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02 Chicago Bulls. . . . . .United Center. . . . . . . .1994. . 21,711 b>Location 5 Championship Drive, Auburn Hills MI 48326. The address marker (5), is in reference to the number of championship won by the Pistons and Shock teams. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events hosted Basketball: Detroit Pistons (NBA), Detroit Shock (WNBA) Other events: concerts, and shows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operators Palace Sports and entertainment: The company is chaired by William Davidson and owns the Pistons the Shocks, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Palace and the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naming rights: The naming sponsor is the United Airlines company. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Championships celebrated: NBA - 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous venues: Chicago stadium. The Chicago Stadium was a famed and historic indoor arena in Chicago, Illinois. The arena was the site of numerous historic events, including the first NFL championship game in 1932 (moved inside and played on an 80-yard field due to inclement weather), the 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944 Democratic National Conventions, and the 1932 and 1944 Republican National Conventions, as well as numerous concerts, boxing matches and political rallies. It also hosted the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL from 1929-1994 and the Chicago Bulls of the NBA from 1968-1994. The Chicago Stadium Organ keyboard, now located in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Maloof residence.Completed on March 28, 1929 at a cost of $9.5 million, Chicago Stadium was the largest indoor arena in the world at the time. It was also the first arena with an air conditioning system (though the system was fairly rudimentary by modern standards, and was memorably given to filling the arena with fog during late-season games). The stadium sat 17,317 for hockey at the time of closure. Much of the loud, ringing noise of the fans could also be attributed to the fabled Barton organ that was played during hockey games there, earing it the monicker of "The Madhouse on Madison (Avenue)." After the Blackhawks and Bulls moved to the United Center, the Chicago Stadium was demolished in 1995. The keyboard of the organ now resides in the Phil Maloof residence in Las Vegas, Nevada. -------------------- << Pistons Bulls Wizards >> Back to Arenas list © 2001, 2005 H o o p s C o r n e r . c o m, All rights reserved Terms Of Service Privacy policy Contact |
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