Sanford Center

{{Short description|Arena in Bemidji, Minnesota}}

{{Distinguish|Denny Sanford Premier Center}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Sanford Center

| nickname = The Clinic

| image =

| location = 1111 Event Center Drive
Bemidji, Minnesota 56601

| coordinates = {{coord|47.4634|-94.8537|type:landmark_region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground = April 3, 2009{{cite web |title=Bemidji State Finally Takes Big Stage|first=David|last=Albright|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=4051395|work=ESPN|date=April 8, 2009|access-date=February 10, 2014}}

| opened = October 15, 2010

| owner = City of Bemidji

| operator = VenuWorks

| surface = 200' x 85' (Ice hockey)

| construction_cost = $74.97+ million

| architect = Leo A Daly
Widseth Smith Nolting

| general_contractor= Kraus-Anderson Construction Company{{cite web |title=Company History|url=http://www.krausanderson.com/construction-company-history.html|publisher=Kraus-Anderson Construction Company|access-date=February 10, 2014}}

| capacity = 4,700 (ice hockey)

| tenants = Bemidji State Beavers (NCAA) (2010–present)
Bemidji Axemen (IFL) (2014–2015)|

}}

File:Bemidji State Arena.jpg

The Sanford Center is a 4,700-seat multi-purpose arena and convention center in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States that opened in October 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bemidji.org/Community/55/ |title=Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce: Community |access-date=2010-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123153332/http://www.bemidji.org/Community/55/ |archive-date=2009-11-23 |url-status=dead }} On October 18, 2010, the venue was renamed from the Bemidji Regional Events Center to the Sanford Center after Sanford Health Systems purchased naming rights for $2 million over ten years.

On Friday, October 15, 2010, the arena began hosting the home games of the Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey team of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, replacing the aging 2,400-seat John S. Glas Field House.

Beginning with the 2014 season, the arena became home to the Bemidji Axemen of the Indoor Football League.{{cite web|url=http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1494-professional-football-coming-to-northern-minnesota-community|title=IFL Announces Expansion Team in Northern Minnesota Community|publisher=Indoor Football League|date=August 20, 2013|access-date=August 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222231705/http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1494-professional-football-coming-to-northern-minnesota-community|archive-date=February 22, 2014}} The team was disbanded after the 2015 season.[http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/3890871-indoor-football-axemen-axed-ifl Axemen axed from IFL]