WesBanco Arena

WesBanco Arena
WesBanco Arena
Location within West Virginia
WesBanco Arena
Location within the United States
Former namesWheeling Civic Center (19772003)
Address2 14th Street
LocationWheeling, West Virginia
OwnerWheeling Municipal Auditorium Board
OperatorWheeling Municipal Auditorium Board
Capacity5,600 (concerts)
5,406 (Ice hockey)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke groundAugust 31, 1975
OpenedApril 19, 1977
Construction cost$9 million ($36.84 million in 2024 dollars)
ArchitectDalton-Dalton Little & Newport
Tenants
Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers (ECHL) (1992present)
Ohio Valley Greyhounds (NIFL/UIF) (20012007)
Wheeling Wildcats (CIFL) (2009)
West Virginia Roughriders (AAL) (2019-2021)
Wheeling Miners (AAL2/NAL) (2024-present)

WesBanco Arena (originally Wheeling Civic Center) is a multi-purpose arena located in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was built in 1977 at a cost of $7 million. It is home to the Wheeling Nailers ice hockey team, the Wheeling Miners indoor football team, the Mountain East Conference basketball tournament and the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference wrestling tournament.