Gas South Arena

Gas South Arena
Sting City
	Aerial view of arena (c.2008)
Former names	Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003–04); The Arena at Gwinnett Center (2004–15); Infinite Energy Arena (2015–21)
Address	6400 Sugarloaf Parkway; Duluth, Georgia
Location	Metro Atlanta
Owner	Gwinnett County
Operator	AEG
Capacity	13,100; Sports Ice hockey: 11,355; Lacrosse: 10,500; Basketball: 12,750;
Construction
Broke ground	June 26, 2001
Opened	February 16, 2003
Construction cost	$91.5 million; ($134 million in 2020 dollars)
Architect	Rosser International
Project manager	National Sports Services
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
General contractor	Holder Construction Co.
Tenants
	Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) (2003–present); Georgia Swarm (NLL) (2016–present); Georgia Force (AFL) (2003–04, 2008, 2011–12); Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011–12); Atlanta Steam (LFL) (2013–19)
Website
	Venue Website

Coordinates: 33°59′29″N 84°5′39″W / 33.99139°N 84.09417°W / 33.99139; -84.09417

The Gas South Arena (formerly the Infinite Energy Arena, Gwinnett Civic Center Arena and The Arena at Gwinnett Center) is an indoor arena in Duluth, Georgia. It is located approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Atlanta. The arena is one of the many venues within the "Gas South District", which also includes a performing arts center, events hall and an exhibition hall.

It is the home of the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators and the Georgia Swarm, a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League.

Events[]

Sports[]

The arena's first event was an arena football game, featuring the Georgia Force – February 16, 2003^[5] The Force played here a total of five seasons, 2003–04, 2008, and 2011–12.
Atlanta Gladiators (2003–present) Known as the Gwinnett Gladiators from 2003 to 2015, before changing to their current name.
The Georgia High School Basketball State Championships – 2004–present
Georgia High School Wrestling State Championships – 2004–present
Georgia Swarm, National Lacrosse League franchise playing since 2016
Professional Bull Riders Challenger Tour Championship (Built Ford Tough Series event) – November 20–22, 2009
2010 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament – March 4–7, 2010
2013 WNBA Finals – October 10, 2013
Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions – October 29, 2016^[6]
Fan Controlled Football Season v1.0 – February 13-March 27, 2021

Professional wrestling[]

Armageddon (2004) – December 12, 2004
Bound for Glory (2007) – October 14, 2007
Starrcade (2019) – December 1, 2019
AEW Dynamite – December 1, 2021

Mixed martial arts[]

Bellator 88: Shlemenko vs. Falcão MMA – February 7, 2013
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou – January 15, 2014

References[]

^ 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. 1700–1799: 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. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ Walter P Moore Engineers - Gwinnett
^ Arena Takes National Spotlight
^ "2018-2019 NLL Media Guide" (PDF). National Lacrosse League.
^ The Arena at Gwinnett Center Celebrates Five Years! in the Wiki Guide to Gwinnett^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15". usagym.org. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

External links[]

Official website

[inflation-US-1] 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. 1700–1799: 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. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[2] Walter P Moore Engineers - Gwinnett

[3] Arena Takes National Spotlight

[4] "2018-2019 NLL Media Guide" (PDF). National Lacrosse League.

[wikigwinnett.com-5] The Arena at Gwinnett Center Celebrates Five Years! in the Wiki Guide to Gwinnett^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15". usagym.org. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

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v Atlanta metropolitan area sports venues
Current	Atlanta Motor Speedway (Hampton) Atlanta Silverbacks Park (Atlanta) Bobby Dodd Stadium (Atlanta) Center Parc Stadium (Atlanta) Coolray Field (Lawrenceville) Fifth Third Bank Stadium (Kennesaw) Forbes Arena (Atlanta) Gas South Arena (Duluth) Gateway Center Arena (College Park) Grady Stadium (Atlanta) GSU Sports Arena (Atlanta) Lakewood Stadium (Atlanta) KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw) McCamish Pavilion (Atlanta) Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) Panther Stadium (Atlanta) Road Atlanta (Braselton) Russ Chandler Stadium (Atlanta) State Farm Arena (Atlanta) Truist Park (Cumberland)
Former	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, demolished) Centennial Olympic Stadium† (Atlanta, rebuilt) Georgia Dome (Atlanta, demolished) Herndon Stadium (Atlanta, abandoned) Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, demolished) Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, demolished) Stone Mountain Tennis Center (Stone Mountain, demolished) Turner Field† (Atlanta, rebuilt)
Planned	(Atlanta)
† – Centennial Olympic Stadium was rebuilt in 1997 as Turner Field. Turner Field was subsequently rebuilt in 2017 as Center Parc Stadium. See also: \|Atlanta landmarks

v t Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Venues	(1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1906–08 1909–12 1914–19 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1995–96 2002–03 2003–04 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t Current arenas in the ECHL
Eastern Conference	Amway Center (Orlando, FL) Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC) Colisée Vidéotron (Trois-Rivières, QC) Cool Insuring Arena (Glens Falls, NY) Cross Insurance Arena (Portland, ME) DCU Center (Worcester, MA) Gas South Arena (Duluth, GA) Hertz Arena (Estero, FL) Mary Brown's Centre (St. John's, NL) Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA) North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC) Santander Arena (Reading, PA) VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, FL)
Western Conference	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, IN) Allen Event Center (Allen, TX) BOK Center (Tulsa, OK) Cable Dahmer Arena (Independence, MO) Heritage Bank Center (Cincinnati, OH) Huntington Center (Toledo, OH) Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN) Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita, KS) Maverik Center (West Valley City, UT) The Monument (Rapid City, SD) WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV) Wings Event Center (Kalamazoo, MI) Xtream Arena (Coralville, IA)
2022–23	Enmarket Arena (Savannah, GA)

v t Venues of the Legends Football League
Legends Football League	Budweiser Events Center CFE Arena Citrus Bowl Cotton Bowl Dick's Sporting Goods Park FLA Live Arena Hard Rock Live H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Hershey Centre Highmark Stadium Huntington Center Infinite Energy Arena Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Now Arena Orleans Arena QuikTrip Park Ralston Arena Resch Center Riccardo Silva Stadium Ricoh Coliseum Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Royal Farms Arena ShoWare Center Sovereign Center Sun National Bank Center Tampa Bay Times Forum Target Center Thomas & Mack Center Toyota Arena Toyota Park UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Valley View Casino Center VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
LFL Canada	Abbotsford Centre Brandt Centre SaskTel Centre Stampede Corral
LFL Australia	AAMI Park nib Stadium Skilled Stadium Centrebet Stadium Penrith

v t Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League
North Division	Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, NY) FirstOntario Centre (Hamilton, ON) KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) Scotiabank Centre (Halifax, NS)
East Division	Gas South Arena (Duluth, GA) Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Times Union Center (Albany, NY) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA)
West Division	Ball Arena (Denver, CO) Pechanga Arena (San Diego, CA) Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC) SaskTel Centre (Saskatoon, SK) Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB)
TBD	Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX) Michelob Ultra Arena (Las Vegas NV)

Construction
Sting City

Aerial view of arena (c.2008)

Former names	Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003–04) The Arena at Gwinnett Center (2004–15) Infinite Energy Arena (2015–21)
Address	6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth, Georgia
Location	Metro Atlanta
Owner	Gwinnett County
Operator	AEG
Capacity	13,100 Sports Ice hockey: 11,355 Lacrosse: 10,500^[4] Basketball: 12,750
Broke ground	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Opened	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)
Construction cost	$91.5 million ($134 million in 2020 dollars^[1])
Architect	Rosser International
Project manager	National Sports Services
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore^[2]
General contractor	Holder Construction Co.^[3]
Tenants
Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) (2003–present) Georgia Swarm (NLL) (2016–present) Georgia Force (AFL) (2003–04, 2008, 2011–12) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011–12) Atlanta Steam (LFL) (2013–19)
Website
Venue Website