Grossinger Motors Arena
101 S. Madison Street, 61701 Bloomington
About
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 Bloomington Edge of the Indoor Football League, the Central Illinois Flying Aces of the United States Hockey League and the Bloomington Express of the Midwest Professional Basketball Association.
The arena's seating capacity is approximately 7,000 for hockey and indoor football games and 8,000 for concerts. The arena also has a basketball floor and a sand volleyball floor. The arena is also connected to the Pepsi Ice Center which is located in the same building, and it has no rights to the Pepsi Ice Center.
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.
