Venue Detail
South Carolina Stingrays
Revenues From Sports Venues Pro Facilities Report
January, 2010
South Carolina Stingrays
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3300 W Montague Ave Ste B-302 North Charleston, SC 29418 Phone: 843-744-2248 Fax: 843-744-2898 URL: www.stingrayshockey.com Owner: Group of eight investors League: ECHL National Conference, Pacific
Venue
North Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Dr, North Charleston, SC 29418-7914 Owner: City of North Charleston Managed by: SMG Facility Management Built: 1993 Capacity: 12,000 Permanent concession stands: 12 Concessionaire: Centerplate Suite caterer: Centerplate Soft drink: Coca Cola Beer: Multiple
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $318 to $488 Single tickets range from $13.25 to $18.00 2007 average attendance: 5,005 2008 average attendance: 5,009 2009 average attendance: 5,001
Luxury Suites
Quantity: 8 Term: 3 to 3 years Price: $45,000 to $45,000 Seats: 10 to 10 Includes: Tickets, special events.
The ECHL Stingrays were joined by the NBDL Lowgators in 2001. Built in 1993, there are eight luxury suites that seat 10.
The City of North Charleston renegotiated its lease with Arena Ventures to boost revenue to the city for hosting an NBDL franchise. Arena Ventures is a partnership between the NBA and ClearChannel Entertainment and was formed to launch the new minor basketball league.
The venture also sought to book acts in arenas where teams played, but ClearChannel was not able to place the acts in most of the venues and ended up paying money to the cities. Attendance at the basketball games was also below expectations. The building lost $300,000 in 2002.
The new deal with North Charleston allows the city to reclaim naming rights and advertising rights for the Coliseum. The city also got $175,000 in compensation and will not be required to pay luxury suite earnings and $124,000 promised to acquire the team. Arena Ventures also promised to book only 20 events each year instead of 30. Only five events were booked last year. The company must make concerts at least eight of the events and must pay $2,500 for each concert date missed. It will also pay the city $12,500 for each event under 20 that it misses.
The Stingrays offer a special Power Play season ticket package at $494 to $681 per seat and includes all possible playoff games and special player events. (Facilities, Financial, Ice Hockey, Professional Sports, Venue)