Joe Louis Arena
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| Location | 600 Civic Center Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48226 |
| Coordinates | 42°19′31″N 83°3′5″W / 42.32528°N 83.05139°WCoordinates: 42°19′31″N 83°3′5″W / 42.32528°N 83.05139°W |
| Broke ground | 1977 |
| Opened | December 12, 1979 |
| Owner | City of Detroit |
| Operator | Olympia Entertainment |
| Construction cost | $57 million |
| Architect | Smith, Hinchmen and Grylls Associates |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 20,066 Basketball: 21,800 Professional wrestling: 16,685 |
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| Detroit Red Wings (NHL) (1979–present) Detroit Drive (AFL) (1988–1993) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) (1991–1992) Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) (1992–1995) Detroit Rockers (NPSL) (1996–2001) Detroit Turbos (MILL) (1989–1994) Royal Rumble (WWE) (2009) |
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Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed The Joe and JLA is a hockey arena in Detroit, Michigan. It is the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.
Joe Louis Arena also hosted the 2009 Royal Rumble.
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