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Washington Power NLL 2. Washington Valor AFL 2. Capital One Arena, formerly known as MCI Center and Verizon Center, is a sports and entertainment arena located in Washington, D. C. Located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D. C., Capital One Arena sits atop the Gallery Placerapid transit station of the Washington Metro. OvervieweditCapital One Arena is home to the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association NBA, Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League NHL, the Georgetown University mens basketball team, the Washington Mystics of the Womens National Basketball Association WNBA, the Washington International Horse Show and was formerly the home of the Washington Power of the National Lacrosse League NLL from 2. Washington Valor. Arena Football League franchise. The Washington Valor drew an average home attendance of 1. AFL season, the highest in the league in their inaugural season. The arenas seating capacity is 2. The Mystics will move after the 2. WNBA season to a new, smaller arena currently under construction in the Congress Heights area of southeast Washington. Capital One Arena is owned by Monumental Sports Entertainment and is situated on top of land leased from the District of Columbia. Capital One Arena was built in the mid 1. Abe Pollin from 1. June 2. 01. 0. On June 1. Pollins death in November 2. Pollin family sold Capital One Arena, along with the Washington Wizards and the Washington Baltimore area Ticketmaster franchise, to Ted Leonsis, who already owned the arenas other tenant, the Washington Capitals. Leonsis subsequently formed a new management companyMonumental Sports Entertainment. Capital One Arena is largely considered to be a commercial success and is regarded as one of the driving catalysts of the revitalization and gentrification of Washington, D. C. s Chinatown neighborhood. A report emerged in May 2. Verizon would not renew its naming rights to the Verizon Center when its agreement with Monumental ends in 2. Hp Color Laserjet 4650Dn User Manual. In the same week, it was announced that Etihad Airways signed a deal to become the official airline of the arena, sparking speculation that Etihad might be the leading contender to assume naming rights in 2. However, on August 9, 2. Verizon Center would be renamed as Capital One Arena, effective immediately. HistoryeditCapital One Arena, located in the Washington, D. C. neighborhood of Chinatown, originally opened on December 2, 1. MCI Center, named after its sponsor, MCI Inc. Nearly a decade later, in January 2. Verizon Communications purchased MCI Inc. The following year, in 2. LEDscoreboard was installed at Capital One Arena. On December 2, 2. Capital One Arena celebrated the ten year anniversary of its opening. In December 2. 01. Colosseo. EAS. 2. Role in ChinatowneditWhen the arena opened there was concern2. Chinese businesses and culture 2. Chinatown. The surrounding area has indeed been dramatically gentrified, and most of the Chinese residents and businesses who lived and operated in the neighborhood when the arena first opened have been displaced because of the spike in real estate prices. The Chinese population in Chinatown is a ghost of its former selfrecent estimates hold that the number of Chinese in the neighborhood is down to around 4. The Chinese owned restaurants and businesses in the Chinatown area are largely gone and there has not been a full service Chinese grocery in the neighborhood since 2. In their place, new residents and visitors to the area find an increasing number of mid tier and upscale chains, such as Hooters, Fuddruckers and Legal Sea Foods. Ice quality issueseditIn December 2. Capitals captain Chris Clark gained a bit of press by stating that he believed the arena had the worst ice in the NHL. Theres a lot of ruts in the ice. Its soft. Its wet half the time. I could see a lot of injuries coming from the ice there. It could cost players their jobs. Even guys on other teams say the same thing. When were facing off, they say, How do you guys play on this Capitals owner Ted Leonsis addressed this criticism directly. The ice quality issue has been persistent both since the opening of Capital One Arena and with the Capitals franchise in general. Since Leonsis acquisition of the facility, the quality of the ice has gotten betteraccording to whom and number of complaints has noticeably decreased. During playoff games, the arena installs a system to help remove hot air and humidity to maintain the ice conditions during warmer times of the year. See alsoeditReferenceseditCarrera, Katie December 6, 2. Hershey Bears Play AHL Showcase at Verizon Center, Keeping Capitals Fans Entertained for One Night During NHL Lockout. The Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. Consumer Price Index estimate 1. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2. Verizon Center. AECOM. Retrieved September 2. Bailey, W. Scott December 6, 2. New S. A. Sports Firm Set to Play Pivotal Pole in Big NBA Projects. San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2. Verizon Center. Delon Hampton Associates. Retrieved February 5, 2. MCI Center. Emporis. Retrieved September 2. Ted Leonsis close to securing Arena Football League team to play at Verizon Center, Jonathan OConnell and Dan Steinberg, Washington Post, February 1. Ted Leonsis to announce D. C. is getting an Arena Football League team, Scott Allen, The Washington Post, March 1. Heath, Thomas November 2. On Hockey Nights, A Center of Inactivity. The Washington Post. Retrieved November 1. OConnell, Jonathan September 2. A sneak peek at the new Wizards practice center, designed for sports and community alike. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1. Name Change MCI Center to be Verizon Center. ESPN. Associated Press. January 7, 2. 00. Retrieved February 5, 2. Hobson, Will. Verizon still mulling whether to renew naming rights to Verizon Center. Washington Post.  Report Verizon will not renew arena naming rights. WUSA9.  Clabaugh, Jeff. Monumental Sports Entertainment teams with international airline in sponsorship deal. Washington Business Journal. MSE and Capital One Announce New Arena Naming Rights Partnership Press release. Washington Wizards. August 9, 2. 01. 7. Retrieved September 2. MSE and Capital One Announce New Arena Naming Rights Partnership Press release. Washington Capitals. August 9, 2. 01. 7. Retrieved September 2. Steinberg, Dan August 9, 2.