Editing Rocket Arena (section)

{{Short description|Arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, US}}
{{about|the venue in Cleveland|the discontinued video game of the same name|Rocket Arena (video game)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Rocket Arena
| logo_image = File:Rocket Arena logo.svg
| image = Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 2022 (cropped).png
| image_size = 250
| image_caption = Rocket Arena in 2022
| address = 1 Center Court
| location = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|41|29|47|N|81|41|17|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = United States Cleveland#Ohio#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Rocket Arena
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Cleveland]]##Location in [[Ohio]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = April 27, 1992
| opened = October 17, 1994
| owner = Gateway Economic Development Corp.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bonds for Quicken Loans Arena Delayed Until Referendum Issue Resolved|first=Karen|last=Farkas|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2017/05/bonds_for_quicken_loans_transformation_will_not_be_sold_until_referendum_issue_resolved_county_says.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=May 5, 2017|quote="Komoroski and Offtermatt spoke after a Gateway Economic Development Corp. board meeting...The non-profit organization, a joint entity created by the city and county, owns the arena and Progressive Field and enforces the team leases on behalf of the county."}}</ref>
| operator = [[Dan Gilbert]] via [[Rocket Mortgage|Rocket Companies]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=A New Identity for a Transformed Arena|publisher=Rocket Companies|url=https://www.rocketcompanies.com/press-release/a-new-identity-for-a-transformed-arena/#:~:text=About%20the%20Transformation%20of%20Rocket%20Mortgage%20FieldHouse&text=Rocket%20Mortgage%20FieldHouse%20is%20home,operated%20by%20the%20Cavaliers%20organization.|access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]100&nbsp;million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|100000000|1994}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Ellerbe Becket]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)|url=http://www.ellerbebecket.com/expertise/project/114/Quicken_Loans_Arena_formerly_Gund_Arena_.html|publisher=Ellerbe Becket|access-date=July 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718210647/http://www.ellerbebecket.com/expertise/project/114/Quicken_Loans_Arena_formerly_Gund_Arena_.html|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref>
| renovated = 2019
| project_manager = Seagull Bay Sports, LLC.<ref>[http://www.aboutpmc.com/projects/arenas/ Project Management Consultants: Project Profiles – Ballparks, Stadium & Arenas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104154112/http://www.aboutpmc.com/projects/arenas/ |date=November 4, 2011 }}</ref>
| services engineer = [[URS Corporation]]<ref>[http://www.pci.org/view_file.cfm?file=JL-95-MARCH-APRIL-4.pdf PCI Journal – March/April 1994]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[Turner Construction|Turner]]/Choice/Bradley/Zunt<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120730180203/http://www.emporis.com/application/?lng=3&nav=building&id=217238 Quicken Loans Arena]}} at emporis.com</ref>
| former_names = Gund Arena (1994–2005)<br />Quicken Loans Arena (2005–2019)<br />Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2019–2025)
| tenants = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) 1994–present<br>[[Cleveland Lumberjacks]] ([[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]) 1994–2001<br>[[Cleveland Rockers]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) 1997–2003<br>[[Cleveland Barons (2001–2006)|Cleveland Barons]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) 2001–2006<br> [[Cleveland Monsters|Lake Erie Monsters / Cleveland Monsters]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) 2007–present<br>[[Cleveland Gladiators]] ([[Arena Football League (2010)|AFL]]) 2008–2017<br>[[Cleveland Crush]] ([[Legends Football League|LFL]]) 2011–2013<br>[[Cleveland State Vikings]] ([[NCAA]]) secondary; 2015–present
| seating_capacity = [[Basketball]]: 19,432<br>[[Ice hockey]]: 18,926
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|cleveland}} [[Tower City station|Tower City]]
| website = {{URL|rocketarena.com}}
}}

'''Rocket Arena''' <!-- Not a typo. --> is a multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio. The building is the home of the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and<!--,--> the [[Cleveland Monsters]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL)<!--and the [[Cleveland Crunch]] of the [[Major Arena Soccer League]] (MASL)-->. It also serves as a secondary arena for [[Cleveland State Vikings]] men's and women's basketball.

Rocket Arena opened in October 1994 as part of the [[Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex]] with adjacent [[Progressive Field]], which opened in April of that year. The facility replaced [[Coliseum at Richfield|Richfield Coliseum]] as the primary entertainment facility for the region and the home of the Cavaliers, and supplanted the [[Wolstein Center]] at [[Cleveland State University]], which opened in 1991, as the primary concert and athletic venue in [[downtown Cleveland]]. From its opening in October 1994 until August 2005, it was known as '''Gund Arena''', named for former Cavaliers owner [[Gordon Gund]], after he paid for the [[naming rights]]. After purchasing a majority of the Cavaliers in March 2005, [[Dan Gilbert (businessman)|Dan Gilbert]] bought the naming rights in August 2005 and renamed the building '''Quicken Loans Arena''' after his mortgage lending company [[Quicken Loans]]. It was renamed to '''Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse''' in April 2019 when Quicken Loans rebranded to [[Rocket Mortgage]], as part of the facility's renovation and expansion.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Quicken Loans Arena to be Renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse-190409|website=Cavs.com|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Fedor|first1=Chris|title=Quicken Loans Arena officially renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse: 'Next chapter in evolution of incredible facility'|url=https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2019/04/quicken-loans-arena-officially-renamed-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse-next-chapter-in-evolution-of-this-incredible-facility.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref> It was renamed to its current name in 2025 when Rocket Mortgage rebranded to Rocket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-rocket-arena-250218|title=Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is Now "Rocket Arena"|website=www.nba.com}}</ref>

Rocket Arena seats 19,432 people in its basketball configuration and up to 18,926 for ice hockey. It is a frequent site for concerts and other athletic events, such as the [[Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament|men's]] and [[Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament|women's]] basketball tournaments of the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC), hosting since 2000 and 2001, respectively. It has also been the host venue for two NCAA Division I Women's [[Final Four]]s, in [[2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2007]] and [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2024]]; opening and regional semifinal games in the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]; two [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships]], in [[2000 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2000]] and [[2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2009]]; and the [[2016 Republican National Convention]].