Show E Center Opens to Public Grizzlies By Eric Bresee Sports Editor It was a dark and rainy day but buton buton buton on Sept 19 the sun shone brightly on West Valley City That was the day city officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for forthe forthe forthe the new West Valley Events Center The E Center as it is being called will host the hockey and short track speed skating events for forthe fortrie the trie 2002 Winter Olympics It will also be the home of the International Hockey League Utah Grizzlies The ceremony attracted West Valley City officials president president dent Frank Grizzlies co- co owners David Elmore and Donna Tuttle and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Mouser Also in attendance was Salt Lake Community College President Frank W. W Budd The E Center is located at South and 2200 West West Valley Events Center Specifications Seats Hockey Concerts Wrestling Basketball Tennis Size Height 78 feet Square footage Dimensions ft x ft Parking spaces Sound Bose sound system consisting of quadrant four-quadrant range full-range speaker system System is hung above the dasher boards 80 ring delay-ring speakers for the under-balcony under seats |