List of National Hockey League arenas facts for kids

The following is a list of National Hockey League arenas including past, present, and future arenas:

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Team	Arena	Years Used	Capacity	Opened	City	Reference
Boston Bruins	TD Garden TD Banknorth Garden (2005-2009) FleetCenter (1995–2005) Shawmut Center (1995)	1995–present	17,565	1995	Boston, MA
	Boston Garden	1928–1995	14,448	1928
	Boston Arena Matthews Arena (1979–present)	1924–1928	5,900	1910
Buffalo Sabres	KeyBank Center First Niagara Center (2011–2016) HSBC Arena (1999–2011) Marine Midland Arena (1996–1999)	1996–present	18,690	1996	Buffalo, NY
	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	1970–1996	16,433	1940
Detroit Red Wings (Detroit Falcons) (Detroit Cougars)	Joe Louis Arena	1979–present	20,066	1979	Detroit, MI
	Detroit Olympia	1927–1979	16,700	1927
	Border Cities Arena Windsor Arena (1928–present)	1926–1927	3,600	1924	Windsor, ON
Florida Panthers	BB&T Center BankAtlantic Center (2005–2012) Office Depot Center (2002–2005) National Car Rental Center (1998–2002) Broward County Civic Arena (1998)	1998–present	19,250	1998	Sunrise, FL
	Miami Arena	1993–1998	14,703	1988	Miami, FL
Montreal Canadiens	Bell Centre Molson Centre (1996–2002)	1996–present	21,273	1996	Montréal, QC
	Montreal Forum	1926–1996	17,959	1924
	Mount Royal Arena	1919–1926	10,000	1919
	Jubilee Arena	1909–1911, 1918–1919	3,000	1908
	Montreal Arena	1911–1918	6,000	1898
Ottawa Senators	Canadian Tire Centre Scotiabank Place (2006–2013) Corel Centre (1996–2006) The Palladium (1996)	1996–present	19,153	1996	Ottawa, ON
	Ottawa Civic Centre	1992–1996	10,575	1968
Tampa Bay Lightning	Amalie Arena Tampa Bay Times Forum (2012-2014) St. Pete Times Forum (2002-2011) Ice Palace (1996–2002)	1996–present	19,204	1996	Tampa, FL
	Thunderdome Tropicana Field (1996–present) Florida Suncoast Dome (1990–1993)	1993–1996	28,153	1990	St. Petersburg, FL
	Expo Hall	1992–1993	10,425	1976	Tampa, FL
Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto St. Patricks) (Toronto Arenas)	Air Canada Centre	1999–present	18,819	1999	Toronto, ON
	Maple Leaf Gardens	1931–1999	15,746	1931
	Mutual Street Arena Arena Gardens (1912–1932)	1917–1931	7,500	1912
Metropolitan Division
Team	Arena	Years Used	Capacity	Opened	City	Reference
Carolina Hurricanes (Hartford Whalers) (New England Whalers)	PNC Arena RBC Center (2002-2012) Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (1999–2002)	1999–present	18,680	1999	Raleigh, NC
	Greensboro Coliseum	1997–1999	21,273	1959	Greensboro, NC
	Springfield Civic Center MassMutual Center (2005–present)	1978–1980	7,444	1972	Springfield, MA
	XL Center Hartford Civic Center (1975–2007)	1980–1997 1975–1978	15,635	1975	Hartford, CT
Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena	2000–present	18,144	2000	Columbus, OH
New Jersey Devils (Colorado Rockies) (Kansas City Scouts)	Prudential Center	2007–present	17,625	2007	Newark, NJ
	Izod Center Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2007) Brendan Byrne Arena (1982–1996)	1982–2007	19,040	1981	East Rutherford, NJ
	McNichols Sports Arena	1976–1982	16,061	1975	Denver, CO
	Kemper Arena	1974–1976	16,300	1974	Kansas City, MO
New York Islanders	Barclays Center	2015–present	15,795	2012	Brooklyn, NY
	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	1972–2015	16,250	1972	Uniondale, NY
New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden (IV)	1968–present	18,200	1968	New York City, NY
	Madison Square Garden (III)	1926–1968	15,928	1925
Philadelphia Flyers	Wells Fargo Center Wachovia Center (2003–2010) First Union Center (1998–2003) CoreStates Center (1996–1998)	1996–present	19,537	1996	Philadelphia, PA
	The Spectrum	1967–1996	17,380	1967
Pittsburgh Penguins	PPG Paints Arena Consol Energy Center (2010–2016)	2010-present	18,387	2010	Pittsburgh, PA
	Pittsburgh Civic Arena Mellon Arena (1999–2010)	1967–2010	16,940	1961
Washington Capitals	Verizon Center MCI Center (1997–2006)	1997–present	18,506	1997	Washington, D.C.
	US Airways Arena Capital Centre (1973–1993, 1997–2002) USAir Arena (1993–1997) US Airways Arena (1997)	1974–1997	18,130	1973	Landover, MD

Western Conference

Western Conference
Central Division
Team	Arena	Years Used	Capacity	Opened	City	Reference
Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Black Hawks)	United Center	1994–present	19,717 (formerly 20,500)	1994	Chicago, IL
	Chicago Stadium	1929–1994	18,472	1929
	Chicago Coliseum	1926–1929	6,000	1899
Colorado Avalanche (Quebec Nordiques)	Pepsi Center	1999–present	18,007	1999	Denver, CO
	McNichols Sports Arena	1995–1999	16,061	1975
	Quebec Coliseum / Colisée de Québec Colisée Pepsi (1999–present)	1972–1995	15,399	1950	Quebec City, QC
Dallas Stars (Minnesota North Stars)	American Airlines Center	2001–present	18,532	2001	Dallas, TX
	Reunion Arena	1993–2001	17,001	1980
	Met Center	1967–1993	15,000	1967	Bloomington, MN
Minnesota Wild	Xcel Energy Center	2000–present	18,064	2000	St. Paul, MN
Nashville Predators	Bridgestone Arena Nashville Arena (1996–1999, 2007) Gaylord Entertainment Center (1999–2007) Sommet Center (2007–2010)	1997–present	17,113	1996	Nashville, TN
St. Louis Blues	Scottrade Center Savvis Center (2000–2006) Kiel Center (1994–2000)	1994–present	19,150	1994	St. Louis, MO
	St. Louis Arena The Checkerdome (1977–1983)	1967–1994	17,188	1929
Winnipeg Jets (Atlanta Thrashers)	MTS Centre	2011-present	15,004	2004	Winnipeg, MB
	Philips Arena	1999–2011	18,545	1999	Atlanta, GA
Pacific Division
Team	Arena	Years Used	Capacity	Opened	City	Reference
Anaheim Ducks (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)	Honda Center Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (1993–2006) Anaheim Arena (1993)	1993–present	17,174	1993	Anaheim, CA
Arizona Coyotes (Phoenix Coyotes) (Winnipeg Jets) (1972-1996)	Gila River Arena Jobing.com Arena (2007–2014) Glendale Arena (2003–2006)	2003–present	17,125	2003	Glendale, AZ
	America West Arena Talking Stick Resort Arena (2015–present) US Airways Center (2006–2015)	1996–2003	16,210	1992	Phoenix, AZ
	Winnipeg Arena	1972–1996	15,567	1955	Winnipeg, MB
Calgary Flames (Atlanta Flames)	Scotiabank Saddledome Pengrowth Saddledome (2000-2010) Canadian Airlines Saddledome (1996–2000) Olympic Saddledome (1983–1996)	1983–present	19,289	1983	Calgary, AB
	Stampede Corral	1980–1983	7,424	1950
	Omni Coliseum	1972–1980	15,278	1972	Atlanta, GA
Edmonton Oilers (Alberta Oilers)	Rogers Place	2016–present	18,641	2016	Edmonton, AB
	Rexall Place Skyreach Centre (1998–2003) Edmonton Coliseum (1995–1998) Northlands Coliseum (1974–1995)	1974-2016	16,839	1974
	Edmonton Gardens	1972–1974	7,200	1913
Los Angeles Kings	Staples Center	1999–present	18,118	1999	Los Angeles, CA
	Great Western Forum The Forum (1967–1988, 2003–present)	1967–1999	16,005	1967	Inglewood, CA
San Jose Sharks	SAP Center at San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose (2002–2013) Compaq Center at San Jose (2001–2002) San Jose Arena (1993–2001)	1993–present	17,562	1993	San Jose, CA
	Cow Palace	1991–1993	11,089	1941	Daly City, CA
Vancouver Canucks	Rogers Arena General Motors Place (1995-2010)	1995–present	18,890	1995	Vancouver, BC
	Pacific Coliseum	1970–1995	16,150	1967

Future/proposed arenas

Future, Proposed Arenas
Arena	Team	Location	Capacity	Opening	Reference
T-Mobile Arena	Vegas Golden Knights	Las Vegas, Nevada	17,368	2016
Little Caesars Arena	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit, Michigan	20,000	2017
New Ottawa NHL arena	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Unknown	Unknown
Calgary Events Centre	Calgary Flames	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	19–20,000	Unknown

Defunct teams

Defunct Teams Arenas
Team (years in NHL)	Arena	Years Used	Capacity	Opened	City
Brooklyn Americans (1941-1942) (New York Americans) (1925-1941)	Madison Square Garden (III)	1925–1942	UNK	1925	New York City, NY
Cleveland Barons (1976-1978) (California Golden Seals) (1970-1976) (Oakland Seals) (1967-1970) (California Seals) (1967)	Coliseum at Richfield	1976-1978	18,544	1974	Richfield,OH
	Oakland Coliseum Arena Oracle Arena (2006–present) Oakland Arena (2004–2006) The Arena in Oakland (1997–2004) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena (full name, 1966–1996)	1967-1976	14,200	1966	Oakland, CA
(Hamilton Tigers) (1920-1925) (Quebec Bulldogs) (1919-1920)	Barton Street Arena	1920-1925	4,500	1910	Hamilton, ON
	Quebec Skating Rink	1919-1920	2,000	1910	Québec City, QC
Philadelphia Quakers (1930-1931) (Pittsburgh Pirates) (1925-1930)	Philadelphia Arena	1930-1931	4,000	1920	Philadelphia, PA
	Duquesne Gardens	1925-1930	6,500	1890	Pittsburgh, PA
Montreal Maroons (1924-1938)	Montreal Forum	1924-1938	17,959	1924	Montréal, QC
Montreal Wanderers (1917-1918)	Montreal Arena	1917-1918	6,000	1898	Montréal, QC
St. Louis Eagles (1934-1935) (Ottawa Senators) (1917-1934)	St. Louis Arena	1934-1935	20,000	1929	St. Louis, MO
	Ottawa Auditorium	1923-1934	10,000	1923	Ottawa, ON
	Dey's Arena	1917-1923	7,000	1907

Images for kids

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  Rogers Place, the newest arena in the National Hockey League, is home to the Edmonton Oilers.

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  St Pete Times Forum At Sunset

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  Bank Atlantic Center

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  Barclays Center western side

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  WTN EVula

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  Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa

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  Honda ext arch

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  First Niagara Center

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  MTS CENTRE

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  Denver Pepsi Center

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  PNC Arena Raleigh

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  Pud cent newark

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  Rogers Place Arena

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  HP Pavilion

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  Scottrade Center

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  TD Garden

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  Verizon Center

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  Xcel Energy Center

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  TD Garden, home of the Boston Bruins, was built next to the old (and since demolished) Boston Garden

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  The KeyBank Center is the home of the Buffalo Sabres

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  The Detroit Red Wings call the Joe Louis Arena home

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  BB&T Center, home of the Florida Panthers, is located in Sunrise in Broward County

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  The Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens, is the largest arena in the NHL by seating capacity

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  Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Ottawa Senators, is located in the Kanata section of Ottawa

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  Amalie Arena, the home arena of the Tampa Bay Lightning

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  The Toronto Maple Leafs play out of the Air Canada Centre

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  PNC Arena, home of the Carolina Hurricanes, is located on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh

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  The Columbus Blue Jackets play at the Nationwide Arena

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  The Prudential Center in Newark, is the home of the New Jersey Devils

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  Barclays Center, home of the New York Islanders, is located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn

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  Madison Square Garden in the New York City borough of Manhattan is the NHL's oldest active arena, home of the New York Rangers

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  Wells Fargo Center, home of the Philadelphia Flyers, is located in the city's multi-sports complex

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  PPG Paints Arena is the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins

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  The Washington Capitals play at the Verizon Center

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  The United Center, home of the Chicago Blackhawks, is the largest arena in North America by physical size, but not by seating capacity

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  The Colorado Avalanche play at the Pepsi Center in Denver

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  The American Airlines Center is the home of the Dallas Stars

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  The Xcel Energy Center, home to the Minnesota Wild, is located in St. Paul

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  The Bridgestone Arena is the home of the Nashville Predators

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  The MTS Centre is home to the Winnipeg Jets, and is the smallest arena in the NHL by seating capacity and is the current home of the new Manitoba Moose of the AHL

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  The Anaheim Ducks play at the Honda Center

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  Gila River Arena, home of the Arizona Coyotes, is located in the city of Glendale, west of Phoenix

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  The Scotiabank Saddledome, home of the Calgary Flames, is the only NHL arena capable of supporting an Olympic-sized ice surface, having hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics

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  Rogers Place, home of the Edmonton Oilers, is the newest arena in the NHL, being opened in 2016.

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  The Los Angeles Kings play out of the Staples Center at L.A. Live, an entertainment site in Downtown Los Angeles

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  The San Jose Sharks play at the SAP Center at San Jose, nicknamed "The Shark Tank". It is also the home ice of the AHL's San Jose Barracuda.

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  Rogers Arena, home of the Vancouver Canucks, and one of the host sites of hockey events of the 2010 Winter Olympics