Von Braun Center
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| The Von Braun Center | |
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| VBC | |
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| Location | 700 Monroe St Huntsville, AL 35801 |
| Opened | March 14, 1975 |
| Owner | Von Braun Center Board of Control |
| Operator | Von Braun Center Board of Control |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (hockey) |
| Former names | |
| Huntsville Civic Center (project name) Von Braun Civic Center (1975-97) |
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| Tenants | |
| UAH Chargers (NCAA hockey) Tennessee Valley Vipers (af2) Huntsville Havoc (SPHL) |
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| Capacity | |
| 6,602 (hockey) 7,198 (basketball) |
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The Von Braun Center (VBC), formerly known as the Von Braun Civic Center (VBCC), is a multipurpose indoor arena, meeting, and performing arts complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 10,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama. Over the years it has hosted NBDL basketball; UAH Chargers (CHA); Huntsville Channel Cats and Huntsville Havoc ice hockey; and Tennessee Valley Vipers (arenafootball2), among other events.
It was the site of the first-ever Total Nonstop Action Wrestling card, which featured in-ring cameos by Toby Keith and Sterling Marlin. It was there that the UAH Chargers ice hockey team won two Division II hockey championships before their transition to Division I.
The VBC, in addition to the arena, features multiple exhibit halls, a concert hall, and many other facilities for meetings and exhibits.
It is named in honor of Wernher von Braun, a former German rocket scientist who, after World War II, was brought to the United States Army's Redstone Arsenal and along with many of his colleagues laid the foundation for the United States space program, which was deemed to have put Huntsville "on the map" in the mind of many of its citizens.
On February 10, 2007, the Huntsville Havoc beat the Knoxville Ice Bears 7-6 in front of the largest crowd for a sporting event in the VBC's history, with 7,083 fans in standing room only.
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| Columbus Civic Center | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum | Florence Civic Center | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | James White Civic Coliseum | Richmond Coliseum | Von Braun Center | ||
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| Dwyer Arena (Niagara) • Island Sports Center (Robert Morris) • John S. Glas Field House (Bemidji State) • Mercyhurst Ice Center (Mercyhurst) • Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum (Wayne State) • Von Braun Center (Alabama-Huntsville) 95KGGO Arena (conference tournament) |
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