Xtream Arena powered by Mediacom is a multipurpose arena in Coralville, Iowa, that opened in September 2020.[1] The main tenants of the arena are the Iowa Hawkeyes volleyball teams and the professional ice hockey team Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL.
History
In 2019, Mediacom was announced as the naming rights partner via its Xtream brand.[2]
The city lost its investment-grade bond rating as a result of the project.[3]
Tenants
The arena serves as the home court of the nearby University of Iowa's volleyball team.[4]
Developers had expressed interest in luring a USHL or ECHL franchise.[5] On September 17, 2020, the city announced it had come to an agreement to host an ECHL team that was approved to begin play for in the 2021–22 season named the Iowa Heartlanders.[6][7] They played their first game in the arena on October 22, 2021 against the Kansas City Mavericks.
References
- ^ "Xtream Arena to serve as star attraction for Iowa corridor communities". The Daily Iowan. September 9, 2020.
- ^ "The Coralville Arena goes". Iowa City Press-Citizen.
- ^ "Small Iowa city banks on arena's success to repay debt". Bond Buyer.
- ^ "Coralville arena project breaks ground, will host UI volleyball". Iowa City Press-Citizen.
- ^ "Escalating steel costs, Trump tariffs, lead Coralville to approve early purchase for arena". Iowa City Press-Citizen.
- ^ "Coralville announces it is getting a professional hockey team". The Gazette. September 17, 2020.
- ^ "ECHL Approves Two Expansion Memberships". ECHL. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.