SANTA ANA STAR CENTER

'Santa Ana Star Center' is an 8,000-seat multipurpose arena in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a suburb of Albuquerque. It is home to the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League and a possible expansion team in af2, a division of the Arena Football League. The af2 franchise will be owned, in part, by Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher.
The arena was completed at a cost of $47 million USD and opened on October 21, 2006. The Scorpions played their first home game there on October 27, falling to the Arizona Sundogs 3-1 in front of a sellout crowd.
Santa Ana Star Casino purchased the naming rights to the arena in a five-year, $2.5 million deal signed in July 2006. The arena was previously known as Rio Rancho Events Center.
Santa Ana Star Center is located near the intersection of Unser Boulevard and Paseo del Volcan. The arena is part of a larger "City Centre" project which also includes a new City Hall.

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# Olson, Sean (October 22, 2006). "A Star Is Born." ''Albuquerque Journal''.
# Yodice, James (October 28, 2006). "Scorpions Lose to Sundogs at New Home." ''Albuquerque Journal''.
# Yodice, James (July 14, 2006). "Naming Rights Go For $2.5M." ''Albuquerque Journal''.

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★ Santa Ana Star Center Website