Building Specifications: Offering flexible configurations depending on event and audience needs.

Building Size & Space

Building Size & Space

Total Square Feet:

  • Floor: 17,000
  • Concourse: 17,830
  • Upper Lobby: 7,585
  • Lower Lobby: 3,845

The facility consists of:

  • 10 locker/dressing rooms
  • Athletic training facility
  • Meeting/conference/family room
  • Offices
  • Concessions
  • On-site parking
  • Flexible arena configurations

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Ice Floor Covering

A portable, insulated arena deck covering is provided by Space Age Synthetics.

Load In

Loading Dock

  • Ice Level Loading Door: 1 ice level access door, 15’ H x 18’ W
  • Loading Ramp Grade: 8%

Bus and truck parking is available along 30th Ave S next to load-in. This street is closed to the public during events/concerts. We have 3 RV-style hook ups to plug into.

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Load In Areas

  • Concourse: 1 door in northwest corner on main concourse level, 7.5’ H x 8’ W
  • Ice Level: 1 ice level access door, 15’ H x 14’ W
  • Arena Floor: 1 arena floor access area clearance, 11.5’ H x 9’ W
  • Lower Lobby: Front entrance access to lower lobby, 7.5’ H x 6.5’ W

Power/Audio/Lights

Electrical Power

  • 2 x 400 Amp and 2 x 200 Amp / 3 Phase Disconnects located backstage
  • 1 x 200 Amp panel in NW corner of event level
  • 1 x 200 Amp panel in NE corner of event level

Audio System

  • Combination of QSC and JBL VRX Series speakers throughout the concourses and over the surface, allowing for 100 dB to all seats and 100% building coverage.
  • Equipped with:
    • 2 hard-wired microphones
    • 4 wireless microphones
    • 16 channel audio mixer
    • Audio XLR and video connections (SDI & Triax) on media deck, truck dock, penalty box, and production room

House Lighting

  • LED lighting above arena bowl provides instant lighting and black-out conditions. Fluorescents rate at 600 lux.
  • LED bars above arena bowl can be programmed to any color for walk-in or light show.
  • LED sports lighting around the main arena increases lighting to 1500 lux.

Video

Video Equipment

Scheels Arena is equipped with:

  • Center-hung video board (18.9’ W x 12.6’ H, 960 pixels W x 640 pixels H, 6mm pixel pitch)
  • Two Panasonic video boards (10’ W x 18’ H) on the north and south ends of the ice area
  • 2.5’ x 200’ fascia
  • Two smaller fascia's (3’ x 55’)
  • In-house channel (Channel 98) feeds live video to all televisions in the building
  • Ability to interface with outside equipment

Video Equipment Details

  • 3 Professional Cameras – Black Magic Ursa Broadcast (no complex, triax, tally, or CCUs)
  • 12-input Video Switcher (one framesync, no MMEs or DVE)
  • Multi-media server/character generator, single channel
  • Replay machines – 4 channel Zeplay
  • Headsets with 4-pin connectors (clear com system)
  • Six hard-wired locations – coax video cable, intercom, and outlet for power
  • Minimal audio mixing capabilities

File Output Requirements

Bowl Area Media:

  • Long fascia board: 3904 W x 48 H (Export as png,  jpg, or mp4 30fps)
  • Short fascia board: 1664 W x 64 H (Export as png,  jpg, or mp4 30fps)
  • Video board graphic: 720 W x 486 H (Export as PNG or TIF.)
  • Video board: 1280 W x 720 H. Audio 48khz. Export as MOV (Pro-Res 422) or MP4 (h.264) and 29.97 fps.

Lobby Televisions:

(For event information, sponsors, etc.)

  • Video containers: 1280 W x 720 H. Export as MOV (Pro-Res 422 or h.264) or MP4 (h.264)
  • Audio codecs: Plays from a computer. Export as AAC, MP3, or LPCM.
  • Photo images/slides: 1280 W x 720 H. Export as JPEG, BMP, PNG, or GIF.

If you have any questions about SCHEELS Arena's specifications, capabilities or would like to request a rigging grid, please contact:

Jayda Bennett
Event Manager
(701) 356-8645
jbennett@scheelsarena.com

Tiffany Vickaryous Hubbard
Event Programing
(218) 556-3377
tvickaryoushubbard@scheelsarena.com