Berry Events Center is a
4,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Marquette,
Michigan
, U.S.
The
arena opened in 1999.
It is home to the Northern
Michigan University
Wildcats ice hockey and
basketball teams. The arena also
houses the US Speedskating Team. It was built in 1999, and is named
for John W. Berry, Jr., class of 1971, a primary benefactor of the
facility. The arena replaced
Lakeview
Arena, the home of Wildcat hockey for its first twenty-three
seasons.
The arena contains 16 luxury suites and standing room for 400 fans.
It is also the premier sports and entertainment venue in the Upper
Peninsula, accommodating up to 5,800 for
concerts.
It is one of two arenas in the CCHA (University of Alaska-Fairbanks
the other) to have olympic size ice (200 feet long by wide).
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