Maverik Center, originally known as theE Center, is a 12,600-seat multi-purpose indoorarena located inWest Valley City, Utah, United States. Construction on the arena started in 1996 and was completed in time to hold its first event (a live airing ofWCW Monday Nitro) on September 22, 1997. The arena is owned by West Valley City, and managed by Centennial Management Group.
In July 1995, only a month after winning the 2002 Winter Olympic bid, theSalt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) accepted a proposal from West Valley City to build a new ice hockey facility in their city. SLOC loaned $7 million to the city for construction costs, and would rent the arena from the city during the Olympic Games.[6] The arena would be funded through a variety of ways, but would be owned by the municipality of West Valley City, and used for various events before and after the games. Ground was broken for the arena on March 22, 1996, and construction was completed in September 1997; the E Center was officially dedicated in a ceremony on September 19, 1997.[7][8] The first event held in the new venue was a live episode ofWCW Monday Nitro on September 22, 1997, notable for being the in-ring debut ofBill Goldberg.[9]
In 2010, Centennial Management Group and West Valley City, announced that a new partnership (which included naming rights) had been reached withMaverik, Inc., owners ofconvenience stores throughout theIntermountain West. The sponsorship deal is a multi-year agreement, which included exclusive sponsorship and advertising rights, prominent signage on the exterior and interior of the building, along with a name change to the Maverik Center. Additionally, the venue now features Maverik's proprietary "adventure theme", a Maverik concession outlet, and exclusively sells a number of Maverik proprietary products.[10]
On October 10, 2022, it was announced that theUtah Jazz'sNBA G-League team, theSalt Lake City Stars will be moving into the Maverik Center as their home arena beginning with the 2022–2023 season.[11]
The arena served as one of the venues forice hockey during the 2002 games, with events spread out during six days in 31 sessions. The indoor facility was capable of holding 8,400 spectators, plus press members, during the competitions. 96.7% of available tickets were sold, for a total of 230,657 spectators witnessing events in the arena.[12] During the2002 Winter Paralympics, the arena hosted thesled hockey tournament.[13]
In July 2024, Salt Lake City–Utah were awarded the2034 Winter Olympics. Maverik Center is expected to host figure skating and short track speed skating.[14][15]
Prince performed Oct, 4, 1997, during the inaugural concert at the E-Center, now called the Maverik Center in West Valley City.As part of their performance at the arena on November 2, 1998,Phish performedPink Floyd'sThe Dark Side of the Moon album in its entirety.[16]Depeche Mode performed at the arena three times: the first one was on July 23, 2001, during theirExciter Tour. The second one was on November 12, 2005, during theirTouring the Angel. The third one was on August 25, 2009, during theirTour of the Universe, in front of a crowd of 6,601 people. The 2009 show was recorded for the group's live albums projectRecording the Universe.One Direction andSam Smith performed in the arena in 2013 and 2015 respectively.
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