Civic Arena

Former home of the Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh, PA

Still to visit

Teams

Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL · hockey
1967–2010

Also known as Mellon Arena · The Igloo

Stadium facts

Capacity: 16,940; Hockey. Standing room is listed at 17,132, and basketball at 17,537.Source for capacity
Opened: September 17, 1961; Closed June 26, 2010. Demolished from September 26, 2011, to March 31, 2012.Source for opened
Cost: $22 million; A 1986 renovation is listed at $19.5 million.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

Civic Auditorium
1961–1961
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Civic Arena
1961–1999
The name returned from 2010 to 2011, after the Mellon sponsorship ended.
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Mellon Arena
1999–2010
Infobox dates the Mellon name from December 1999 to June 2010.
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The Igloo
Nickname
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The House That Lemieux Built
Nickname
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Timeline

1961
1962
1991
2010
2010
2010
2011

September 17, 1961

Ice Capades open the Igloo

The Ice Capades hosted the first event on September 17, 1961. The arena was the first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof. The Penguins became the hockey tenant in 1967 and stayed until 2010.

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