1-866-915-1308 XL Center - (Formerly Hartford Civic Center) Venue: Tickets, Schedules, Directions and Information
The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. The XL Center is owned by the City of Hartford and operated by Northland Investment Corporation/Anschutz Entertainment Group under contract with the Connecticut Development Authority (CDA). The XL Center ranks as the 28th largest among college basketball arenas.
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1 Civic Center Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut
06103
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About XL Center - (Formerly Hartford Civic Center)
The XL Center was originally built in the year 1975 and consists of two facilities: the Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Exhibition Center. On March 21, 2007, the CDA selected the Northland/Anschutz Entertainment Group proposal to run the XL Center from 2007-08 through 2012-13. It was also announced that Northland would assume total responsibility for the XL Center, paying for any and all losses and will keep all profits. The arena's naming rights were sold to XL Insurance, in December 2007.
The Veterans Memorial Coliseum of the XL Center is the full-time home of the Hartford Wolf Pack AHL hockey team and part-time home of the University of Connecticut men and women's basketball teams. Earlier it was the home of the New England Sea Wolves of the Arena Football League, the New England/Hartford Whalers of the WHA and NHL from 1975-1978 and 1980-1997 and the New England Blizzard of the ABL from 1996-1998. On different occasions it hosted the Boston Celtics home games from 1975-1995.
The Exhibition Center of the XL Center, on the other hand consists of a 68,855-square-foot exhibit hall, a 16,080-square-foot assembly hall that can be divided into two meeting rooms. Additionally, there are seven meeting rooms totaling 7,390 square feet and two lobbies totaling 6,100 square feet of space. The venue has also been used to host trade shows, conventions, banquets, meetings and more.
