Maverik Center, Indoor arena in West Valley City, Utah.
Maverik Center is a multi-purpose hall in West Valley City, Utah that hosts sports events, concerts, and other large gatherings. The facility offers a main floor that can accommodate between 3,700 and 12,000 people depending on the setup, along with additional spaces for meetings and corporate functions.
The hall opened in September 1997 and served as the ice hockey venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. After the games, it continued to function as a major event space for the region, hosting both local and touring productions.
The arena's name comes from Maverik, the Intermountain West convenience-store chain that bought naming rights in 2010, replacing the original E Center name. Inside, a Maverik concession outlet sells the company's own products, and the building carries Maverik's "adventure theme" in its signage. The venue's first concert was Prince on October 4, 1997.
The entrance sits on 3200 South Street, with parking areas around the building and views toward the Wasatch Range to the east. The hall offers multiple food and drink stands throughout the space, so visitors can find refreshments during events.
The first event at the arena, on September 22, 1997, was a live broadcast of WCW Monday Nitro, and it was there that wrestler Bill Goldberg made his in-ring debut. The building was dedicated three days earlier, on September 19, 1997, as the E Center.
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