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United Center
Home of the Chicago Bulls (NBA)
1994
Opened
TBD
Capacity (basketball)
United
Naming partner · since 1994
IL
State
Identity
City
Chicago
State / region
IL
Opened
1994year only — exact date TBD
Capacity (basketball)
TBD
Address
TBD
Architect
TBD
Owner
TBD
Construction cost
TBD
Tenants
Current tenants
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Chicago Bulls NBA since 1994Primary tenant since the arena opened.
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Chicago Blackhawks NHL since 1994
Past tenants
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Chicago Wolves IHL/AHL 1994–2001Played at United Center 1994–2001 before moving permanently to Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
Current naming deal
Partner
United Airlinessince 1994
Deal value
TBD
Term
TBD
Naming history
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United Center
1994-08–present
Single name since opening. United Airlines signed at construction; the airline's Chicago hub made the partnership natural. One of the longest continuous naming deals in U.S. sports.
Renovations
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2017Atrium expansion adding the new east-side entry, retail spaces, and the United Center Statue Plaza.
Sportsbook presence
Sources
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