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Former names	Hartford Civic Center (1975–2007)
Address	1 Civic Center Plaza
Location	Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Coordinates	41°46′06″N 72°40′37″W / 41.76833°N 72.67694°W / 41.76833; -72.67694
Public transit	Hartford 38, 60, 62, 64, 66, 72, 74, 76, Dash
Owner	City of Hartford
Operator	Oak View Group
Capacity	Concerts: 20,500 Basketball: 15,684 Ice hockey: 14,750 (9,801 with curtain system)
Surface	200 ft × 85 ft (61 m × 26 m) (hockey)
Broke ground	April 2, 1971
Opened	January 9, 1975
Closed	1978–1980 (roof collapse, renovations)
Construction cost	$30 million ($170 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Kling & Associates Danos and Associates
Project manager	Gilbane Building Company
Structural engineer	Fraoli, Blum, and Yesselman, Engineers
General contractor	William L. Crow Construction Company
Tenants
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) (1997–present) UConn Huskies (NCAA) Men's basketball (1975–present) Women's basketball (1975–present) Men's ice hockey (2014–present) New England / Hartford Whalers (WHA / NHL) (1975–1997) Boston Celtics (NBA) (1975–1995) Hartford Hellions (MISL) (1980–1981) Connecticut Coyotes (AFL) (1995–1996) New England Blizzard (ABL) (1996–1998) Connecticut Pride (CBA) (1993–2000) New England Sea Wolves (AFL) (1999–2000)
Website
xlcenter.com

The XL Center (originally known as the Hartford Civic Center) is a multi-purpose arena and convention center located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Owned by the City of Hartford, it is managed by the quasi-public Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) under a lease with the city and operated by Spectra. In December 2007, the center was renamed when the arena's naming rights were sold to XL Group insurance company in a six-year agreement. The arena is ranked the 28th largest among college basketball arenas. It opened in 1975 as the Hartford Civic Center and was originally located adjacent to Civic Center Mall, which was demolished in 2004. It consists of two facilities: the Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Exhibition Center.

On March 21, 2007, the CRDA selected the Northland/Anschutz Entertainment Group proposal to operate the arena complex; Northland also developed the Hartford 21 residential tower on the adjacent Civic Center Mall site. The agreement also stated that Northland would assume total responsibility for the building bearing the cost of any and all losses, and would retain any profits. In 2012, the CRDA put the contract out to bid with hopes of combining the operations with Rentschler Field. In February 2013, Global Spectrum of Philadelphia was chosen to take over both the XL Center and Rentschler Field with Ovations Food Services taking over all food and beverage operations.

Hartford Civic Center

The Civic Center is the full-time home of the Hartford Wolf Pack AHL hockey team and part-time home of the University of Connecticut (UConn) men's and women's basketball teams and the UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team. Starting in the late 1990s, UConn men's basketball moved most of their important games—including the bulk of their Big East Conference games—to the Coliseum. During the 2011–2012 season, for instance, they played 11 home games at the Coliseum and only eight at their on-campus facility, Gampel Pavilion. This practice continued when the Huskies joined the American Athletic Conference, successor to the original Big East, in 2013. The UConn men's hockey team uses the XL Center as its primary home as the newest men's member of Hockey East.

It was the home of the New England/Hartford Whalers of the WHA and NHL from 1975 to 1978 and 1980 to 1997, and the Hartford Hellions of the MISL from 1980 to 1981, and the New England Blizzard of the ABL from 1996 to 1998, and hosted occasional Boston Celtics home games from 1975 to 1995. One of the most famous shots Larry Bird ever made, although it did not count, took place at the Hartford Civic Center: the shot from behind the backboard. It was the home of the Connecticut Coyotes and later the New England Sea Wolves of the Arena Football League.

The arena seats 15,635 for ice hockey and 16,294 for basketball, 16,606 for center-stage concerts, 16,282 for end-stage concerts, and 8,239 for 3⁄4-end stage concerts, and contains 46 luxury suites and a 310-seat Coliseum Club, plus 25,000 square feet (2,300 m) of arena floor space, enabling it to be used for trade shows and conventions in addition to concerts, circuses, ice shows, sporting events and other events. The graduation ceremonies of Central Connecticut State University and other local colleges are also held annually at the XL Center.

Early history and roof collapse

The arena remains a site for popular concerts. October 2007.

As originally built in 1975, it seated 10,507 for hockey, and served as the home of the then–New England Whalers for three years. In the early morning of January 18, 1978, the Civic Center's roof collapsed. Engineering analyses during litigation following the collapse indicated that compression members were overloaded through undersizing and underestimation of the probable loadings, and that lateral bracing of individual members was insufficient. "The roof did not fail due to the heavy snow that fell on that January night. According to the official City investigation, the roof began progressive failure as soon as it had been installed. Contributing factors included design errors, an underestimation of the weight of the roof, and differences between the design and the actual built structure."

Investigations attributed the design issues to the unprecedented use of and trust in computer analysis. An absence of peer review for the novel structure and design process, and fragmentation of oversight responsibility during construction were also cited as contributing factors. Evidence showed that the roof had started to fail during construction, with bowed compression members. These distortions, and an unpredicted degree of deflection in the structure, were not investigated before the collapse. There were no injuries due to the collapse. The building was extensively renovated and re-opened on January 17, 1980.

A picture of the XL Center during a Hartford Wolfpack game on 12/10/22.

The Arena hosted the Hartford Whalers from 1975 to 1997, when the team relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes. In 1994, new owner Peter Karmanos pledged to keep the Whalers in Connecticut until 1998, unless they could not sell over 11,000 season tickets. After failed negotiations to build a new downtown arena for the Whalers with then-governor John G. Rowland, on March 25, 1997, Karmanos announced that the team would leave. The New York Rangers franchise, looking to capitalize on Hartford as a potential market, placed its farm team there to become the Hartford Wolf Pack, starting in 1997. After a short stint as the Connecticut Whale, they reverted to the Wolf Pack moniker in 2013.

Current arena and recent renovations

In September 2010, the arena was upgraded with a new center-hung scoreboard with four Sony Jumbotrons and a state-of-the-art sound system. The Connecticut State Legislature set aside $35 million in funding for improvements to the XL Center that began in early spring 2014 and completed in time for the start of the 2014–15 seasons of the Wolf Pack and UConn men's hockey in October. Improvements included upgrades to the mechanical system, locker rooms and concourse, replacing jumbotrons with a new HD video board, as well as aesthetic improvements such as a new bar area inside the arena and luxury seating in the lower bowl. A portion of the $35 million allocation went towards a study on the arena's long-term viability; either more major renovations or replacing it with a new facility.

Events

The XL Center has held many notable events including:

The Veterans Memorial Coliseum as set up for Monster Jam

The ECAC New England Region tournament, a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball tournament organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), took place at the Hartford Civic Center on March 3 and 5, 1977. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The 1982 Big East Conference and 1988–1990 America East Conference men's basketball tournaments were also here, as well as occasional games of the UConn Huskies men's basketball team.
Rock group the Grateful Dead performed at the arena 18 times. Several concerts were released in entirety on the live albums To Terrapin: Hartford '77, Dick's Picks Volume 6, Spring 1990 (The Other One), and Spring 1990 (album).
The PBR (Professional Bull Riders) made their first-ever visit to the XL Center for a Built Ford Tough Series (now known as the Unleash the Beast Series) event the weekend of October 7–9, 2011.
The arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions in 2016.
The arena has hosted many professional wrestling events; including 1990 Survivor Series (which saw the debut of popular wrestling legend The Undertaker), WrestleMania XI, 2000 No Way Out, 2004 Vengeance, and 2019 Money in the Bank. All Elite Wrestling's AEW Collision July 29, 2023, episode.

Basketball
Years	Capacity
1975–1979	11,000
1979–1987	15,134
1987–1989	16,016
1989–2014	16,294
2014–2023	15,564
2023–present	15,684

Hockey
Years	Capacity
1975–1979	10,507
1979–1980	14,460
1980–1982	14,510
1983–1985	14,817
1985–1987	15,126
1987–1989	15,223
1989–2014	15,635
2014–present	14,750

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics games played at Hartford Civic Center
Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Game Type	Attendance
November 11, 1975	Atlanta Hawks	L	100–91	RS	10,591
December 17, 1975	Kansas City Kings	W	104–118	RS	11,243
January 13, 1976	Portland Trail Blazers	W	94–106	RS	11,243
March 9, 1976	New Orleans Jazz	L	117–99	RS	11,230
April 6, 1976	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	101–92	RS	11,243
October 28, 1976	Buffalo Braves	W	105–112	RS	10,608
January 11, 1977	Houston Rockets	W	101–105	RS	10,011
February 15, 1977	Detroit Pistons	W	99–109	RS	9,879
March 1, 1977	Golden State Warriors	L	101–94	RS	11,273
March 30, 1977	Chicago Bulls	W	88–90	RS	11,089
April 9, 1977	San Antonio Spurs	W	105–120	RS	10,859
October 25, 1977	Atlanta Hawks	W	103–110	RS	6,590
December 13, 1977	New Jersey Nets	W	108–122	RS	5,518
January 5, 1978	Phoenix Suns	L	121–111	RS	10,019
February 26, 1980	Atlanta Hawks	W	97–108	RS	15,622
March 18, 1980	Indiana Pacers	W	102–114	RS	15,622
October 23, 1980	New York Knicks	L	109–107	RS	12,941
November 9, 1980	Chicago Bulls	W	105–111	RS	8,627
December 7, 1980	Washington Bullets	L	113–103	RS	11,430
January 19, 1981	Detroit Pistons	W	90–92	RS	9,941
March 13, 1981	Indiana Pacers	L	101–94	RS	15,622
November 13, 1981	New Jersey Nets	W	97–11	RS	11,753
December 11, 1981	Atlanta Hawks	W	86–94	RS	13,369
January 10, 1982	Detroit Pistons	W	124–134	RS	15,429
November 30, 1982	Detroit Pistons	L	123–116	RS	11,762
January 31, 1983	Chicago Bulls	W	104–110	RS	12,742
March 7, 1983	New Jersey Nets	W	114–121	RS	15,165
December 9, 1983	Denver Nuggets	W	90–119	RS	13,374
January 20, 1984	Indiana Pacers	W	125–132	RS	13,134
March 2, 1984	Chicago Bulls	W	100–104	RS	14,529
December 11, 1984	New Jersey Nets	W	121–130	RS	13,357
January 29, 1985	Detroit Pistons	W	130–131	RS	15,685
February 22, 1985	Chicago Bulls	W	105–115	RS	15,685
December 10, 1985	Atlanta Hawks	W	110–114	RS	14,493
February 23, 1986	Indiana Pacers	W	98–113	RS	15,124
March 18, 1986	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	96–126	RS	15,134
December 2, 1986	Washington Bullets	L	117–109	RS	15,134
February 23, 1987	New Jersey Nets	W	103–116	RS	15,134
March 24, 1987	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	88–111	RS	15,134
November 23, 1987	Chicago Bulls	L	107–102	RS	15,134
February 22, 1988	New York Knicks	W	93–95	RS	15,134
March 11, 1988	Indiana Pacers	W	112–122	RS	15,134
November 22, 1988	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	114–102	RS	15,239
February 24, 1989	Milwaukee Bucks	W	112–125	RS	15,239
March 13, 1989	New Jersey Nets	W	91–114	RS	15,239
November 14, 1989	Philadelphia 76ers	W	94–96	RS	15,239
February 6, 1990	Milwaukee Bucks	L	119–106	RS	15,239
March 9, 1990	Washington Bullets	L	115–108	RS	15,239
November 26, 1990	Miami Heat	W	101–118	RS	15,239
February 22, 1991	New Jersey Nets	W	99–111	RS	15,239
March 4, 1991	Indiana Pacers	W	101–126	RS	15,239
November 25, 1991	Washington Bullets	W	108–121	RS	14,678
February 21, 1992	Charlotte Hornets	W	110–113	RS	15,239
March 13, 1992	New Jersey Nets	L	110–108	RS	15,239
November 23, 1992	Atlanta Hawks	L	101–97	RS	13,299
February 9, 1993	Milwaukee Bucks	W	92–104	RS	14,137
March 28, 1993	Washington Bullets	W	113–114	RS	15,239
November 22, 1993	Indiana Pacers	L	102–71	RS	13,200
February 17, 1994	New Jersey Nets	L	117–98	RS	12,588
March 27, 1994	Philadelphia 76ers	W	122–124	RS	13,259
November 22, 1994	Milwaukee Bucks	L	116–94	RS	12,829
February 23, 1995	Orlando Magic	W	117–119	RS	15,242
April 15, 1995	Detroit Pistons	W	104–129	RS	12,979
October 14, 2009	Toronto Raptors	W	90–106	PS	10,117
October 16, 2010	New York Knicks	W	84–97	PS	15,138
October 13, 2012	New York Knicks	L	98–95	PS	14,218
October 8, 2014	New York Knicks	W	86–106	PS	8,462

International basketball games

Date	Opponent	Result	Home	Game Type	Attendance
January 27, 2020	United States	79–64	UConn Huskies	Exhibition	13,919

International hockey games

Date	Away	Score	Home	Attendance
December 27, 1976	Soviet Union	2–5	New England Whalers	—
August 28, 1987	Finland	1–4	United States	8,508
September 4, 1987	Soviet Union	5–1	United States	14,838
January 7, 1989	CSKA Moscow	6–3	Hartford Whalers	—
December 27, 1989	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	3–4 (OT)	Hartford Whalers	—
January 3, 1991	Dynamo Moscow	0–0	Hartford Whalers	—
December 14, 2019	Canada	1–4	United States	7,126

UConn Huskies

The XL Center serves as the second home for the University of Connecticut's men's and women's basketball programs. At the start of the 2014–15 season the UConn men's ice hockey program moved to the XL Center as a condition of its joining Hockey East. In September 2018, the UConn Board of Trustees approved a plan to build a new 2,500-seat arena with 500 seat-backs in Storrs with the option to expand to 3,500 seats if necessary. Though Hockey East requires arenas to hold at least 4,000, UConn received a waiver for the project since the expectation is for the Huskies' men's hockey program to continue to play some of its games at the XL Center in Hartford. The target construction date is April 2021 with substantial completion wanted by October 2022. If everything stays on track, the arena would open in December 2022.

UConn Hockey attendance records

Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
February 9, 2019	Merrimack	W 5–0	8,211
November 15, 2014	#3 Boston College	W 1–0	8,089
November 22, 2014	#3 Boston University	L 2–5	7,712
February 16, 2018	#20 Boston University	W 5–4	7,372

Exhibition center

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The Exhibition Center consists of a 68,855-square-foot (6,397 m) exhibit hall, a 16,080-square-foot (1,494 m) assembly hall that can divide into two meeting rooms, plus seven meeting rooms totaling 7,390 square feet (687 m) and two lobbies totaling 6,100 square feet (570 m). It is used for trade shows, conventions, banquets, meetings and other events.

The surrounding shopping mall was demolished in 2004 and was replaced by street-level retail shops and a 36-story residential tower named Hartford 21 which opened in 2006 and is the tallest residential tower between New York City and Boston.

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Notes

Known as the Connecticut Whale from 2010–2013.
^ Part-time.
^ Tenure interrupted in 1979 by roof collapse.

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Events and tenants
Preceded byBoston Garden Springfield Civic Center	Home of the New England / Hartford Whalers 1974–1978 1980–1997	Succeeded bySpringfield Civic Center Greensboro Coliseum
Preceded byMadison Square Garden	Home of the New England Sea Wolves 1999–2000	Succeeded byAir Canada Centre
Preceded byOlympic Saddledome	Host of NHL All-Star Game 1986	Succeeded bySt. Louis Arena
Preceded byBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena	Home of the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale 1997–present	Succeeded byCurrent Arena
Preceded byMadison Square Garden	Host of WrestleMania 1995	Succeeded byArrowhead Pond of Anaheim

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Satellite campuses located in: Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, and Groton

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Rivalries	Georgetown Notre Dame Rhode Island Rutgers UConn Tennessee UMass
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Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Stanford Syracuse Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e UConn Huskies men's ice hockey
Formerly the Connecticut Agricultural College Aggies
Playing venues	UConn Ice Rink (1961–1998) Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (1998–2016) XL Center (2014–2023) Toscano Family Ice Forum (2023–present)
Head coaches	John Chapman (1960–1981) Ben Kirtland (1981–1988) Bruce Marshall (1988–2012) David Berard (2012–13) (interim) Mike Cavanaugh (2013–present)
Seasons	1911–12 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2014) Hockey East (2014–present)
Culture & lore	Connecticut Ice
All-time leaders	Bryan Krygier (219 Points) Todd Krygier (99 Goals) Louis Parker (54 Wins)
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 2000
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Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Accomplishments and records Head coaches Seasons Current season
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Franchise	History Records Players All articles
Arenas	Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Civic Center Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena XL Center
Coaches	Keith McCambridge Kris Knoblauch Steve Smith
Calder Cup	1938 1940 1949 1956 2000
Rivalries	Bridgeport Islanders Springfield Thunderbirds
Affiliates	New York Rangers (NHL) Bloomington Bison (ECHL)

Connecticut Coyotes

Founded in 1995
Folded in 1996
Based in Hartford, Connecticut

Franchise

Arenas

Hartford Civic Center

Head coaches

Seasons (2)
1990s	1995 1996

Toronto Phantoms

Formerly the New York CityHawks and the New England Sea Wolves
Founded in 1997
Folded in 2002
Based in New York City, New York (1997–1998), Hartford, Connecticut (1999–2000), and Toronto, Ontario (2001–2002)

Franchise

Arenas

Head coaches

Playoff appearances (2)

2000
2001

Hall of Fame members

Seasons (6)
1990s	1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002

Current arenas in the American Hockey League

Eastern
Conference

Atlantic	Amica Mutual Pavilion Bojangles Coliseum Giant Center MassMutual Center Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza PPL Center Total Mortgage Arena XL Center
North	Adirondack Bank Center Blue Cross Arena CAA Arena Coca-Cola Coliseum Place Bell Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Upstate Medical University Arena

Western
Conference

Central	Allstate Arena BMO Center Canada Life Centre H-E-B Center at Cedar Park UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Van Andel Arena Wells Fargo Arena
Pacific	Abbotsford Centre Acrisure Arena Blue Arena Lee's Family Forum Mechanics Bank Arena Pechanga Arena Scotiabank Saddledome Tech CU Arena Toyota Arena Tucson Convention Center

v t e Hockey East
Men	Boston College Eagles (Silvio O. Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) Maine Black Bears (Harold Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Rink) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center Arena) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UConn Huskies (Toscano Family Ice Forum) UMass Minutemen (William D. Mullins Memorial Center) UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Men's Seasons	1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Women	Boston College Eagles (Silvio O. Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) Holy Cross Crusaders (Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex) Maine Black Bears (Harold Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Rink) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UConn Huskies (Toscano Family Ice Forum) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Related articles	Lamoriello Trophy List of champions: Men / Women Tournament sites: TD Garden

v t e Basketball arenas of the Big East Conference
Men only	Capital One Arena (Georgetown) CHI Health Center Omaha (Creighton) Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence) Fiserv Forum (Marquette) Madison Square Garden (St. John's) Prudential Center (Seton Hall) Wells Fargo Center (Villanova)
Women only	Alumni Hall (Providence) D. J. Sokol Arena (Creighton) McDonough Gymnasium (Georgetown) McGrath–Phillips Arena (DePaul) Al McGuire Center (Marquette) Walsh Gymnasium (Seton Hall)
Both sexes	Carnesecca Arena (St. John's) Cintas Center (Xavier) Finneran Pavilion (Villanova) Gampel Pavilion (UConn) Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler) Wintrust Arena (DePaul) XL Center (UConn)

v t e Summit Series / Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey
Summit Series	1972 1974
Canada Cup	1976 rosters 1981 rosters 1984 rosters 1987 rosters 1991 rosters
World Cup of Hockey	1996 rosters 2004 rosters 2016 rosters statistics

v t e Music venues of Connecticut
Outdoor	Xfinity Theatre
Theaters and clubs	The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Stamford Center for the Arts Toad's Place
Arenas	Mohegan Sun Arena Total Mortgage Arena XL Center
Festivals	Norfolk Chamber Music Festival

v t e City of Hartford
Topics	Economy Education Public schools Culture Demographics Geography History Historic places Timeline Media People Sister cities Skyscrapers
Attractions	Armsmear Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Cathedral of St. Joseph Center Church Cheney Building Connecticut Convention Center Connecticut Governor's Residence Connecticut Science Center Connecticut State Capitol Connecticut State Library Constitution Plaza Dunkin' Park Harriet Beecher Stowe House Hartford Stage Mark Twain House Old State House Trinity Health Stadium Wadsworth Atheneum Xfinity Theatre XL Center
Government	City Council City Hall Fire Department Mayor Public Library
Neighborhoods	Blue Hills Downtown Frog Hollow Parkville
Public art	Corning Fountain Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch Statue of Christopher Columbus Statue of Horace Wells Statue of Israel Putnam
Sports	Hartford Athletic Hartford Wolfpack Hartford Yard Goats Former Hartford Whalers
Transportation	CTfastrak Hartford Line Local bus Union Station
Hartford County Greater Hartford Hartford–Springfield Connecticut United States

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Connecticut
Big East	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (UConn) XL Center (UConn)
Ivy	John J. Lee Amphitheater (Yale)
MAAC	Total Mortgage Arena (Fairfield) People's United Center (Quinnipiac) William H. Pitt Center (Sacred Heart)
NEC	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (Central Connecticut)

v t e Former arenas in the National Basketball Association
69th Regiment Armory Alamodome Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Amalie Arena Amway Arena Anderson High School Wigwam ARCO Arena (1985) ARCO Arena (1988) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Blue Cross Arena Boston Garden Bradley Center Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Caesars Superdome Calihan Hall Capital Centre Charlotte Coliseum Chicago Coliseum Chicago Stadium Cincinnati Gardens Climate Pledge Arena Cole Field House Richfield Coliseum Cow Palace Denver Auditorium Arena Detroit Olympia Edgerton Park Arena Fertitta Center Georgia Dome HemisFair Arena Honda Center Hy-Vee Arena International Amphitheatre Joe Louis Arena Kia Forum Kiel Auditorium Kingdome Lakewood Church Central Campus Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Loyola Field House Madison Square Garden (1925) The Hippodrome Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Maple Leaf Gardens Market Square Arena Matthews Arena McCamish Pavilion McElroy Auditorium McNichols Sports Arena Meadowlands Arena Memphis Pyramid Miami Arena Minneapolis Armory Minneapolis Auditorium Moody Coliseum Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri) Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans) Nassau Coliseum North Side High School Gym Oakland Arena Omaha Civic Auditorium Omni Coliseum Oncenter War Memorial Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills Pechanga Arena Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center Pontiac Silverdome Prudential Center Reunion Arena Rogers Arena Rogers Centre Rutgers Athletic Center St. Louis Arena Salt Palace (arena) SAP Center Sheboygan Municipal Auditorium and Armory The Sobrato Center Spectrum (arena) Tacoma Dome TCF Center Toyota Coliseum Uline Arena UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) Wharton Field House XL Center

Former arenas in the National Basketball Association

v t e Former arenas in the National Hockey League
Barclays Center Border Cities Arena Boston Garden Boston Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Civic Arena (Pittsburgh) Capital Centre Chicago Coliseum Chicago Stadium Colisée de Québec Cow Palace Desert Diamond Arena Detroit Olympia Edmonton Gardens Expo Hall Footprint Center Greensboro Coliseum Complex Hy-Vee Arena Joe Louis Arena Jubilee Arena Kia Forum Madison Square Garden (1925) Maple Leaf Gardens Mutual Street Arena Miami Arena Montreal Arena Montreal Forum Meadowlands Arena Met Center McNichols Sports Arena Mount Royal Arena Mullett Arena Nassau Coliseum Northlands Coliseum Omni Coliseum Ottawa Civic Centre Pacific Coliseum Reunion Arena Springfield Civic Center Spectrum (arena) Stampede Corral State Farm Arena St. Louis Arena Tropicana Field Winnipeg Arena XL Center

Former arenas in the National Hockey League

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