Grossinger Motors Arena


Grossinger Motors Arena is an arena in downtown Bloomington, Illinois, that opened to the public on April 1, 2006. It is on the southwest corner of Madison Street and Front Street. It hosts the Illinois State University Redbirds hockey club.
The arena's seating capacity is approximately 5,500 for hockey and indoor football games and 8,000 for concerts. The arena also has a basketball floor. The arena is connected to the Bloomington Ice Center which is located in the same building, and it has no rights to the Bloomington Ice Center.
The arena annually hosts local high school graduation ceremonies as well as the local community college's graduation ceremony.

Features

Attached to the arena is the Pepsi Ice Center, which is a public ice rink run by Bloomington Parks & Rec. The center features open skating, as well as lessons and hockey leagues. It is also the home of the State Farm Holiday Classic, one of the largest, coed high school holiday basketball tournaments in the nation, featuring 64 varsity teams participating throughout Bloomington-Normal.
The arena has 800 club seats, 24 luxury suites, and 2 party suites.

Controversy

The arena has been a burden on city finances due to operational losses from lack of sponsorships and though bookings are increasing, the lack of local city population is a continued problem. There have been criminal proceedings over allegations of fraud, embezzlement and theft by the past management company - CIAM.