Hertz Arena

Hertz Arena is Southwest Florida's premier entertainment venue offering a wide variety of choice entertainment. The facility has three full hockey rinks that can be converted to host almost any sport. The main seating area can accommodate 7,200 to 8,200, depending on the configuration. Location within Florida Show map of Florida Show map of the United States Show all Former names Everblades Arena (1998) TECO Arena (1998–2004) Germain Arena (2004–2018) Address 11000 Everblades Parkway Location Estero, Florida, U.S. Coordinates 26°26′26″N 81°46′44″W[1] Owner David Hoffmann Operator Hoffmann Family of Companies Type Arena Genre(s) Hockey Executive suites 24[2] Capacity Center stage: 8,284 Endstage: 7,380 Half house: 5,090 Hockey: 7,181 Acreage 30 Surface Multi-surface Scoreboard Yes Construction Broke ground November 1997 Opened November 2, 1998[6] Architect BBB Architects Structural engineer LCM Engineering, Inc.[3] Services engineer The Mitchell Partnership Inc.[4] General contractor Walbridge-Aldinger[5] Tenants Florida Everblades (ECHL) (1998–present) Florida Sea Dragons (USBL) (2000–2003) Florida Firecats (af2) (2001–2009) Florida Flame (NBA D-League) (2004–2006) Florida Tarpons (UIFL/XLIF/AIF/APF) (2012–2017) Florida Gulf Coast Eagles hockey Gulf Coast Fire (A-League) (2019) Website hertzarena.com People are 8,284 Seats are 8,284