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Line 2: {{Sources exist\|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox venue \| stadium_name = WesBanco Arena \| nickname = = \| logo_image = [[Image:WesBanco Arena.PNG]] \| image = [[File:~~WesBancoArena~~WesBanco_Arena.jpg\|325px\|center]] \| pushpin_map = West Virginia#USA \|address = 2 14th Street▼ \| pushpin_map_caption = Location within West Virginia##Location within the United States ~~\|location =[[Wheeling, West Virginia]]~~ \| pushpin_relief = 1 \|broke_ground = August 31, 1975▼ \| pushpin_label = WesBanco Arena \|opened = April 19, 1977<ref>{{cite news \|title=Listen to the Music\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=buZdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G18NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1663,2767430&dq=en\|newspaper=[[Observer–Reporter]]\|location=Washington, PA\|date=April 19, 1977}}</ref>▼ ▲\| address = 2 14th Street \|closed =▼ \|~~owner~~ location = [[Wheeling, ~~Municipal Auditorium~~West ~~Board~~Virginia]] ▲\| broke_ground = August 31, 1975 \|operator = Wheeling Municipal Auditorium Board▼ ▲\| opened = April 19, 1977<ref>{{cite news \|title=Listen to the Music\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=buZdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G18NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1663,2767430&dq=en\|newspaper=[[Observer–Reporter]]\|location=Washington, PA\|date=April 19, 1977}}</ref> \|surface = Multi-surface▼ ▲\| closed = = \|construction_cost= $9 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation\|US\|7.1\|r=2\|1977}}}} million in {{Inflation-year\|US}} dollars)<ref name="Wheeling Civic Center to Open">{{Cite news\|title=Wheeling Civic Center to Open\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62553884/wheeling-civic-center-to-open/\|date=April 5, 1977\|access-date=November 4, 2020\|work=Beckley Post-Herald\|location=[[Beckley, West Virginia]]}}</ref>▼ ▲\|~~operator~~ owner = Wheeling Municipal Auditorium Board \|architect = Dalton-Dalton Little & Newport<ref name="Wheeling Zooms Past City In Convention Center Race">{{Cite news\|title=Wheeling Zooms Past City In Convention Center Race\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19750906&id=YcobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B1YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2535,1065082\|date=September 6, 1975\|access-date=November 11, 2011\|work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]]\|location=[[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]}}</ref>▼ \|~~former_names~~ operator = Wheeling ~~Civic~~Municipal ~~Center~~Auditorium ~~(1977–2003)~~Board ▲\| surface = Multi-surface \|seating_capacity = 5,600 (concerts)<br>5,406 ([[Ice hockey]])▼ ▲\| construction_cost = $9 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation\|US\|7.1\|r=2\|1977}}}} million in {{Inflation-year\|US}} dollars)<ref name="Wheeling Civic Center to Open">{{Cite news\|title=Wheeling Civic Center to Open\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62553884/wheeling-civic-center-to-open/\|date=April 5, 1977\|access-date=November 4, 2020\|work=Beckley Post-Herald\|location=[[Beckley, West Virginia]]}}</ref> \|tenants = [[Wheeling Nailers\|Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers]] ([[ECHL]]) (1992–present)<br>[[Ohio Valley Greyhounds]] ([[National Indoor Football League\|NIFL]]/[[United Indoor Football\|UIF]]) (2001–2007)<br>[[Wheeling Wildcats]] ([[Continental Indoor Football League\|CIFL]]) (2009)<br>[[West Virginia Roughriders]] ([[American Arena League\|AAL]]) (2019)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.wric.com/sports/-it-was-a-total-honor-richmond-roughriders-find-new-home-in-west-virginia/1471904132 \|title='It was a total honor': Richmond Roughriders find new home in West Virginia \|work=[[WRIC-TV]] \|date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>▼ ▲\| architect = Dalton-Dalton Little & Newport<ref name="Wheeling Zooms Past City In Convention Center Race">{{Cite news\|title=Wheeling Zooms Past City In Convention Center Race\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19750906&id=YcobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B1YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2535,1065082\|date=September 6, 1975\|access-date=November 11, 2011\|work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]]\|location=[[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]}}</ref> \| former_names = Wheeling Civic Center (1977–2003) ▲\| seating_capacity = 5,600 (concerts)<br>5,406 ([[Ice hockey]]) ▲\| tenants = [[Wheeling Nailers\|Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers]] ([[ECHL]]) (1992–present)<br>[[Ohio Valley Greyhounds]] ([[National Indoor Football League\|NIFL]]/[[United Indoor Football\|UIF]]) (2001–2007)<br>[[Wheeling Wildcats]] ([[Continental Indoor Football League\|CIFL]]) (2009)<br>[[West Virginia Roughriders]] ([[American Arena League\|AAL]]) (2019-2021)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.wric.com/sports/-it-was-a-total-honor-richmond-roughriders-find-new-home-in-west-virginia/1471904132 \|title='It was a total honor': Richmond Roughriders find new home in West Virginia \|work=[[WRIC-TV]] \|date=September 24, 2018}}</ref><br>[[Wheeling Miners]] ([[American Arena League\|AAL2]]/[[National Arena League\|NAL]]) (2024-present) }} '''WesBanco Arena''' (originally '''Wheeling Civic Center''') is a multi-purpose [[arena]] located in [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]. It was built in 1977 at a cost of [[United States dollar\|$]]7 million. It is home to the [[Wheeling Nailers]] [[ice hockey]] team, the [[West Virginia ~~Roughriders~~Miners (indoor football)\|Wheeling Miners]] [[Indoor American football\|indoor football]] team, the [[Mountain East Conference]] basketball tournament and the [[Ohio Valley Athletic Conference]] wrestling tournament. ==Background and history== Line 44 ⟶ 48: The outer hallways are lined with display cases as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. These cases display memorabilia from all schools past and present in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference, as well as memorabilia from Ohio Valley natives, who have gone on to professional sports careers, including [[Bill Mazeroski]], Bobby Douglas, [[Chuck Howley]], [[Phil Niekro]] and [[Joe Niekro]], among others. The arena also hosts the conference's annual Banquet of Champions, the largest high school athletic banquet in the United States. It also played host to the [[West Virginia Mountaineers]] basketball team for one season in the 1999–2000 season due to construction at the team's normal venue. Other sporting events such as [[Basketball#High school basketball\|high school basketball]], [[College basketball]], [[College ice hockey\|college hockey]], [[indoor American football\|indoor football]] and others have hosted games at the arena on a regular basis. The [[Harlem Globetrotters]] have become a favorite of residents making yearly appearances at the arena. ===Other events=== Line 63 ⟶ 67: [[Category:Indoor arenas in West Virginia]] [[Category:~~Indoor ice~~Ice hockey venues in the United States]] [[Category:Sports venues in West Virginia]] [[Category:Convention centers in West Virginia]]