Multipurpose indoor arena in Nevada
Orleans Arena is a 9,500-seat multi-purpose
arena in
Paradise, Nevada , in the
Las Vegas Valley . It is located at the
Orleans Hotel and Casino and is operated by
Coast Casinos , a subsidiary of
Boyd Gaming Corporation .
The arena is the home to the
Vegas Rollers of
World TeamTennis since 2019. It is also an occasional home for the
UNLV Rebels basketball team when the
Thomas & Mack Center is in use. The arena was the home of the
Las Vegas Wranglers
ice hockey team from 2003 to 2014, the
Las Vegas Gladiators
arena football team in 2007, as well as the
Las Vegas Sin
women's football team.
In 2020, the
Vegas Golden Knights announced it was purchasing and relocating an
American Hockey League (AHL) franchise. The
Henderson Silver Knights played two seasons at Orleans Arena
[7]
[8] until the club's new
6,000-seat arena was completed in
Henderson, Nevada in March 2022.
[9]
Notable events
On July 12, 2003,
Ricardo Mayorga retained The Ring
welterweight championship with a majority decision over
Vernon Forrest , and
Zab Judah defeated
Demarcus Corley on the undercard.
[10]
The first Las Vegas Wranglers game at the Orleans Arena was on October 10, 2003, where a crowd of 2,817 saw the Wranglers defeat the
Bakersfield Condors , 4–2, in an exhibition game.
[11]
[12]
The
Stanley Cup visited Orleans Arena on November 25, 2005.
[13]
In November 2006, the arena began hosting the
Las Vegas Invitational , a pre-season
college basketball tournament. It was the first event of its kind to be held at a venue connected to a casino with a
sports book , the Las Vegas (College Basketball) Invitational on November 22–26, 2006.
[14] The
West Coast Conference has held its basketball tournaments for
men and
women at the venue since 2009, the first Division I conference tournament to do so at that type of venue.
[15] The
Western Athletic Conference has held its
men's and
women's tournaments at Orleans Arena since 2011.
[16]
In 2007, the
Las Vegas Gladiators of the
Arena Football League moved to the arena from the
Thomas & Mack Center . The move failed to increase community interest and the team moved to
Cleveland, Ohio , in 2008.
From February 26–28, 2009, the NIAA State Basketball Championship was held at the Orleans Arena. All classifications (1A–4A) attended and played at the venue.
On November 26, 2011, the UNLV men's basketball team upset No. 1 ranked North Carolina at the arena.
[17]
On February 5, 2012, the arena played host to the LFL
Lingerie Bowl IX. Los Angeles defeated Philadelphia 28–6.
Between July and October 2015,
Global Force Wrestling taped the pilot episodes of its planned TV series GFW Amped at the Orleans Arena.
[18]
Between March 31 – April 8, 2018, the Orleans Arena hosted the
2018 World Men's Curling Championship . The Swedish team led by
Niklas Edin beat the defending champions Canada led by
Brad Gushue .
On July 26, 2018, the Orleans Arena hosted the penultimate regular season games for the
2018 JBA season . At 5:00 P.M., the
Seattle Ballers defeated the
Chicago Ballers 134–110, while the
Los Angeles Ballers (led by
LiAngelo and
LaMelo Ball ) and the
Houston Ballers (led by Curtis Hollis and Jordon Myers) recorded a high-scoring match soon afterward, with Los Angeles winning 169–153.
During the 2020–2021 figure skating season, the
2020 Guaranteed Rate Skate America and the
2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held at the Orleans Arena in a "bubble" at the casino.
From April 2–10, 2022, the Orleans Arena hosted the
2022 World Men's Curling Championship . The 3-time defending champions Sweden led by
Niklas Edin beat the Canadian team led by
Brad Gushue .
On November 5, 2022,
ABS-CBN 's noontime variety show
ASAP staged a concert live at the Orleans Arena. It was the show's first international show since the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic 's lockdowns.
References
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"The Orleans Optimistic About Arena" .
Las Vegas Review-Journal . Archived from
the original on January 5, 2003. Retrieved September 23, 2011 .
^ Kantowski, Ron (April 1, 2003).
"Orleans Arena Could House Prep Title Games" .
Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved September 23, 2011 .
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"Event Production - Configurations" . OrleansArena.com. Archived from
the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2008 .
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"Dodge Resource Center" (PDF) . construction.com . Retrieved December 24, 2016 .
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"Markets" . JBA Consulting Engineers. Archived from
the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014 .
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Tiberti Construction - Orleans Arena
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"Vegas Golden Knights Issue AHL Update" . NHL.com . February 12, 2020.
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"AHL heading to Las Vegas in 2020-21" . AHL . February 28, 2020.
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"Vegas Golden Knights And City Of Henderson Issue AHL Update" . NHL.com . February 13, 2020.
^ Springer, Steve (July 13, 2003).
"Mayorga Holds On to Titles" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 27, 2012 .
^ Feour, Royce (October 10, 2003).
"Wranglers Bring Hockey Back to Las Vegas Tonight" .
Las Vegas Review-Journal . Archived from
the original on October 22, 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 .
^
"Wranglers Win Exhibition Opener" .
Las Vegas Review-Journal . October 11, 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 .
^ ECHL (November 21, 2005).
"Wranglers weekly update - OurSports Central" . oursportscentral.com . Retrieved December 24, 2016 .
^ Carp, Steve (July 27, 2006).
"New Home Court: College Events Move to Orleans" .
Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved May 27, 2012 .
^ Associated Press (July 22, 2009).
"WCC, Arena Sign Three-Year Extension" .
ESPN . Retrieved May 27, 2012 .
^ Carp, Steve (March 9, 2011).
"WAC Enters As WCC Exits at Orleans Arena" .
Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved May 27, 2012 .
^ Brewer, Ray (November 27, 2011).
"Rebels Party Like It's 1990, Knock Off Top-Ranked North Carolina" .
Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved May 27, 2012 .
^
"Global Force Wrestling Shows to Debut at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas July 24" .
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