Scheels Arena

Scheels Arena (formerly called The Urban Plains Center, or UPC) is a multi-purpose venue located in Fargo, North Dakota. It is part of the Sanford Health Athletic Park which consists of the arena, Family Wellness Center (a partnership between Sanford Health and the YMCA), Sanford POWER Athletic Center, and there are plans to add four additional ice sheets. It was constructed and opened in 2008 and renamed in 2010 after Scheels All Sports purchased the naming rights. The arena seats up to 6,000 for concerts, over 5,000 for ice hockey, and features 40 suites and 300 club seats. It features an NHL-sized ice sheet. The main tenant of the arena is the Fargo Force who play in the United States Hockey League.
Other Scheels Arena events include Fargo-Moorhead high school hockey, the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships, Max fights, the 2011 US Curling Nationals for both [2011 United States Men's Curling Championship|men and 2011 United States Women's Curling Championship|women, the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, rodeos, and concerts. 
The North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team will play their home games at the Scheels Arena for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons whilst a new arena is refurbished 
The Farmers Union Insurance Centre opens on June 2, 2016 as an additional part of the complex. Original plans (back in 2008) called for a 4 sheet facility but economic conditions necessitated a single sheet be constructed. The rink will be dedicated to youth hockey. Management of the facility believes this will be the final addition to the facility barring another donation.http://www.inforum.com/sports/4033773-added-ice-sheet-scheels-arena-open-june
==References==
==External links==
*Scheels Arena website
Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in North Dakota