PPG Paints Arena

Home of the Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh, PA

Still to visit

Teams

Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL · hockey
2010–present

Also known as Consol Energy Center

Stadium facts

Capacity: 18,187; Hockey from 2023. The page lists 18,087 for 2010–2011 and 18,387 for 2011–2023. Basketball is listed at 19,000.Source for capacity
Opened: August 18, 2010; Paul McCartney played the opening show. A second show was added for August 19. Ground broken August 14, 2008. It replaced the Civic Arena.Source for opened
Cost: $321 million; Construction cost on the arena page.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

Consol Energy Center
2010–2016
Sponsor: Consol Energy
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PPG Paints Arena
2016–present
No dollar terms for the naming deals were taken from the page.
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The Paint Can
Nickname
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The House that Crosby Built
Nickname
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Timeline

2009
2010
2010
2010
2010
2017
2024

July 9, 2009

The Cup visits the construction site

While the arena was still being built, the Penguins brought the Stanley Cup to the site on July 9, 2009. The page says they had won the Cup that summer. The building was not yet open.

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