Resch Center


The Resch Center is a 10,200-seat multi-purpose arena, in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, United States built in 2002. It is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team, the Green Bay Gamblers ice hockey team, and the Green Bay Blizzard indoor football team. The arena also hosts the annual high school girl's volleyball and girl's basketball tournaments for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association under a long-term agreement.
It was named for executive Dick Resch of a local office furniture company KI Industries, which holds the arena's naming rights.
The arena was built next to the existing Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena and across the street from Lambeau Field on a site formerly home to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame from 1976 until 2001.
The arena is inside the boundaries of Ashwaubenon, but holds a Green Bay address.

Largest events

Thirteen of the top 15 attendance crowds at the center have been concerts.
1. Elton John: 10,414
2. Shania Twain: 10,367
3. Metallica: 9,974
4. Jason Aldean: 9,885
5. Elton John: 9,765
6. Eric Church: 9,757
7. Bill Engvall and Larry The Cable Guy: 9,687
8. Eric Church: 9,619
9. UW-Green Bay vs. Wisconsin Badgers basketball: 9,301
10. Bon Jovi: 9,282
11. Aerosmith: 9,119
12. Neil Diamond: 9,061
13. Carrie Underwood: 9,031
14. Eagles: 8,985
15. Eagles: 8,601

NCAA hockey

The Resch Center was the site of the 2006 NCAA men's hockey tournament's Midwest Regional, held on March 25 and 26, hosted by Michigan Technological University. The regional final had Wisconsin defeating Cornell 1–0 in three overtimes. This game was the longest 1–0 game in NCAA Tournament history, the second longest game in NCAA tournament history, and the seventh-longest game in NCAA Division I history. The victory earned the Badgers their first trip to the Frozen Four since 1992.
The NCAA Division I Hockey Midwest Regional returned to the Resch Center March 26–27, 2011, hosted by Michigan Technological University.

Indoor football

The Resch Center is the home of the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League and the former home of the Green Bay Chill of the Legends Football League. The field used for the team is sponsored by U.S. Cellular.

Resch Center Theatre

The Resch Center Theatre is a more intimate configuration of the Resch Center specifically designed for shows with capacities from 3,000 to 5,500. An elaborate floor-to-ceiling, curtain system allows the venue to be transformed into an intimate setting of the Resch Center that can be used for theater style concerts, Broadway shows, and other events.

Concerts and other events