TaxSlayer Center
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| Former names | The MARK of the Quad Cities (1993–2007) iWireless Center (2007–2017) |
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| Location | 1201 River Drive Moline, Illinois 61265 |
| Coordinates | 41°30′28″N 90°31′14″W / 41.507837°N 90.520437°WCoordinates: 41°30′28″N 90°31′14″W / 41.507837°N 90.520437°W |
| Owner | Quad City Civic Center Authority |
| Operator | Quad City Civic Center Authority |
| Capacity | 12,000 (concerts) 3,000 (theater concerts) 6,000 (amphitheater concerts) 9,200 (hockey) |
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| Broke ground | October 17, 1991 |
| Opened | May 28, 1993 |
| Construction cost | $33.4 million ($55.4 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Project manager | National Sports Services |
| Services engineer | KJWW Engineering Consultants |
| General contractor | Huber Hunt & Nichols Inc. |
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Quad City Thunder (CBA) (1993–2001) Quad City Mallards (CoHL/UHL) (1995–2007) The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament (1996–1999) Quad City Steamwheelers (AF2) (2000–2009) Quad City Flames (AHL) (2007–2009) Quad City Mallards (ECHL) (2009–present) Quad City Steamwheelers (CIF) (2018–) |
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The TaxSlayer Center (formerly known as The MARK of the Quad Cities and the iWireless Center) is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Moline, Illinois. The arena has garnered numerous architectural industry awards since its construction. The facility opened in May 1993, under the name The MARK of the Quad Cities with the singer Neil Diamond as the opening act. The facility was renamed as the TaxSlayer Center on October 1, 2017.
It is home to the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL and beginning in 2018 will be home to the revived Quad City Steamwheelers of Champions Indoor Football.
The arena has hosted NCAA Division 1 college basketball games (including the Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament from 1996–99) in addition to several NHL and NBA exhibition contests. The now-defunct Quad City Thunder basketball team played all their home games at the TaxSlayer Center from 1993 until the Continental Basketball Association folded eight years later. Hockey has also been played at the arena since 1995. The first 12 years by the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League then two years as the Quad City Flames of the American Hockey League before moving to Abbotsford, British Columbia. After the Flames left, the Quad City Mallards were reincarnated in June 2009, and are still playing at the arena. In 2009, Western Illinois University's club hockey team, the Fighting Leathernecks, became the most recent inhabitants of the arena. They are still playing there even though they are only allowed 4 games per season at the venue. From 2000 to 2009, the arena played host to arena football as the home of the af2's Quad City Steamwheelers, who won the first two Arena Cup championships in league history (the arena hosted both games at the time).
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