SAP Center

• San Jose Sharks

  NHL · hockey

  1993–present

Also known as HP Pavilion · Compaq Center at San Jose · San Jose Arena · The Shark Tank

Names and sponsors

• San Jose Arena

  1993–2001

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• Compaq Center

  2001–2002

  The history gives the form Compaq Center at San Jose, and says it is not the Houston building of the same name.

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• HP Pavilion

  2002–2013

  Renamed after HP bought Compaq.

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• SAP Center

  2013–present

  The history says SAP bought the rights in June 2013 in a five-year deal at $3.35 million a year. The full name on the page is SAP Center at San Jose.

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• The Shark Tank

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