DCU Center
The DCU Center (originally Centrum in Worcester, formerly Worcester's Centrum Centre and commonly Worcester Centrum) is an indoor arena and convention center complex in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. The facility hosts a variety of events, including concerts, sporting events, family shows, conventions, trade-shows and meetings. It is owned by the City of Worcester and managed by SMG, a private management firm for public assembly facilities.
Exterior of DCU Center, 2014 | |
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| Full name | DCU Center Arena & Convention Center |
|---|---|
| Former names | Centrum in Worcester (1982–97) Worcester's Centrum Centre (1997–2004) |
| Location | 50 Foster Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 |
| Coordinates | 42°15′58″N 71°47′54″W |
| Public transit | MBTA Worcester |
| Owner | City of Worcester |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | Concerts: 14,800 Basketball: 13,000 Hockey: 12,135 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 10, 1977 |
| Opened | September 2, 1982 |
| Renovated | 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| Expanded | 1997 |
| Construction cost | $25.6 million ($77.6 million in 2022 dollars) $23 million (2013 renovations) |
| Architect | FDC, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | LeMessurier Consultants |
| General contractor | Granger Brothers Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Worcester Railers (ECHL) (2017–present) Massachusetts Pirates (NAL/IFL) (2018–2023) Worcester Sharks (AHL) (2006–2015) New England Surge (CIFL) (2007–2008) New England Blazers (MILL) (1989–1991) Massachusetts Marauders (AFL) (1994) Worcester IceCats (AHL) (1994–2005) Worcester Counts (WBL) (1989) | |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
Ten-year naming rights were purchased in 2004 by Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) and went into effect January 2005. DCU's naming rights were later extended to 2025.
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