Arena Digest - Savvis Center / St. Louis, Mo.

Year Opened	1994
Capacity	21,000
Architect	Ellerbe Becket
Web Site	www.savviscenter.net
Phone	314/622-5400
Anchor Tenants	St. Louis Blues (NHL) / St. Louis Billikens (NCAA) / St. Louis Steamers (MISL)
Parking	Approximately 6,500 parking spaces are available within 1,800 feet of Savvis Center, including a 1,270-car garage situated immediately adjacent to the building. In addition, many nearby parking garages and surface lots offer affordable, convenient access to Savvis Center.
Directions	1401 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103. From I-64 (U.S. 40) Eastbound: Take the Chestnut at 20th Street Exit. Follow exit to Chestnut Street to parking facilities on the left. Or, from Chestnut, turn right at 18th Street and proceed to parking, or from 18th turn left at Market Street and right at 14th Street to reach the garage attached to Savvis Center. From I-44 Eastbound: Exit at Jefferson Avenue and proceed north to Chouteau Avenue. Turn right at Chouteau, then left at 18th Street, and follow signs to nearby parking facilities. From I-55 Northbound: Take the Downtown Exit to Memorial Drive. From Memorial Drive, turn left at Market Street, then left at Tucker to Clark. At Clark, turn left or right to access area parking. (Turn right at Clark to reach the garage attached to Savvis Center.) Or, follow signs to other nearby parking facilities. From I-70 Eastbound: Take the Memorial Drive exit to Market Street. Proceed west on Market Street and turn left at Tucker to Clark. At Clark, turn left or right to access area parking. (Turn right at Clark to reach the garage attached to Savvis Center.) Or, follow signs to other nearby parking facilities.

History
During the 1994-95 season, the Blues packed their bags and moved themselves from the historic St. Louis Arena to what is known today as the Savvis Center.

Formerly named the Kiel Center, the Savvis Center is one of the most comfortable and energetic arenas in the National Hockey League. Being one of the six expansion teams added when the NHL doubled its size in 1967, the Blues have much history in the league including three straight Stanley Cup appearances in the late 60’s.

Selling out games or coming very close is not unusual for the Blues. The crowds get large and especially loud against conference teams. This is due impart to a spacious comfortable arena, which contains two levels of blue seats that surround the ice while a state-of-the-art eight-sided Jumbotron overlooks the game.

Located in the heart of downtown, the 12-story glass and concrete Savvis Center is the entertainment core of St. Louis. Home to the St. Louis Blues, the St. Louis University Billikens basketball team, indoor soccer league’s St. Louis Steamers, many concerts, ice shows, and other sporting events, the Savvis Center brings in close to two million guests to downtown St. Louis each year.