Address: Joe Louis Arena 600 Civic Center Drive Detroit, Michigan 48226 Phone Number: (313) 396.7444 Opened: December 12, 1979 Built: 1977-79, completed 19 days ahead of schedule Box Office Hours The Box Office is open Monday through Saturday between 10AM and 6PM and on event days. Weekend hours are vary by events. Will Call Will Call tickets are available at the Box Office 2 hours prior to the event. Individuals must present the actual credit card, a picture ID and the confirmation number. The Will Call Window is located at the Box Office on the street level on the W. Jefferson side of the building. Refund Policy There are no refunds on any Red Wings tickets purchased.  All sales are final. Playoff ticket refunds will be issued for any unplayed games in the postseason. These refunds will be issued in the form of a check refund or a credit towards next years's season tickets. Smoking Policy There is absolutely NO SMOKING inside Joe Louis Arena.  Two designated smoking areas are roped off outside the east and west gates of the arena. You will need your ticket stub for re-admittance. Camera Policy Cameras with lenses under 54MM are allowed into Joe Louis Arena on game day. NO video recorders or flash photography are allowed.  Cameras with lenses that extend over 54MM are PROHIBITED. Lost or Stolen Tickets With the high volue of tickets produced, JLA recommends that tickets are to be treated like cash and kept in a secure place.  If even with the best efforts taken your tickets are stolen, replacements will be produced only after an official police report is received by the Red Wings Ticket Office. Items Prohibited Items banned at Joe Louis Arena include: outside food and drink, weapons, laser light pointers, flagpoles, air horns, umbrellas, bottles, cans, and coolers. Capacity: Hockey: 19,983 Basketball - 20, 153 Concerts - 21,666 Ice Shows - 14,416 Circus - 19,259 Hockey Ice Surface: 200 feet by 85 feet Olympia Entertainment, Inc. is the facility management company that operates Joe Louis Arena (home of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Rockers), as well as, Cobo Arena, The Fox Theatre, The Second City - Detroit, Music Hall Theatre, Glens Falls (NY) Civic Center Arena, Detroit Zoo Services, Tres Vite, Risata and America’s Pizza Cafe restaurants and Little Foxes Fine Gifts. First Event: December 12, 1979, basketball game between the University of Detroit and the University of Michigan. First Hockey Game: December 27, 1979, Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues (St. Louis 3, Detroit 2); attendance 19,742 Last Game at Olympia: December 15, 1979, Detroit Red Wings vs. Quebec Nordiques (Detroit 4, Quebec 4); attendance 15,609. Olympia was where The Wings played prior to Joe Louis Arena. Detroit Red Wings record at Joe Louis Arena (regular season): 380-262-97