E CENTER

The 'E Center' is a 10,100-seat multi-purpose arena in West Valley City, Utah, southwest of Salt Lake City. The arena opened on September 21, 1997, and was used as an official Olympic Venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics, for ice hockey.

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Notable Events


The entertainment venue has hosted numerous concert events including Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Black Eyed Peas, Prince, Dave Matthews Band, Backstreet Boys, Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani, Enrique Iglesias, Neil Diamond, Lord of The Dance, The Cure, The White Stripes, Shania Twain, James Taylor, The Moody Blues, Tori Amos, Sarah Mclachlan, Michael Bolton, Wynonna, Mötley Crüe, Jethro Tull. It has also hosted live television productions of WWE Smackdown Live and portions of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The venue is also home to Sesame Street Live, The Wiggles, and Bob the Builder.
The E Center usually hosts a monster truck event in early January each year

Tenants


Its primary tenant is the Utah Grizzlies ice hockey team. In 2002, it was the main venue for ice hockey at the Winter Olympic Games. Canada beat the United States in both gold medal games. The arena used to be home to the Utah Freezz of the World Indoor Soccer League from 1999-2001 and the Utah Warriors of the NIFL from 2003-2004.
Name

The unusual name refers to both the concept of entertainment and to United Airlines, which used the arena to promote its electronic ticketing program.

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