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:

Current arenas

Image	Arena	Location	Team(s)	Capacity	Opened	Season of first NHL game
	Amalie Arena	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Bay Lightning	19,092	1996	1996–97
	American Airlines Center	Dallas, Texas	Dallas Stars	18,532	2001	2001–02
	BB&T Center	Sunrise, Florida	Florida Panthers	19,250	1998	1998–99
	Barclays Center	Brooklyn, New York	New York Islanders	15,795	2012	2015–16
	Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale, New York		13,917	1972	1972–73 2018–19 (return)
	Bell Centre	Montreal, Quebec	Montreal Canadiens	21,302	1996	1995–96
	Bell MTS Place	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Winnipeg Jets	15,321	2004	2011–12
	Bridgestone Arena	Nashville, Tennessee	Nashville Predators	17,113	1996	1998–99
	Canadian Tire Centre	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Senators	17,373	1996	1995–96
	Capital One Arena	Washington, D.C.	Washington Capitals	18,506	1997	1997–98
	Enterprise Center	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Blues	18,724	1994	1994–95
	Gila River Arena	Glendale, Arizona	Arizona Coyotes	17,125	2003	2003–04
	Honda Center	Anaheim, California	Anaheim Ducks	17,174	1993	1993–94
	KeyBank Center	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Sabres	19,070	1996	1996–97
	Little Caesars Arena	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Red Wings	19,515	2017	2017–18
	Madison Square Garden	New York, New York	New York Rangers	18,006	1968 †	1967–68
	Nationwide Arena	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus Blue Jackets	18,144	2000	2000–01
	Pepsi Center	Denver, Colorado	Colorado Avalanche	17,809	1999	1999–2000
	PNC Arena	Raleigh, North Carolina	Carolina Hurricanes	18,680	1999	1999–2000
	PPG Paints Arena	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins	18,387	2010	2010–11
	Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey	New Jersey Devils	16,514	2007	2007–08
	Rogers Arena	Vancouver, British Columbia	Vancouver Canucks	18,910	1995	1995–96
	Rogers Place	Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton Oilers	18,347	2016	2016–17
	Scotiabank Arena	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Maple Leafs	18,819	1999	1998–99
	Scotiabank Saddledome	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary Flames	19,289	1983	1983–84
	SAP Center	San Jose, California	San Jose Sharks	17,562	1993	1993–94
	Staples Center	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles Kings	18,230	1999	1999–2000
	TD Garden	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Bruins	17,565	1995	1995–96
	T-Mobile Arena	Paradise, Nevada	Vegas Golden Knights	17,368	2016	2017–18
	United Center	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Blackhawks	19,717	1994	1994–95
	Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Flyers	19,543	1996	1996–97
	Xcel Energy Center	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Minnesota Wild	17,954	2000	2000–01

• ^ The season of the year of the first regular-season game of the primary NHL tenant.
• † Underwent extensive renovations from 2010 to 2013, resulting in a completely new arena bowl and concourses within the original structure.

Map of current arenas

SAP Center

Honda Center

Rogers Arena

Staples Center

Gila River Arena

T-Mobile Arena

PPG Paints Arena

United Center

Nationwide Arena

Enterprise Center

Scotiabank
Saddledome

Rogers Place

Pepsi Center

Little Caesars Arena

Xcel Energy Center

Bell Centre

Canadian
Tire
Centre

Scotiabank Arena

KeyBank Center

TD Garden

Barclays Center

Prudential Ctr

Bell MTS Place

American Airlines Center

Bridgestone Arena

BB&T Center

Amalie Arena

Madison Sq. Garden

Wells Fargo Center

Capital One Arena

PNC Arena

Future and proposed arenas

Arena	Team	Location	Capacity	Opening
Belmont Park Arena	New York Islanders	Elmont, New York	18,000	2021
New Arena at Seattle Center	Seattle NHL team	Seattle, Washington	17,400	2021
Calgary Event Centre	Calgary Flames	Calgary, Alberta	19,000	2024
Ottawa Major Events Centre	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa, Ontario	18,000	TBD

Former arenas

Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Team	Arena	Years used	Capacity	Opened	Location
Boston Bruins
	Boston Garden	1928–1995	14,448	1928	Boston, Massachusetts
	Boston Arena	1924–1928	5,900	1910
Buffalo Sabres
	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	1970–1996	16,433	1940	Buffalo, New York
Detroit Red Wings (Detroit Falcons) (Detroit Cougars)	Joe Louis Arena	1979–2017	20,027	1979	Detroit, Michigan
	Olympia Stadium	1927–1979	16,700	1927
	Border Cities Arena	1926–1927	6,000	1924	Windsor, Ontario
Florida Panthers
	Miami Arena	1993–1998	14,703	1988	Miami, Florida
Montreal Canadiens
	Montreal Forum	1926–1996	17,959	1924	Montreal, Quebec
	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
	Ottawa Civic Centre	1992–1996	10,575	1967	Ottawa, Ontario
Tampa Bay Lightning
	Thunderdome	1993–1996	28,153	1990	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Expo Hall	1992–1993	10,425	1976	Tampa, Florida
Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto St. Patricks) (Toronto Arenas)
	Maple Leaf Gardens	1931–1999	15,726	1931	Toronto, Ontario
	Arena Gardens	1917–1931	7,500	1912
Metropolitan Division
Team	Arena	Years used	Capacity	Opened	Location
Carolina Hurricanes (Hartford Whalers) (New England Whalers)
	Greensboro Coliseum	1997–1999	21,273	1959	Greensboro, North Carolina
	Springfield Civic Center	1978–1980	7,444	1972	Springfield, Massachusetts
	Hartford Civic Center	1980–1997 1975–1978	15,635	1975	Hartford, Connecticut
Columbus Blue Jackets	None	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Jersey Devils (Colorado Rockies) (Kansas City Scouts)
	Brendan Byrne Arena Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2007)	1982–2007	19,040	1981	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	McNichols Sports Arena	1976–1982	16,061	1975	Denver, Colorado
	Kemper Arena	1974–1976	16,300	1974	Kansas City, Missouri
New York Islanders	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	1972–2015, 2018–present (temporary home)	13,900	1972	Uniondale, New York
New York Rangers
	Madison Square Garden (III)	1926–1968	15,928	1925	New York, New York
Philadelphia Flyers
	The Spectrum	1967–1996	17,380	1967	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Penguins
	Pittsburgh Civic Arena Mellon Arena (1999–2010)	1967–2010	16,940	1961	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Washington Capitals
	Capital Centre USAir Arena (1993–1996) US Airways Arena (1996–1997)	1974–1997	18,130	1973	Landover, Maryland

Western Conference
Central Division
Team	Arena	Years used	Capacity	Opened	Location
Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Black Hawks)
	Chicago Stadium	1929–1994	18,472	1929	Chicago, Illinois
	Chicago Coliseum	1926–1929	6,000	1899
Colorado Avalanche (Quebec Nordiques)
	McNichols Sports Arena	1995–1999	16,061	1975	Denver, Colorado
	Quebec Coliseum / Colisée de Québec	1972–1995	15,399	1950	Quebec City, Quebec
Dallas Stars (Minnesota North Stars)
	Reunion Arena	1993–2001	17,001	1980	Dallas, Texas
	Met Center	1967–1993	15,000	1967	Bloomington, Minnesota
Nashville Predators	None	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Minnesota Wild	None	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
St. Louis Blues
	St. Louis Arena The Checkerdome (1977–1983)	1967–1994	17,188	1929	St. Louis, Missouri
Winnipeg Jets (Atlanta Thrashers)
	Philips Arena	1999–2011	18,545	1999	Atlanta, Georgia
Pacific Division
Team	Arena	Years used	Capacity	Opened	Location
Arizona Coyotes (Phoenix Coyotes) (Winnipeg Jets (1972–96))
	America West Arena	1996–2003	16,210	1992	Phoenix, Arizona
	Winnipeg Arena	1972–1996	15,567	1955	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Calgary Flames (Atlanta Flames)
	Stampede Corral	1980–1983	7,424	1950	Calgary, Alberta
	Omni Coliseum	1972–1980	15,278	1972	Atlanta, Georgia
Edmonton Oilers (Alberta Oilers)
	Northlands Coliseum Edmonton Coliseum (1995–1998) Skyreach Centre (1998–2003) Rexall Place (2003–2016)	1974–2016	16,839	1974	Edmonton, Alberta
	Edmonton Gardens	1972–1974	7,200	1913
Los Angeles Kings
	The Forum Great Western Forum (1988–1999)	1967–1999	16,005	1967	Inglewood, California
San Jose Sharks
	Cow Palace	1991–1993	11,089	1941	Daly City, California
Vancouver Canucks
	Pacific Coliseum	1970–1995	16,150	1967	Vancouver, British Columbia
Vegas Golden Knights
	None	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Defunct teams

Team	Arena	Years used	Capacity	Opened	Location	Ref(s)
Brooklyn Americans (1941–1942) (New York Americans) (1925–1941)	Madison Square Garden (III)	1925–1942	15,928	1925	New York, New York
Cleveland Barons (1976–1978) (California Golden Seals) (1970–1976) (Oakland Seals) (1967–1970) (California Seals) (1967)	Richfield Coliseum	1976–1978	18,544	1974	Richfield, Ohio
	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	1967–1976	13,601	1966	Oakland, California
(Hamilton Tigers) (1920–1925) (Quebec Athletic Club) (1919–1920)	Barton Street Arena	1920–1925	4,500	1910	Hamilton, Ontario
	Quebec Arena	1919–1920	6,000	1913	Quebec City, Quebec
Philadelphia Quakers (1930–1931) (Pittsburgh Pirates) (1925–1930)	Philadelphia Arena	1930–1931	4,000	1920	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Duquesne Gardens	1925–1930	6,500	1890	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Montreal Maroons (1924–1938)	Montreal Forum	1924–1938	17,959	1924	Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Wanderers (1917–1918)	Montreal Arena	1917–1918	6,000	1898	Montreal, Quebec
St. Louis Eagles (1934–1935) (Ottawa Senators) (1917–1934)	St. Louis Arena	1934–1935	20,000	1929	St. Louis, Missouri
	Ottawa Auditorium	1923–1934	10,000	1923	Ottawa, Ontario
	The Arena	1917–1923	7,000	1907

Outdoor venues

The following are outdoor venues that have hosted any of the following events:

• Starting in 2003, the frequent but not annual Heritage Classic.
• Starting in 2008, the annual (except 2013) Winter Classic.
• Starting in 2014, the annual Stadium Series.
• In 2017, the 100th anniversary of the NHL, the Centennial Classic and 100 Classic.

Host Team	Arena	Event	Year used	Attendance	Location	Ref(s)
Edmonton Oilers	Commonwealth Stadium	Heritage Classic	2003	57,167	Edmonton, Alberta	Recap
Buffalo Sabres	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Winter Classic	2008	71,217	Orchard Park, New York	Recap
Chicago Blackhawks	Wrigley Field	Winter Classic	2009	40,818	Chicago, Illinois	Recap
Boston Bruins	Fenway Park	Winter Classic	2010	38,112	Boston, Massachusetts	Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins	Heinz Field	Winter Classic	2011	68,111	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Recap
Calgary Flames	McMahon Stadium	Heritage Classic		41,022	Calgary, Alberta	Recap
Philadelphia Flyers	Citizens Bank Park	Winter Classic	2012	46,967	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Recap
Detroit Red Wings	Michigan Stadium	Winter Classic	2014	105,491	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Recap
Los Angeles Kings	Dodger Stadium	Stadium Series		54,099	Los Angeles, California	Recap
New Jersey Devils	Yankee Stadium			50,105	Bronx, New York	Recap
New York Islanders				50,027		Recap
Chicago Blackhawks	Soldier Field			62,921	Chicago, Illinois	Recap
Vancouver Canucks	BC Place	Heritage Classic		54,194	Vancouver, British Columbia	Recap
Washington Capitals	Nationals Park	Winter Classic	2015	42,832	Washington, D.C.	Recap
San Jose Sharks	Levi's Stadium	Stadium Series		70,205	Santa Clara, California	Recap
Boston Bruins	Gillette Stadium	Winter Classic	2016	67,246	Foxborough, Massachusetts	Recap
Minnesota Wild	TCF Bank Stadium	Stadium Series		50,426	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Recap
Colorado Avalanche	Coors Field			50,095	Denver, Colorado	Recap
Winnipeg Jets	Investors Group Field	Heritage Classic		33,240	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Recap
Toronto Maple Leafs	BMO Field	Centennial Classic	2017	40,148	Toronto, Ontario	Recap
St. Louis Blues	Busch Stadium	Winter Classic		46,556	St. Louis, Missouri	Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins	Heinz Field	Stadium Series		67,318	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Recap
Ottawa Senators	TD Place Stadium	100 Classic		33,959	Ottawa, Ontario	Recap
Buffalo Sabres	Citi Field	Winter Classic	2018	41,821	Queens, New York	Recap
Washington Capitals	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium	Stadium Series		29,516	Annapolis, Maryland	Recap
Chicago Blackhawks	Notre Dame Stadium	Winter Classic	2019	76,126	Notre Dame, Indiana	Recap
Philadelphia Flyers	Lincoln Financial Field	Stadium Series		69,620	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Recap
Dallas Stars	Cotton Bowl Stadium	Winter Classic	2020		Dallas, Texas
Colorado Avalanche	Falcon Stadium	Stadium Series			Colorado Springs, Colorado

Neutral venues

The following are neutral venues that have hosted games that counted in the NHL regular season standings:

Arena	Event	Year used	Location	Ref(s)
Aréna de Québec	Game between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens, February 27, 1918	1917–1918	Quebec City, Quebec
Peace Bridge Arena	Various home games for the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Pirates	1928–1929, 1929–1930	Fort Erie, Ontario
Boardwalk Hall	Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates	1929–1930	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Olympia Stadium	Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks	1928–1929, 1929–1930, 1930–1931, 1933–1934	Detroit, Michigan
Border Cities Arena	Game between the Montreal Maroons and Chicago Blackhawks, March 2, 1929	1928–1929	Windsor, Ontario
Boston Garden	Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates	1928–1929, 1929–1930	Boston, Massachusetts
Madison Square Garden	Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates	1928–1929, 1929–1930, 1930–1931	New York, New York
Chicago Coliseum	Various Chicago Blackhawks games when their usual home arena, Chicago Stadium, was unavailable	1929–1930, 1932–1933	Chicago, Illinois
Arena Gardens	Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates	1929–1930, 1930–1931	Toronto, Ontario
Maple Leaf Gardens	Game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, January 14, 1933, which was a home game for Ottawa	1929–1930, 1930–1931	Toronto, Ontario
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Pepsi Coliseum (1991–2012) Fairgrounds Coliseum (2014) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2014–present)	Various home games for the Chicago Blackhawks	1952–1953, 1953–1954	Indianapolis, Indiana
Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum	Various home games for the Chicago Blackhawks	1953–1954, 1954–1955, 1955–1956	Omaha, Nebraska
St. Louis Arena	Various home games for the Chicago Blackhawks	1954–1955, 1955–1956	St. Louis, Missouri
St. Paul Auditorium	Game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins, February 23, 1955	1954–1955	St. Paul, Minnesota
Long Beach Arena	Various home games for the Los Angeles Kings	1967–1968	Long Beach, California
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Various home games for the Los Angeles Kings	1967–1968	Los Angeles, California
Madison Square Garden	Game between the Oakland Seals and Philadelphia Flyers, March 3, 1968	1967–1968	New York, New York
Maple Leaf Gardens	Game between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers, March 7, 1968	1967–1968	Toronto, Ontario
Colisée de Québec	Various home games for the Philadelphia Flyers	1967–1968	Quebec City, Quebec
Cow Palace	Various home games for the Oakland Seals	1968–1969	Daly City, California
Saskatchewan Place	Neutral site games in 1992–93 and 1993–94	1992–1993, 1993–1994	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Copps Coliseum FirstOntario Centre (2014–present)	Neutral site games in 1992–93 and 1993–94	1992–1993, 1993–1994	Hamilton, Ontario
Bradley Center	Neutral site games in 1992–93	1992–1993	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ARCO Arena Power Balance Pavilion (2011–2012) Sleep Train Arena (2012–2016)	Neutral site games in 1992–93 and 1993–94	1992–1993, 1993–1994	Sacramento, California
Halifax Metro Centre Scotiabank Centre (2014–present)	Neutral site games in 1993–94	1993–1994	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Richfield Coliseum	Neutral site games in 1992–1993 and 1993–1994	1992–1993, 1993–1994	Richfield, Ohio
America West Arena US Airways Center (2006–2015) Talking Stick Resort Arena (2016–present)	Neutral site games in 1993–94	1993–1994	Phoenix, Arizona
Target Center	Neutral site games in 1993–94	1993–1994	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Orlando Arena	Neutral site games in 1993–94	1993–1994	Orlando, Florida
Market Square Arena	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Indianapolis, Indiana
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Phoenix, Arizona
Miami Arena	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Miami, Florida
Myriad Convention Center	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Reunion Arena	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Dallas, Texas
Carver Arena	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Peoria, Illinois
Omni Coliseum	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Atlanta, Georgia
Riverfront Coliseum The Crown (1997–1999) Firstar Center (1999–2002) U.S. Bank Arena (2002–present)	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Cincinnati, Ohio
Providence Civic Center Dunkin' Donuts Center (2001–present)	Neutral site game in 1992–93	1992–1993	Providence, Rhode Island
Yoyogi Arena	1997–98 and 1998–99 season openers	1997–1998	Tokyo, Japan
Saitama Super Arena	2000–01 season opener	2000	Saitama City, Japan
Blue Cross Arena	Various home games for the Buffalo Sabres	2003–2004, 2005–2006	Rochester, New York
The O2 Arena	2007 NHL Premiere	2007	London, United Kingdom
Ericsson Globe	multiple NHL Premieres, 2017 NHL Global Series	2008–2011, 2017	Stockholm, Sweden
Sazka Arena O2 Arena (2010–)	2008 and 2010 NHL Premieres	2008, 2010	Prague, Czech Republic
Hartwall Areena Hartwall Arena (2014–)	multiple NHL Premieres, 2018 NHL Global Series	2009–2011, 2018	Helsinki, Finland
O2 World Mercedes-Benz Arena (2015–)	2011 NHL Premiere	2011	Berlin, Germany
Scandinavium	2018 NHL Global Series	2018	Gothenburg, Sweden
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Various New York Islanders home games	2018–2019	Uniondale, New York