Journey andHeart October 8, 2009 –Jeff Dunham October 17, 2009 –Kelly Clarkson November 4, 2009 –Daughtry November 12, 2009 –Gaither Vocal Band February 2, 2010 –Shinedown ,Puddle of Mudd &Skillet March 18, 2010 –Breaking Benjamin ,Chevelle ,Red &Thousand Foot Krutch May 1, 2010 –Elton John (Sold out in 30 minutes) June 26, 2010 – WWE Raw World Tour September 18, 2010 –Montgomery Gentry October 9, 2010 –Rob Zombie andAlice Cooper April 12, 2011 –Goo Goo Dolls May 6, 2011 –Tim McGraw May 22, 2011 –Lynyrd Skynyrd andZZ Top July 29, 2011 –Mötley Crüe andPoison October 7, 2011 –Gaither Homecoming 2011 Tour December 7, 2011 –Guns N' Roses, with special guest- Black Label Society (ft Zakk Wylde) April 6, 2012 –Sugarland December 7, 2012 – First College Basketball Game: Youngstown State University Vs. Hiram College November 16, 2013 –Justin Moore ,Randy Houser andJosh Thompson February 1, 2014 –Elton John March 22, 2016 –Elton John (Wonderful Crazy Night Tour ) August 26, 2016 –Kiss September 15, 2017 –Stevie Nicks December 2, 2017 –Migos August 5, 2018 – Rough n Rowdy 4 (boxing) March 5, 2019 –Shinedown WithPapa Roach andAsking Alexandria May 20, 2019 –Slayer Final Tour WithLamb of God ,Cannibal Corpse , andAmon Amarth August 21, 2019 –Hall & Oates October 10, 2019 –Ghost WithNothing More November 27, 2019 –Five Finger Death Punch WithThree Days Grace ,Bad Wolves , and Fire from the Gods December 21, 2019 –West Virginia vs. YSU Basketball February 26, 2022 –WWE Road to Wrestlemania[ 12] September 17, 2022 –Donald Trump Save America Rally[ 13] June 15, 2024 –AEW Collision ^ Smith, Roger G. (June 22, 2004)."A Long-Awaited Event Arrives As Ground Is Broken for Arena" .The Vindicator . RetrievedNovember 19, 2011 . ^ 1634–1699:McCusker, J. J. (1997).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF) .American Antiquarian Society .McCusker, J. J. (1992).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF) .American Antiquarian Society .Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis."Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . RetrievedFebruary 29, 2024 . ^ "Chevrolet Centre | Frew Nations Group" . Archived fromthe original on November 14, 2011. RetrievedNovember 4, 2011 .^a b Convocation Center Project Information | Historical Arena Project in Ohio ^ Skolnick, David (July 16, 2004)."More Bids Are Under Estimate" .The Vindicator . RetrievedNovember 19, 2011 . ^ Skolnick, David (November 18, 2005)."Sealing the deal on Chevrolet Centre" .The Vindicator . Archived fromthe original on August 10, 2006. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2007 . ^ "GM Exits Name Deal with Arena" . Vindicator. October 4, 2008.^ "Youngstown News, Covelli name to be center of attention in 3-year pact" . Archived fromthe original on July 9, 2010.^ "Ohio Junior High State Wrestling Results" .OHIO ATHLETIC COMMITTEE . ohioathletics.com. RetrievedApril 4, 2019 .^ DeWine, Mike; Acton, Amy; Husted, John (April 6, 2020).Apr. 6, 2020: State of Ohio Coronavirus Update Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. ^ Hardin, Jess (April 6, 2020)."Covelli Centre to become Mercy Health Covelli Field Hospital" .Mahoning Matters . RetrievedApril 6, 2020 . ^ "WWE Road to Wrestlemania" .Youngstown Live . RetrievedFebruary 27, 2022 .^ "Save America Rally in Youngstown, OH" .Donald Trump . RetrievedSeptember 7, 2022 .
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