EnergySolutions Arena

The Delta Center is an indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States owned by the Smith Entertainment Group. The arena seats 19,911 for basketball, has 56 luxury suites, and 668 club seats. Opened in 1991, the arena was known as the Delta Center, then the EnergySolutions Arena, then the Vivint Smart Home Arena, which was shortened down to Vivint Arena. In 2023, Delta Airlines purchased the naming rights. The arena is the home of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz, and the National Hockey League's Utah Hockey Club.
From 2006 to 2008, the arena was the home of the Arena Football League's Utah Blaze. It was also home to the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions of the 2002 Winter Olympics (during the Olympics, the arena was referred to as the Salt Lake Ice Center).
== History ==
The arena was originally imagined as 20,000-seat home for the Utah Jazz and Salt Lake Golden Eagles to replace the since-demolished Salt Palace arena, which had 12,616 seats. Under the leadership and private financing of Utah businessman Larry H. Miller, ground was broken on May 22, 1990, and it was completed on October 4, 1991 in time for late-October basketball games, at a cost of $93 million.
The first game played in the arena was a Golden Eagles match against the Peoria Rivermen on October 16, 1991, which the home team lost 4-2. The Eagles had also played the inaugural game in the Salt Palace when it opened on October 10, 1969. The Eagles, which were purchased by Miller in 1990, lost nearly a million dollars annually and would not long play in the Delta Center.
In 2022, Ryan Smith and his Smith Entertainment Group, owner of the Utah Jazz since 2020, were heavily involved in discussions to land a National Hockey League (NHL) team in Salt Lake City, either via expansion or relocation. In January 2024, the Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) issued a formal request for the NHL to open an expansion process, stating they were "ready to welcome the NHL" to Salt Lake City. SEG officials also said that the team could play immediately at the Delta Center, and perhaps later in a new to-be-constructed arena in the Salt Lake City area. On April 18, 2024, it was announced that Smith had purchased the Arizona Coyotes from Alex Meruelo and would move the team from Greater Phoenix to Salt Lake City.
In Fall 2024, the Utah Hockey Club will begin play in Delta Center.
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==External links==
* Official site
Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in Utah