Von Braun Center

Von Braun Center

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Von Braun Center
nickname = VBC


location = 700 Monroe St
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
broke_ground =
opened = March 14, 1975
closed =
demolished =
owner = Von Braun Center Board of Control
operator = Von Braun Center Board of Control
surface = 200' x 85' (hockey)
construction_cost=
architect =
former_names = Huntsville Civic Center
(project name)
Von Braun Civic Center
(1975-97)
tenants = UAH Chargers (NCAA hockey) (1979-present) [ [http://www.uah.edu/Athletics/hockey/records.shtml UAHChargers.com - Your home for Charger Athletics on the Web ] ]
Tennessee Valley Vipers (af2) (2000-present)
Huntsville Havoc (SPHL) (2004-present)
Huntsville Flight (NBDL) (2001-2005)
seating_capacity = 6,602 (hockey)
7,198 (basketball)
13,760 (concert events)

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 with the former Huntsville Flight; UAH Chargers ice hockey, Oakwood University's Alumni Celebration, (CHA); Huntsville Blast, 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.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling will be holding a house show on Sunday, November 16th, 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.vonbrauncenter.com VBC Official Website]


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