Dort Financial Center, the Glossary
The Dort Financial Center (originally IMA Sports Arena and formerly Perani Arena and Event Center) is a sports, entertainment and convention venue located in Flint, Michigan, United States.[1]
Table of Contents
39 relations: Advance Publications, Arena, Arena football, Basketball, Bob Perani, Concert, Continental Basketball Association, Continental Indoor Football League, Flint Bulldogs, Flint Firebirds, Flint Flames, Flint Fuze, Flint Generals, Flint Phantoms, Flint Spirits, Flint United, Flint, Michigan, Global Women's Basketball Association, Gray Television, Ice hockey, Indoor Football League (1999–2000), Industrial Mutual Association, International Hockey League (1945–2001), Major Arena Soccer League, Michigan Warriors, MLive Media Group, North American Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, Perani's Hockey World, Plymouth Whalers, Port Huron Pirates, Port Huron, Michigan, Shrine Circus, The Basketball League, The Flint Journal, The Palace of Auburn Hills, United Hockey League, Waza FC, WJRT-TV.
- Basketball venues in Michigan
- Convention centers in Michigan
- Event venues established in 1969
- Ice hockey venues in Michigan
- Indoor arenas in Michigan
- Indoor soccer venues in Michigan
Advance Publications
Advance Publications, Inc. is a privately held American media company owned by the families of Donald Newhouse and Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., the sons of company founder Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. It owns publishing-relating companies including American City Business Journals, MLive Media Group, and Condé Nast, and is a major shareholder in Charter Communications (13% ownership), Reddit (42 million shares), and Warner Bros.
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Arena
An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events.
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Arena football is a variety of gridiron football designed to be played indoors.
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.
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Bob Perani
Robert "Bob" F. Perani (August 7, 1942 – April 15, 2012) was a professional ice hockey goaltender for the Flint Generals in the International Hockey League.
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Concert
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience.
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Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association (CBA), originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association, was a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States from 1946 to 2009.
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The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014.
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Flint Bulldogs
The Flint Bulldogs were a professional hockey team in Flint, Michigan, from 1991 to 1993.
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Flint Firebirds
The Flint Firebirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.
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Flint Flames
The Flint Flames were a professional indoor American football team based in Flint, Michigan.
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Flint Fuze
The Flint Fuze were a professional basketball team located in Flint, Michigan, United States, in 2001.
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Flint Generals
The Flint Generals were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.
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Flint Phantoms
The Flint Phantoms were a professional indoor football team based in Flint, Michigan.
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Flint Spirits
The Flint Spirits were a professional hockey team in Flint, Michigan from 1985 to 1990, and played their home games at the IMA Sports Arena.
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Flint United
The Flint United are a professional basketball team in Flint, Michigan, and members of The Basketball League (TBL).
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Flint, Michigan
Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
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Global Women's Basketball Association
The Global Women's Basketball Association (GWBA) is a women's professional basketball league operating in the Midwest region of the United States.
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Gray Television
Gray Television, Inc. is an American publicly traded television broadcasting company based in Atlanta.
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport.
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The Indoor Football League (IFL) began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League.
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Industrial Mutual Association
The Industrial Mutual Association of Flint (commonly known as the Industrial Mutual Association or by its abbreviation IMA) was a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization whose focus was to benefit the workers and families of workers of General Motors.
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International Hockey League (1945–2001)
The International Hockey League (IHL) was a minor professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1945 to 2001.
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Major Arena Soccer League
The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league.
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Michigan Warriors
The Michigan Warriors were a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.
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MLive Media Group, originally known as Booth Newspapers, or Booth Michigan, is a media group that produces newspapers in the state of Michigan.
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North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is in its 50th season of operation in 2024–25.
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Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.
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Perani's Hockey World
Perani's Hockey World is a retail chain founded by Bob Perani in 1976.
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Plymouth Whalers
The Plymouth Whalers were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League.
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Port Huron Pirates
The Port Huron Pirates were a professional indoor football team based in Port Huron, Michigan.
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Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County.
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Shrine Circus
The Shrine Circus is a circus founded in Detroit, Michigan on Woodward Avenue in 1906.
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The Basketball League
The Basketball League (TBL), formerly North America Premier Basketball (NAPB), is a professional basketball organization.
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The Flint Journal
The Flint Journal is a quad-weekly newspaper based in Flint, Michigan, owned by Booth Newspapers, a subsidiary of Advance Publications.
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The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dort Financial Center and the Palace of Auburn Hills are basketball venues in Michigan, ice hockey venues in Michigan, indoor arenas in Michigan and indoor soccer venues in Michigan.
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United Hockey League
The United Hockey League (UHL), originally known as the Colonial Hockey League from 1991 to 1997 and last known as the International Hockey League from 2007 to 2010, was a low-level minor professional ice hockey league, with teams in the United States and Canada.
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Waza FC
The Waza FC (also known as Detroit Waza) is an American professional arena soccer team based in Metro Detroit competing as a charter member of the Major League Indoor Soccer (MLIS).
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WJRT-TV
WJRT-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Flint, Michigan, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for northeastern Michigan.
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See also
Basketball venues in Michigan
- Berry Events Center
- Bowen Field House
- Breslin Student Events Center
- Crisler Center
- DeVos Fieldhouse
- DeltaPlex Arena
- Detroit Olympia
- Dort Financial Center
- Ford Field
- Ford Fieldhouse
- GVSU Fieldhouse
- George Gervin GameAbove Center
- Holland Civic Center
- Jenison Fieldhouse
- Joe Louis Arena
- Kellogg Arena
- Lawson Arena
- Little Caesars Arena
- Macomb Sports and Expo Center
- McGuirk Arena
- The Palace of Auburn Hills
- University Arena (Western Michigan University)
- Van Andel Arena
- Van Noord Arena
- Waterman Gymnasium
- Wayne State Fieldhouse
Convention centers in Michigan
- Cummings Center
- DeVos Place Convention Center
- DeltaPlex Arena
- Detroit Masonic Temple
- Dort Financial Center
- Dow Event Center
- Expo Arena
- Frankenmuth Credit Union Event Center
- GVSU Fieldhouse
- Huntington Place
- Kellogg Arena
- Lansing Center
- Lansing Civic Center
- Macomb Sports and Expo Center
- McMorran Place
- Mendel Center
- Michigan State University Pavilion
- Monroe County Fairgrounds
- Ryder Center
- Southfield Pavilion
- Suburban Collection Showplace
- Summit at the Capital Centre
- Superior Dome
- Taylor Sportsplex
- Trinity Health Arena
- Welsh Auditorium
- Wexford County Civic Center
- Wings Event Center
Event venues established in 1969
- Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
- Dangerfield's
- Davos Congress Centre
- Dort Financial Center
- Jon M. Huntsman Center
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
- National Arts Centre (building)
Ice hockey venues in Michigan
- Ann Arbor Veterans Memorial Arena
- Arrington Ice Arena
- Berry Events Center
- Big Boy Arena
- Calumet Colosseum
- Dearborn Ice Skating Center
- DeltaPlex Arena
- Dort Financial Center
- Dow Event Center
- Lawson Arena
- Marquette Branch Prison
- Metro Ice Arena
- Michigan Stadium
- Munn Ice Arena
- Oak Park Ice Arena
- The Palace of Auburn Hills
- USA Hockey Arena
- University of Michigan Coliseum
- University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse
- Van Andel Arena
- Wings Event Center
- Yost Ice Arena
Indoor arenas in Michigan
- Big Boy Arena
- DeVos Fieldhouse
- Dearborn Ice Skating Center
- DeltaPlex Arena
- Dort Financial Center
- Dow Event Center
- Ewigleben Arena
- Expo Arena
- Ford Fieldhouse
- Frankenmuth Credit Union Event Center
- GVSU Fieldhouse
- Huntington Rink
- Kellogg Arena
- Lawson Arena
- Macomb Sports and Expo Center
- McMorran Place
- Metro Ice Arena
- Michigan State University Pavilion
- Midland Civic Arena
- Monroe County Fairgrounds
- Munn Ice Arena
- Palestra (Michigan)
- Ryder Center
- Summit at the Capital Centre
- Taffy Abel Arena
- Taylor Sportsplex
- The Palace of Auburn Hills
- The Rink Battle Creek
- Trinity Health Arena
- University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse
- Van Andel Arena
- Van Noord Arena
- Welsh Auditorium
- Wexford County Civic Center
- Wings Event Center
- Yack Arena
Indoor soccer venues in Michigan
- DeltaPlex Arena
- Dort Financial Center
- Ford Field
- Joe Louis Arena
- Pontiac Silverdome
- Taylor Sportsplex
- The Palace of Auburn Hills
- Trinity Health Arena
- USA Hockey Arena
- UWM Sports Complex
- Wings Event Center
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dort_Financial_Center
Also known as Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center, IMA Auditorium, IMA Sports Arena, Industrial Mutual Association Sports Arena, Perani Arena, Perani Arena and Event Center, Perani Arena and Events Center, Perani's Arena and Event Center.