Gas South Arena

Gas South Arena
	Aerial view of arena (c.2008)
	Gas South Arena Location within Georgia Gas South Arena Location within the United States
Former names	Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003–04); The Arena at Gwinnett Center (2004–15); Infinite Energy Arena (2015–21)
Address	6400 Sugarloaf Parkway
Location	Duluth, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates	33°59′29″N 84°5′39″W / 33.99139°N 84.09417°W
Owner	Gwinnett County
Capacity	13,100; Sports Ice hockey: 11,355; Lacrosse: 10,500; Basketball: 12,750;
Construction
Groundbreaking	June 26, 2001
Opened	February 16, 2003
Cost	$91.5 million; ($166 million in 2025 dollars)
Architect	Rosser International
Project manager	National Sports Services
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
General contractor	Holder Construction Co.
Tenants
	Gwinnett/Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) (2003–present); Georgia Swarm (NLL) (2016–present); Georgia Force (AFL) (2003–2004, 2008, 2011–2012); Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011–2012); Atlanta Steam (LFL) (2013–2019); Atlanta Empire (X League) (2022–present); Atlanta Vibe (MLV) (2024–present)
Website
	Venue Website

The Gas South Arena (originally known as the Gwinnett Civic Center Arena, later known as The Arena at Gwinnett Center and Infinite Energy Arena) is an indoor arena in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Atlanta. The arena is one of the many venues within the "Gas South District", which also includes a convention center with an events hall and a performing arts center.

It is the home of the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators and the Georgia Swarm, a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League.

Events

Sports

The arena's first event was an arena football game, featuring the Georgia Force – February 16, 2003 The Force played here a total of five seasons, 2003–04, 2008, and 2011–12.
Atlanta Gladiators (2003–present) Known as the Gwinnett Gladiators from 2003 to 2015, before changing to their current name.
The Georgia High School Basketball State Championships – 2004–present
Georgia High School Wrestling State Championships – 2004–present
Georgia Swarm, National Lacrosse League franchise playing since 2016
Professional Bull Riders Challenger Tour Championship (Built Ford Tough Series event) – November 20–22, 2009
2010 SEC women's basketball tournament – March 4–7, 2010
2013 WNBA Finals – October 10, 2013
Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions – October 29, 2016
Fan Controlled Football Season v1.0 – February 13-March 27, 2021
Monster Jam Labor Day Weekend, 2024
2026 ACC women's basketball tournament – March 4–8, 2026

Professional wrestling

World Lucha Libre League – March 28, 2004
WWE's Armageddon – December 12, 2004
TNA's Bound for Glory – October 14, 2007
WWE's Starrcade – December 1, 2019
AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage – December 1, 2021; March, 6, 2024
AEW Fyter Fest Week 2 – July 20, 2022

Mixed martial arts

Bellator 88: Shlemenko vs. Falcão MMA – February 7, 2013
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou – January 15, 2014

Gallery

References

↑ "2018-2019 NLL Media Guide" (PDF). National Lacrosse League.
↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
↑ "Walter P Moore Engineers - Gwinnett". Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
↑ Arena Takes National Spotlight
↑ The Arena at Gwinnett Center Celebrates Five Years! in the Wiki Guide to Gwinnett^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15". usagym.org. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

[1] "2018-2019 NLL Media Guide" (PDF). National Lacrosse League.

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[3] "Walter P Moore Engineers - Gwinnett". Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2011.

[4] Arena Takes National Spotlight

[wikigwinnett.com-5] The Arena at Gwinnett Center Celebrates Five Years! in the Wiki Guide to Gwinnett^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15". usagym.org. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Venues	Heisman Gym (1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Rivalries	Georgia
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–08 1908–09 1909–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
Venues	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1974–2011) Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Buzz Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Current arenas in the ECHL
Eastern Conference	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC) Colisée Vidéotron (Trois-Rivières, QC) Cross Insurance Arena (Portland, ME) CURE Insurance Arena (Trenton, NJ) DCU Center (Worcester, MA) Enmarket Arena (Savannah, GA) First Horizon Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) Gas South Arena (Duluth, GA) Harding Mazzotti Arena (Glens Falls, NY) Hertz Arena (Estero, FL) Kia Center (Orlando, FL) Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA) North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC) Santander Arena (Reading, PA) VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, FL)
Western Conference	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, IN) BOK Center (Tulsa, OK) Cable Dahmer Arena (Independence, MO) Credit Union of Texas Event Center (Allen, TX) Fishers Event Center (Fishers, IN) Grossinger Motors Arena (Bloomington, IL) Heritage Bank Center (Cincinnati, OH) Huntington Center (Toledo, OH) Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID) Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita, KS) Rio Rancho Events Center (Rio Rancho, NM) Tahoe Blue Event Center (Stateline, NV) The Monument (Rapid City, SD) WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV) Wings Event Center (Kalamazoo, MI)
Future	New Augusta Arena (Augusta, GA)

v t e Venues of the X League
X League	Amerant Bank Arena Budweiser Events Center CFE Arena CFG Bank Arena Citrus Bowl Cotton Bowl Dick's Sporting Goods Park F.N.B. Stadium Hard Rock Live H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Hershey Centre Huntington Center Infinite Energy Arena Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Now Arena Orleans Arena QuikTrip Park Ralston Arena Resch Center Riccardo Silva Stadium Ricoh Coliseum Rocket Arena ShoWare Center Sovereign Center Sun National Bank Center Tampa Bay Times Forum Target Center Thomas & Mack Center Toyota Arena Toyota Park UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Valley View Casino Center VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
LFL Canada	Abbotsford Centre Brandt Centre SaskTel Centre Stampede Corral
LFL Australia	AAMI Park nib Stadium Skilled Stadium Centrebet Stadium Penrith

v t e Atlanta metropolitan area sports venues
Current	Atlanta Motor Speedway (Hampton) Atlanta Silverbacks Park (Atlanta) Bobby Dodd Stadium (Atlanta) Center Parc Stadium (Atlanta) Eddie S. Henderson Stadium (Atlanta) Fifth Third Stadium (Kennesaw) Forbes Arena (Atlanta) Gas South Arena (Duluth) Gateway Center Arena (College Park) Georgia State Convocation Center (Atlanta) GSU Sports Arena (Atlanta) Gwinnett Field (Lawrenceville) Lakewood Stadium (Atlanta) KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw) McCamish Pavilion (Atlanta) Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) Panther Stadium (Atlanta) Road Atlanta (Braselton) Russ Chandler Stadium (Atlanta) State Farm Arena (Atlanta) Truist Park (Cumberland)
Former	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, demolished) Centennial Olympic Stadium† (Atlanta, rebuilt) Georgia Dome (Atlanta, demolished) Herndon Stadium (Atlanta, abandoned) Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, demolished) Ponce de Leon Park (Atlanta, demolished) Stone Mountain Tennis Center (Stone Mountain, demolished) Turner Field† (Atlanta, rebuilt)
Planned	The Gathering at South Forsyth (Alpharetta, proposed)
† – Centennial Olympic Stadium was rebuilt in 1997 as Turner Field. Turner Field was subsequently rebuilt in 2017 as Center Parc Stadium. See also: \|Atlanta landmarks

Construction

Aerial view of arena (c.2008)
Gas South Arena Location within Georgia Show map of Georgia Gas South Arena Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Former names	Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003–04) The Arena at Gwinnett Center (2004–15) Infinite Energy Arena (2015–21)
Address	6400 Sugarloaf Parkway
Location	Duluth, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates	33°59′29″N 84°5′39″W / 33.99139°N 84.09417°W / 33.99139; -84.09417
Owner	Gwinnett County
Capacity	13,100 Sports Ice hockey: 11,355 Lacrosse: 10,500 Basketball: 12,750
Groundbreaking	June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)
Opened	February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)
Cost	$91.5 million ($166 million in 2025 dollars)
Architect	Rosser International
Project manager	National Sports Services
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
General contractor	Holder Construction Co.
Tenants
Gwinnett/Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) (2003–present) Georgia Swarm (NLL) (2016–present) Georgia Force (AFL) (2003–2004, 2008, 2011–2012) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011–2012) Atlanta Steam (LFL) (2013–2019) Atlanta Empire (X League) (2022–present) Atlanta Vibe (MLV) (2024–present)
Website
Venue Website