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{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Fresno, California}}
The '''Selland Arena''' is a 11,300-seat multi-purpose ] built in 1966 in ]. It is home to the ] ] ] and was home to the ] ] team. The facility was also home to the ] basketball program until it moved to the on-campus ] in ]. The facility also hosted the 2000 ] men's basketball tournament.
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| name = Selland Arena
| image = 2009-0725-CA-Fresno-SellandArena.jpg
| image_size = 275px
| location = 700 M Street<br>]
| coordinates = {{coord|36.733093|-119.78271|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| broke_ground = 1965
| opened = October 11, 1966<ref>{{cite news |title=A farewell to The Old 'Dog House|first=Jeff|last=Passan|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FB&p_theme=fb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F992DB1C22C89A8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=]|date=March 1, 2003|access-date=December 24, 2012}}</ref>
| renovated = November 2006
| expanded = 1984
| owner = ]
| operator = ]
| surface = Multi-surface
| construction_cost = ]10 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|10000000|1966}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = Robert W. Stevens & Associates<ref>{{cite web|title=Mid-Century Modernism Historic Content|url=http://www.fresno.gov/NR/rdonlyres/26CD8FA3-9C6C-4112-BA71-57D34EAC580B/0/HistoricPresMidCenturyFeb122009.pdf|publisher=City of Fresno|access-date=December 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114072236/http://www.fresno.gov/NR/rdonlyres/26CD8FA3-9C6C-4112-BA71-57D34EAC580B/0/HistoricPresMidCenturyFeb122009.pdf|archive-date=January 14, 2013}}</ref>
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| capacity = Concerts: 11,300<br>Basketball: 10,220<br>Ice Hockey: 7,600
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| tenants = ] (]) (1967&ndash;2003)<br>] (]/]/]/]) (1968&ndash;2003, 2008)<br>] (]) (1988)<br>] (]) (2002)<br>] (]) (2003&ndash;2006)<br>] (AF2) (2004&ndash;2009)<br>] (]/]/]) (2009&ndash;2013, 2018–present)
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'''Selland Arena''' is a multi-purpose ] built in 1966 that makes up part of a four-venue complex of the ] in ]. It is named after former Fresno mayor ] and has had over 10 million people walk through its doors in its over 50-year history.<ref name=fcchistory>{{cite web|title=History of Fresno Convention Center|url=http://www.fresnoconventioncenter.com/venues/history.html|publisher=Fresno Convention Center|year=2010|access-date=August 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724084149/http://www.fresnoconventioncenter.com/venues/history.html|archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref> The arena originally had a 6,582 ], but a {{US$|10 million}} expansion project in 1981 increased the seating to its current capacity of 10,132.<ref name=fcchistory/> Before the 1997-1998 Fresno State basketball season, capacity was increased to 10,220.<ref>{{cite web|title=Selland Arena|url=http://www.gobulldogs.com/trads/fres-selland.html|publisher=Fresno State Athletics|access-date=December 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022852/http://www.gobulldogs.com/trads/fres-selland.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> The Selland Arena underwent an additional $15 million renovation in November 2006, that included the installation of new seats, a new video replay scoreboard, message boards and a new ice-cooling system for hockey games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Selland Arena|url=http://www.fresnoconventioncenter.com/venues/selland.html|publisher=Fresno Convention Center|year=2010|access-date=August 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724084305/http://www.fresnoconventioncenter.com/venues/selland.html|archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref>
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Currently, the arena is operated by ] under contract from the City of Fresno.
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==Tenants==
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The arena is home to the ] ] team of the ]. On January 27, 2010, the Monsters hockey team agreed to a contract extension to play at the arena through the 2012–13 hockey season. The arena hosted a combined 32 home games between the organization's ] (NAHL) and ] (WSHL) teams during the 2012–13 hockey season. After the 2012–13 season, the NAHL Monsters' franchise was relocated to ], to take the place of the original ] and the Tier III WSHL Monsters began playing at the lower capacity ]. The WSHL Monsters returned to Selland in 2018 for 21 of their 23 home games in the 2018–19 season and then full-time in the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.fresnomonsters.com/news/return-to-downtown-fresno |title=The Monsters Return to Downtown Fresno |publisher=Fresno Monsters |date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> The Monsters left the WSHL and joined the USPHL after the 2019–20 season.
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==Notable events==
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Selland Arena has hosted concerts, conventions, ice shows, youth sports, professional sports, motocross, rodeo, religious events, graduations, and community events.

Notable events that have taken place at the arena include: the tour opening July 19, 1974 ] show, ] ], ], concerts by many major rock and popular music groups and talents, including Kiss, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].

] performed at Selland during its ] on May 14–15, 1992, and the shows were recorded and later released as a live album, entitled '']''.

It also has hosted the ] Central Section Basketball Finals since 2004.

California ] Association hosted its annual State Conference. The last conference was hosted in April 2017. The leadership conference was moved to ] for the years 2018 and 2019, and to ] for the years 2020 and 2021, as Selland Arena was too small for it to keep hosting the annual conference.

==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.fresnoconventioncenter.com}}

{{California State University, Fresno}}
{{Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball navbox}}
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Multi-purpose arena in Fresno, California
Selland Arena
Location700 M Street
Fresno, California
Coordinates36°43′59″N 119°46′58″W / 36.733093°N 119.78271°W / 36.733093; -119.78271
OwnerCity of Fresno
OperatorASM Global
CapacityConcerts: 11,300
Basketball: 10,220
Ice Hockey: 7,600
Field size220 by 100 ft (67 by 30 m)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke ground1965
OpenedOctober 11, 1966
RenovatedNovember 2006
Expanded1984
Construction cost$10 million
($93.9 million in 2023 dollars)
ArchitectRobert W. Stevens & Associates
Tenants
Fresno State Bulldogs (NCAA) (1967–2003)
Fresno Falcons (CA-NV/PSHL/WCHL/ECHL) (1968–2003, 2008)
Fresno Flames (WBL) (1988)
Fresno Frenzy (AF2) (2002)
Fresno Heatwave (ABA) (2003–2006)
Central Valley Coyotes (AF2) (2004–2009)
Fresno Monsters (WSHL/NAHL/USPHL) (2009–2013, 2018–present)
Interior view of Selland Arena during the 2009 California Interscholastic Federation Central Section basketball tournament. Photo features the new scoreboard and new seats installed during renovation.

Selland Arena is a multi-purpose arena built in 1966 that makes up part of a four-venue complex of the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center in Fresno, California. It is named after former Fresno mayor Arthur L. Selland and has had over 10 million people walk through its doors in its over 50-year history. The arena originally had a 6,582 seating capacity, but a US$10 million expansion project in 1981 increased the seating to its current capacity of 10,132. Before the 1997-1998 Fresno State basketball season, capacity was increased to 10,220. The Selland Arena underwent an additional $15 million renovation in November 2006, that included the installation of new seats, a new video replay scoreboard, message boards and a new ice-cooling system for hockey games.

Currently, the arena is operated by ASM Global under contract from the City of Fresno.

Tenants

The arena is home to the Fresno Monsters junior ice hockey team of the United States Premier Hockey League. On January 27, 2010, the Monsters hockey team agreed to a contract extension to play at the arena through the 2012–13 hockey season. The arena hosted a combined 32 home games between the organization's North American Hockey League (NAHL) and Western States Hockey League (WSHL) teams during the 2012–13 hockey season. After the 2012–13 season, the NAHL Monsters' franchise was relocated to Wenatchee, Washington, to take the place of the original Wenatchee Wild and the Tier III WSHL Monsters began playing at the lower capacity Gateway Ice Center. The WSHL Monsters returned to Selland in 2018 for 21 of their 23 home games in the 2018–19 season and then full-time in the 2019–20 season. The Monsters left the WSHL and joined the USPHL after the 2019–20 season.

Notable events

Selland Arena has hosted concerts, conventions, ice shows, youth sports, professional sports, motocross, rodeo, religious events, graduations, and community events.

Notable events that have taken place at the arena include: the tour opening July 19, 1974 Grateful Dead show, WWF Royal Rumble 1996, Fully Loaded 1998, concerts by many major rock and popular music groups and talents, including Kiss, Deep Purple, Yes, Elvis Presley, Elton John, Metallica, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Tina Turner, ABBA, David Bowie, Los Bukis, Sammy Hagar, and Garth Brooks.

Van Halen performed at Selland during its For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour on May 14–15, 1992, and the shows were recorded and later released as a live album, entitled Live: Right Here, Right Now.

It also has hosted the California Interscholastic Federation Central Section Basketball Finals since 2004.

California Future Farmers of America Association hosted its annual State Conference. The last conference was hosted in April 2017. The leadership conference was moved to Anaheim Convention Center for the years 2018 and 2019, and to Sacramento for the years 2020 and 2021, as Selland Arena was too small for it to keep hosting the annual conference.

See also

References

  1. Passan, Jeff (March 1, 2003). "A farewell to The Old 'Dog House". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  2. 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 February 29, 2024.
  3. "Mid-Century Modernism Historic Content" (PDF). City of Fresno. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "History of Fresno Convention Center". Fresno Convention Center. 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  5. "Selland Arena". Fresno State Athletics. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  6. "Selland Arena". Fresno Convention Center. 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  7. The Monsters Return to Downtown Fresno, Fresno Monsters, July 24, 2018

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