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in dollars) | architect = Charles S. Sink & Associates | structural engineer = Ketchum, Konkel, Ryan, & Fleming | former_names = | tenants = Denver Spurs (WHA) (1975–1976) Colorado Rockies (NHL) (1976–1982) Colorado Flames (CHL) (1982–1984) Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1975–1999) Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1995–1999) Denver Grizzlies (IHL) (1994–1995) Denver Dynamite (AFL) (1987–1991) Denver Avalanche (MISL) (1980–1982) Colorado Xplosion (ABL) (1996–1998) | seating_capacity = Basketball: 16,700 (1975-1977), 17,387 (1977-1981), 17,251 (1981-1986), 17,022 (1986-1993), 17,171 (1993-1999) Ice hockey: 15,900 (1975-1977), 16,399 (1977-1981), 16,384 (1981-1986), 16,061 (1986-1999) }} McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games, 17,171 for basketball games and contained 27 luxury suites, which were installed as part of a 1986 renovation. It was named after Denver mayor William H. McNichols, Jr., who served from 1968 to 1983. A small-scale scandal surrounded the naming, because McNichols was in office at the time. The 1986 renovations also saw the original Stewart-Warner end-zone scoreboards, which each had color matrix screens, upgraded by White Way Sign with new digits and to include new color video screens (which replaced the matrix screens). The arena was largely shuttered after the Nuggets and Avalanche moved to Pepsi Center and was razed in 2000 to make space for a parking lot surrounding Sports Authority Field at Mile High. ==Sports connections== "Big Mac" was the home of the Denver Spurs of the WHA during the 1975-76 season, the Colorado Rockies of the NHL from 1976 to 1982, the Colorado Flames of the CHL from 1982 to 1984, the Denver Nuggets of the ABA and NBA from 1975 to 1999, the Denver Avalanche of the MISL from 1981 to 1982, the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL from 1995 to 1999, and the Denver Grizzlies of the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1995. McNichols hosted the NCAA Final Four in 1990, won by UNLV over Duke University and the West Regional Semifinal in 1996. It was also host to the 1976 ABA All-Star Game, in which the host Nuggets defeated the ABA All-Stars, games 1, 2, and 5 of the 1976 ABA finals, and the 1984 NBA All-Star Game. It also hosted games one and two of the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers in four games to bring the Mile High City its first major sports championship. The arena was the site of the largest crowd ever to see an NCAA college ice hockey game in the State of Colorado, as the University of Denver defeated Colorado College, 3–2, for the Denver Cup championship in 1995, with over 16,000 fans in attendance. However that mark was surpassed on April 12, 2008 when 18,632 people attended the championship game of the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament championship game at Pepsi Center. Another notable event at McNichols took place on December 13, 1983, when the Nuggets hosted the Detroit Pistons in a regular season contest. Nugget players Kiki Vandeweghe and Alex English scored 51 and 47 points respectively, while Piston Isiah Thomas also scored 47 points, with teammate John Long scoring 41 in a 186-184 triple-overtime Detroit win over the Nuggets. The game, still to date, is the highest-scoring game in NBA history, and also holds the record for the most players to score 40 or more points in a single game. However, the game was not televised in the Denver area (instead being shown back to the Detroit market, via WKBD-TV) and was attended by just over 9,300 people. This game has since been broadcast on NBA TV and ESPN Classic. On October 9, 1987 the US HOT ROD Mud Bog & Battle of the Monster Trucks show was hosted. It was the only monster truck event held at McNichols. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「McNichols Sports Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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