Climate Pledge Arena

Home of the Seattle Kraken

Seattle, WA

Still to visit

Teams

Seattle Kraken
NHL · hockey
2021–present
Seattle SuperSonics
NBA · basketball
1967–2008

Also known as KeyArena · Seattle Center Coliseum

Stadium facts

Capacity: 17,151; Hockey. Basketball is listed at 18,300. Concerts are listed at 17,200.Source for capacity
Opened: April 21, 1962; Opened as the Washington State Pavilion for the Century 21 Exposition. Reopened October 26, 1995, as KeyArena, and October 19, 2021, as Climate Pledge Arena after a redevelopment.Source for opened
Cost: $1.15 billion; The 2021 redevelopment. The infobox also lists $7 million for 1962 and $74.5 million for the 1995 renovation.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

Washington State Pavilion
1962–1962
Name for the Century 21 Exposition.
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Washington State Coliseum
1962–1964
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Seattle Center Coliseum
1964–1994
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KeyArena
1995–2018
The infobox gives the full form KeyArena at Seattle Center, from 1995 to 2018.
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Climate Pledge Arena
2021–present
Reopened under this name on October 19, 2021. The full name on the page is Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center. No dollar terms for the name were taken from the page.
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Timeline

1962
1974
1978
1995
1996
2021
2021
2022

April 21, 1962

Opens for the World's Fair

The arena opened on April 21, 1962, as the Washington State Pavilion for the Century 21 Exposition. The city later turned it into the Seattle Center Coliseum. The infobox lists the 1962 cost at $7 million.

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