▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Energy ▁Arena , ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ford ▁Center ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Arena ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁is ▁an ▁ar ena ▁located ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁Oklahoma , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁home ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁( N BA )' s ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Th under . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁ar ena ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Bla z ers ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( CH L ) ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁until ▁the ▁team ▁fol ded ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Y ard ▁Daw gz ▁of ▁AF 2 ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁C ox ▁Convention ▁Center . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁sports ▁ven ue , ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Energy ▁Arena ▁hosts ▁concert s , ▁family ▁and ▁social ▁events , ▁convent ions , ▁ice ▁shows , ▁and ▁civ ic ▁events . ▁The ▁ar ena ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁SM G ▁property ▁management ▁company