Arrowhead Pond
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The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim is an indoor arena in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the NHL's Anaheim Ducks and was home of the former NLL's Anaheim Storm, which folded in 2005. It was completed in 1993 at a cost of $123 million. Arrowhead paid $15 million for the naming rights over 10 years a few months after the arena opened. Arrowhead's naming rights contract is currently up for renewal and Anaheim Arena Management is looking into offers from other companies along with Arrowhead Water for the naming rights to its building.
It opened on June 19, 1993, its first event a Barry Manilow concert. Since then, it has been host to a number of high profile events, such as the Stanley Cup Finals (2003), WrestleMania XII & WrestleMania 2000 (XVI), the Royal Rumble in 1999, and UFC 59. It has also hosted high profile concerts since, such as Shakira, Madonna, Queen, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, Paul McCartney, and many more. From 1994 to 1998, it served as a second home for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Also served as the home arena for the Anaheim Bullfrogs of Roller Hockey International from 1993 to 1999 and for the Anaheim Piranhas of the Arena Football League from 1996 to 1997. The arena has also hosted the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament three times as the West Regional site - 1998, 2001, and 2003. It even hosted the Frozen Four in 1999, underscoring the popularity of hockey even in the desert southwest.
The arena seats up 17,174 for its primary tenant, the Ducks. There are 84 luxury suites in the building, which has hosted 17.5 million people as of 2003.
Broadcom chairman and billionaire Henry Samueli owns the company which operates the Pond, and on February 25, 2005, The Walt Disney Company announced that it would sell the Ducks to Samueli, giving him control of the Pond's lease.
Trivia
- The Arrowhead Pond was used as the site of the Junior Goodwill Games in D2: The Mighty Ducks.
- The Arrowhead Pond was the site of the fictional 2005 Democratic National Convention in the TV series The West Wing.
- It takes only five hours to convert the Arrowhead Pond from an arena to an 8,400-seat amphitheater (The Theater at the Arrowhead Pond).
| Current arenas in the National Hockey League | ||
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |
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| Air Canada Centre | BankAtlantic Center | Bell Centre | Continental Airlines Arena | HSBC Arena | Madison Square Garden | Mellon Arena | Nassau Coliseum | Philips Arena | RBC Center | St. Pete Times Forum | Scotiabank Place | TD Banknorth Garden | Verizon Center | Wachovia Center | American Airlines Center | Arrowhead Pond | Gaylord Entertainment Center | GM Place | Glendale Arena | HP Pavilion | Joe Louis Arena | Nationwide Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Savvis Center | Staples Center | United Center | Xcel Energy Center | |
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