Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 02:50, 13 January 2018

Prudential Center

The Rock
The Mulberry Street side of the arena, flanked by the entrance cylinders and featuring a large LED screen.
Address	25 Lafayette Street
Location	Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°44′1″N 74°10′16″W / 40.73361°N 74.17111°W / 40.73361; -74.17111
Public transit	Newark Penn Station Amtrak NJ Transit Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NJT color" does not exist. Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NJT color" does not exist. Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NJT color" does not exist. Newark Light Rail Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NCS color" does not exist.Lua error: expandTemplate: template "NCS color" does not exist. PATH   NWK–WTC
Parking	Approximately 9,066 parking spaces in the vicinity
Owner	Newark Housing Authority
Operator	Devils Arena Entertainment
Capacity	Ice hockey: 17,625 (2007–2013) 16,592 (2013–2015) 16,514 (2015–present) Basketball: 18,711 Indoor soccer: 17,502 Lacrosse: 17,625 Concerts: 19,500
Field size	858,000 square feet (79,700 m)
Construction
Broke ground	October 3, 2005
Opened	October 25, 2007
Construction cost	US$375 million
Architect	HOK Sport (now Populous) Morris Adjmi Architects (Exterior) El Taller Colaborativo
Project manager	ICON Venue Group
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
Services engineer	R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, Inc.
General contractor	Gilbane Construction
Tenants
New Jersey Devils (NHL) (2007–present) New Jersey Nets (NBA) (2010–2012) New York Liberty (WNBA) (2011–2013) Seton Hall Pirates (NCAA) (2007–present) NJIT Highlanders (NCAA) (2008–present) New York Titans (NLL) (2007–2009) New Jersey Ironmen (XSL) (2007–2009) Metropolitan Riveters (NWHL) (2016–present)

Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey, United States. It was designed by HOK Sport (now Populous), with the exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team from Seton Hall University. The arena seats 16,514 patrons for hockey and 18,711 for basketball. Fans and sports writers have affectionately nicknamed the arena "The Rock" in reference to the Rock of Gibraltar, the corporate logo of Prudential Financial, a financial institution that owns the naming rights to the arena and is headquartered within walking distance of it. In December 2013, the arena ranked third nationally and ninth internationally for self-reported annual revenue.

The arena was built amidst financial concerns and years of speculation that the Devils would relocate, despite the fact that the team was a perennial playoff contender and was often at or near the top of the NHL's standings for nearly two decades. The arena is located two blocks from Newark Penn Station in downtown Newark, just west of Newark's Ironbound district, which makes it easily accessible via New Jersey Transit, PATH, Newark Light Rail, and Amtrak. At the time of its opening, Prudential Center was the first major league sports venue to be built in the New York metropolitan area since the Brendan Byrne Arena, the Devils' former home, opened in 1981. According to the Devils organization, the Prudential Center has played a major role in the revitalization of downtown Newark.

History

Planning

For years, the New Jersey Devils had been rumored to be at least considering relocation. Even when the team won the Stanley Cup in 1995, it was amidst rumors that the franchise would move to Nashville. Despite playing championship-caliber hockey in the 2002–03 season culminating in a Stanley Cup that year, the Devils only averaged 14,858 fans per game at their home arena, Continental Airlines Arena at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford.

A project to build a new 18,000 seat arena in Newark first received funding from Newark's city council in 2002, when the team was owned by Puck Holdings, a subsidiary of YankeeNets. In 2004, former Lehman Brothers executive Jeffrey Vanderbeek bought the team from Puck Holdings and became a strong proponent of the proposed arena. Vanderbeek said, "The Devils need a new arena that can provide a game-day experience that is certainly equal to the best team in the National Hockey League and certainly equal to the product that is put on the ice." He also stated that he believed the arena "would take downtown Newark to a whole new level." After legal battles over both eminent domain and the city's financial participation in the arena project, the final deal was approved by council and went through in October 2004.

Construction and funding

A seven-acre site for the arena in downtown Newark was selected, bordered by Edison Place on the north, Lafayette Street on the south, Mulberry Street on the east, and Broad Street on the west. The site was the location of the never-completed Renaissance Mall and, previously, the tracks and train shed of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's Broad/Lafayette Street terminal whose building still stands nearby. The arena was designed by HOK Sport, with the exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Initial designs were released in early 2005 and referred to the arena as "Newark Arena". Groundbreaking began on October 3, 2005, and a workforce of 2,725 union workers was employed to construct the arena. Financial issues, though, threatened to halt the deal. On January 24, 2006, the Devils averted having the project canceled by submitting a guarantee in writing that the team would contribute $100 million to the arena, one day before their deadline.

Though construction was well underway, in late summer 2006, Cory Booker, who had recently taken office as Mayor of Newark, promised to reevaluate the deal and considered backing out. In October, Booker conceded there would be "a first-class arena built in the city of Newark, whether we like it or not", and soon afterwards, the Devils struck a deal including both property and monetary givebacks that appeased city officials.

The city of Newark pledged to contribute $210 million to the construction of the arena, using settlement money from its lease dispute over underpaid rent for use of Newark Liberty International Airport with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Devils paid for the remainder of the cost. Thus, no new direct taxpayer funding was required for the construction of the arena. Some taxpayer dollars, however, were spent on infrastructure improvements. These improvements were necessary for both the new arena and proposed private development surrounding that arena.

Prudential Financial purchased the naming rights to the stadium in January 2007 for $105.3 million over 20 years, reducing the city's cost for the project. Prudential has chosen to call the arena the "Prudential Center", even though this is also the name of numerous office complexes around the country, most notably in Boston. The arena had been referred to as "Newark Arena" before the deal, and now field press releases refer to the Prudential Center as "The Rock" after Prudential's corporate logo.

Construction on the arena was completed in October 2007. The estimated final cost of the arena's construction is $380 million. In total, more than 18,000 tons of steel were used to build the bowl area and high roof, while 62,000 linear feet of ductwork were installed throughout the arena. The Devils had to play their first nine games of the 2007–08 NHL season on the road as construction on their home arena was finished.

Opening

For the soft opening on October 20, the Newark Boys Chorus performed at Prudential Center, which became the first use of the arena. It officially opened on October 25, 2007 with a series of 10 concerts by the New Jersey native rock group Bon Jovi, featuring a star-studded lineup of opening acts including Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Daughtry, The All-American Rejects and fellow New Jersey native group My Chemical Romance.

The Devils played their first home game at Prudential Center on October 27, 2007 against the Ottawa Senators, who, coincidentally, were the Devils' last opponent at Continental Airlines Arena. Chris Neil scored the arena's first goal, with Martin Gerber earning the first win.

On November 11, 2007, the first collegiate basketball game took place in the arena, with Seton Hall defeating Monmouth, 89–81, in overtime.

Lighting incident

On January 8, 2010, a lighting problem occurred in the arena during a game between the Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay was leading 3–0 with 9:12 left in the second period when half of the arena's sports lights went out due to a power surge on the grid feeding electricity to the arena, followed by a computerized lighting system failing to reboot. PSEG and Prudential Center electricians worked on the situation for 1 hour and 52 minutes but could not reboot the system. The game was suspended due to the lighting problem; it was resumed two nights later, with about 3,000 of the original crowd of 15,129 in attendance. Tampa Bay won, 4–2, with Lightning center Steven Stamkos scoring two goals in the contest: one on Friday and one on Sunday.

Arena usage

Prudential Center primarily serves as the home ice for the New Jersey Devils hockey franchise, who previously played at the Continental Airlines Arena (now the Meadowlands Arena) from 1982 to 2007, as well as the NCAA's Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team, who also played at the Continental Airlines Arena from 1985 to 2007. The arena hosts select home games for NCAA's Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team, and the NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team. The arena was the former home of the New York Titans of the National Lacrosse League and the New Jersey Ironmen of the Xtreme Soccer League (XSL) until 2009. The Titans relocated to Orlando while the XSL folded in July 2009.

The arena was originally intended to be the home of the New Jersey Nets, but YankeeNets sold the team to Bruce Ratner, who decided he would relocate the Nets to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. However, the construction of the arena was plagued by lawsuits and economic issues during the recession. In the fall of 2009, the Nets played two preseason games at the Prudential Center, while considering a possible move there. After the success of the preseason games at the Prudential Center, the Nets finalized a deal to move to the Prudential Center. The team played for two seasons at the venue before the Barclays Center was completed in 2012 and the team officially relocated to Brooklyn. The final NBA event at the Prudential Center before the Nets' move to Brooklyn was the 2012 NBA Draft, held on June 28, 2012.

Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil scored the arena's first goal, while Brian Gionta scored the first goal for the Devils in a 4–1 Ottawa victory. The first hat-trick in Prudential Center history was netted by Jay Pandolfo, in a 6–1 Devils victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 31, 2007, a game which was also the Devils' first home victory at the arena. The Prudential Center hosted its first Stanley Cup Playoff game against the New York Rangers on April 9, 2008. On April 15, 2009, the Devils won their first playoff game at the Prudential Center with a 4–1 win over against the Carolina Hurricanes. It wasn't until 2012 when the Devils won their first playoff series at the Rock, against the Florida Panthers. The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals were played at Prudential Center for the first time in its history, featuring the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils, hosting Games 1, 2, and 5. The 2013 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Prudential Center.

For select Devils home games, the arena's practice rink is open to fans after the game for public ice skating. The practice rink also serves as the home of the Saint Peter's Prep Mauraders hockey teams as well as other local youth teams. It has been the home of the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League since 2016. The arena also hosts the NJSIAA Public A, Public B, and Private State Finals for high school ice hockey.

Basketball

In November 2007 and 2008, the Center hosted the semifinals and finals of college basketball's Legends Classic.

The arena hosted the East Regional semifinals and final of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

On June 23, 2011, the arena hosted the 2011 NBA Draft, marking the second time the NBA Draft was held in New Jersey. They held the NBA Draft once again the following year on June 28, 2012.

The New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) played home games at Prudential Center during the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons, due to renovations at Madison Square Garden.

Indoor soccer

The New Jersey Ironmen played their inaugural home game at Prudential Center on December 1, 2007. A crowd of 13,429 was on hand to see soccer legend Pelé, who was the honorary captain, take the ceremonial first kick. The Ironmen won this game 8–6 over the Detroit Ignition.

Boxing and MMA

Boxing promoter Main Events has hosted a number of fight cards, most notably headlined by former world champions Zab Judah and Tomasz Adamek. Due to the large Polish population in the North Jersey area, Adamek has drawn upwards of 10,000 fans for his last few bouts, including almost 11,000 against Michael Grant on August 21, 2010.

The UFC held UFC 78 on November 17, 2007, one of the first events to take place at the new arena. It marked the first UFC event in New Jersey in two years. It also played host to UFC 111, which took place on March 27, 2010. On March 19, 2011, it hosted UFC 128, UFC 159 on April 27, 2013, and UFC 169 on February 1, 2014.

Professional wrestling

WWE has held multiple events at Prudential Center including the Hell in a Cell (2009) pay-per-view and the Extreme Rules (2016) pay-per-view on May 22, 2016.

NFL

The National Football League used the arena for Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day on January 28, 2014 instead of the game's outdoor site, nearby MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.

Concerts

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, for years a staple at the Meadowlands Arena, made their first show at the Prudential Center on May 2, 2012 as part of their Wrecking Ball World Tour. They returned to the arena on January 31, 2016 for a date on the opening leg of The River Tour 2016.

The McDonald's Gospelfest, the nation's largest gospel music competition, has taken place at the arena since 2008.

The Eagles' performance at the arena on their Long Road out of Eden Tour, is commemorated with murals on the arena's upper suite level.

The Rolling Stones broadcast their last show of their 50th-anniversary tour live on pay-per-view from the arena on December 15, 2012.

In TV

In June 2011, it played host to the Newark audition stages in the first season of the Fox talent search program The X Factor. The open auditions were held on April 14.

Other events

Democratic Governor Jon Corzine held a rally on November 1, 2009, to gather support for the governor's election on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Speakers included Newark Mayor Cory Booker and President Barack Obama, who addressed the near-capacity crowd.

Nik Wallenda walked and then bicycled across a suspended wire, 12 stories off of the ground, from the roof of the Prudential Center during a live broadcast of Today on October 15, 2008. The stunt was made in an attempt to break the world record for longest and highest bike ride on a highwire, which is documented by the Guinness Book of Records.

Features

Design

The red and gray exterior is inspired by Newark's bricklaying and railroad heritage, while paying homage to the team colors of the New Jersey Devils, red and black. Fans approaching the arena from the front are presented with a view of the arena's externally mounted 4,800 square foot (446 m²) LED display, one of the largest in the world. The Daktronics display is split up into thin panels with gaps in between, in order to prevent the fans' view from inside from being obstructed. Along the arena's east side Mulberry Street entrance are two large "entrance cylinders" named the South Tower and Investor's Bank Tower, the arena's most prominent exterior feature. These towers take the fans up to the Grand Concourse, by escalator and staircase.

The interior's lower level Grand Concourse provides views of downtown Newark on the Edison Place and Mulberry Street sides through large windows. Prudential Center features separate concourses for the lower and upper levels, whereas the Continental Airlines Arena had one concourse for both levels of the arena. Throughout the Grand Concourse, jerseys of most high school hockey teams in New Jersey hang from the walls. The arena also features many murals of players and memorable moments from Devils history. One 6,000-square-foot (560 m) mural encompasses a long stretch of the Grand Concourse wall and features Devils Martin Brodeur, Scott Stevens, and Ken Daneyko, along with tributes to other New Jersey sports and Newark landmarks, with depictions that include Seton Hall men's basketball legends Richie Regan and Terry Dehere, soccer player Tony Meola, a boxer, and tennis legend Althea Gibson.

Amenities and facilities

As one of the newest facilities to be used in the NHL, the Prudential Center features a large array of amenities. The rink area features LED ribbons circumnavigating the arena and a 9,585-square-foot scoreboard by Trans-Lux installed in 2017, weighing over 44 tons and the largest in-arena, center-hung scoreboard in the world, replacing a smaller, lower-resolution eight-sided unit from Daktronics. 76 luxury suites available are the largest in North America. Personal dining, WiFi, and high-definition televisions are some of the many conveniences available in the luxury suites. There are 750 flat-screen televisions in total across the arena. On each side of the lower bowl the three middle sections consist of a combined 2,330 Club seats. These black-colored seats emblazoned with the Devils' logo are wider with more legroom. Club seat and season ticket holders have access to a 350-seat restaurant on the suite level in one of the end zones with views of the rink and practice rink. Additionally, the Goal Bar, located on Suite Level One offers Club and Goal Bar seat holders terrace-style seating in a bar environment. Club Seat holders also have access to lounges on the main concourse offering buffet-style food options. One of these lounges contains the television camera staging area and the commentating post at which Steve Cangialosi and Ken Daneyko call games for MSG Plus telecasts, whereas home radio broadcasts and all road team broadcasts originate from the press box above the 200 level. Additionally, a converted suite adjacent to the restaurant also serves as a staging area for MSG Plus telecasts such as intermission reports.

On the north, Edison Place side of the arena, at street level, are the ticket office and the Devils' 2,600 square foot (242 m²) Team Store, along with Championship Plaza, a public meeting place that celebrates the Devils' past and present successes on the ice. Attached to the Prudential Center are the Devils' corporate offices and practice rink, which contains its own locker rooms. The Prudential Center is one of only four NHL arenas with a practice rink (the others are Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, home of the Buffalo Sabres, and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, home of the Detroit Red Wings) and the only one with dual locker rooms and practice facilities.

The Grammy Museum Experience, a museum celebrating the Grammy Awards, opened on October 20, 2017 at the Prudential Center.

Championship Plaza and environs

Championship Plaza, an outdoor space designed to celebrate the Devils' 30-year history, is located opposite the PNC Bank Tower on Mulberry Street between Edison Place and Market Street. "We are working hard to enhance our fans' experience at Prudential Center, and continue our effort to be a cornerstone in the revitalization of Newark", Vanderbeek said in a released statement. "Championship Plaza is going to be a great place to gather with friends, meet new fans and celebrate Jersey's team." The most prominent piece of the project is the 22-foot (6.7 m) tall, 7,000-pound stainless steel hockey player statue. The Prudential rock, inspired by the Rock of Gibraltar, was also installed in the plaza, and placed along Mulberry Street. Devil fans were able purchase a limited amount of bricks that would be placed in and around the plaza with personalized messages inscribed. The plaza was opened to the public on October 3, 2009. On the opposite end of the arena, a statue of former New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was dedicated outside of the Lafayette Street entrance tower and practice rink on October 22, 2016.

Much like the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Prudential Center was expected to boost Newark's urban renaissance. Small-scale projects in the immediate vicinity of the arena around Four Corners have led to the construction of new hotels, loft conversions, and a restaurant row. The development of Mulberry Commons (known as Triangle Park during its conception), a city square originally proposed as the centerpiece of a commercial and residential complex near the arena, stagnated for a decade before construction began in October, 2017.

Accessibility and transportation

Located only two blocks from Newark Penn Station, the Prudential Center, like its other two major counterparts in the New York metropolitan area, Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, is one of the most easily accessible arenas in the country. Public transportation access is provided via NJ Transit trains and buses, PATH trains, Newark Light Rail, and Amtrak. Major highways in the arena's vicinity include I-95 on the New Jersey Turnpike, I-78, I-280, US 1/9, NJ 21, US 22, and the Garden State Parkway.

See also

• Grant USA Tower, a proposed skyscraper in the 1980s planned for this site
• Meadowlands Arena, the former home of the New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Nets, and the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team in East Rutherford
• Red Bull Arena, a soccer stadium in the Newark suburb of Harrison, New Jersey for the New York Red Bulls soccer team, opened in March 2010.
• Sports in Newark, New Jersey
• List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas

References

1. ^ "Arena Info". Prudential Center. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
2. ^ "Prudential Center". ICON Venue Group. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
3. "Portfolio". Vanderweil Engineers. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
4. Muret, Don (November 5, 2007). "A New Ara in Newark". SportsBusiness Daily. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
5. Stromberg, Mike (May 13, 2014). "Good News/Bad News: Taking a Look at the Devils' 2013-14 Attendance Numbers". SB Nation. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
6. Chere, Rich (November 7, 2015). "Travis Zajac Sparks Devils' Rout of Chicago Blackhawks, 4-2". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
7. "Prudential Center: Highlights". Prudential Center. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
8. "Prudential Center New Jersey Devils Arena". Gilbane. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
9. ^ Sweeney, Matt (May 23, 2007). "Seton Hall Moves to the Rock". Seton Hall University. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
10. Burd, Joshua (December 13, 2013). "Prudential Center gets a Top 10 worldwide ranking". NJBiz. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
11. ^ "Prudential Center Promotional Video". New Jersey Devils. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
12. ^ Caldwell, Dave (March 3, 2004). "Wall Street Executive to Buy Devils". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
13. Brennan, John (October 7, 2004). "Newark Arena for Devils 'a Done Deal'". The Record (Bergen County). Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
14. ^ "Highlights". Prudential Center. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
15. Brennan, John (January 25, 2006). "Devils Give $100 Million Guarantee for Newark Arena". The Record. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
16. "Newark Sets Deadline for Letter of Credit from Devils". ESPN. Associated Press. January 23, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
17. Brennan, John (June 20, 2006). "Newark Mayor-Elect Sees No Need for 2 Arenas". The Record (Bergen County). Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
18. Burton, Cynthia (August 16, 2006). "A New Light in Newark". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
19. Brennan, John (October 20, 2006). "Devils Arena Will Go Forward, Booker Says". The Record (Bergen County). Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2006.
20. Brennan, John (October 31, 2006). "Newark, Devils OK Arena Deal". The Record (Bergen County). Retrieved October 31, 2006.
21. "Prudential Center Opens". WCBS. Associated Press. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
22. Giambusso, David (March 14, 2011). "Eyes Are on Newark, As City Hosts March Madness NCAA Tournament". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
23. DeJesus, Bumper (October 22, 2009). "Time-Lapse of the Prudential Center Construction". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
24. Kenter, Jeremy (October 16, 2007). "Prudential Center- Infrastructure Costs Taxpayers Even More Green". Devils Daily. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
25. "Bon Jovi to Open Prudential Center in Newark". New Jersey Devils LLC. May 3, 2007. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
26. "New Jersey Devils – Schedule (Home Games)". New Jersey Devils LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
27. Canavan, Tom (January 9, 2010). "Devils-Lightning Game Suspended by Light Problem". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
28. Chere, Rich (January 10, 2010). "NJ Devils Say Fans Who Showed Up for Resumption of Suspended Game Were Appreciated". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
29. Chere, Rich (January 10, 2010). "NJ Devils lose, 4–2, to Tampa Bay Lightning in resumption of suspended game". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
30. "Prudential Center To Host New Jersey Nets Pre-Season Basketball". Prudential Center. March 4, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
31. "NJ Nets to Take Up Residence at Prudential Center Beginning Next Year, According to Report". The Star-Ledger. Newark. October 23, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
32. NHL.com – Scores
33. "NJ's Prudential Center to Host UT, College Hoops Tourney". KXAN. Associated Press. June 12, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
34. "New Jersey State Law on Wagering Forces Championship Relocation". NCAA. October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
35. "Prudential Center to Host 2011 NBA Draft". Prudential Center. October 28, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
36. "Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Organization Returns to New Jersey". Prudential Center. October 7, 2007. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
37. Giri, Raj (January 12, 2010). "Dana White Calls UFC 111 Co-Main Events "Can't Miss Fights"". Fight Line. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
38. "UFC Returns to NJ on March 19 for UFC 128". Prudential Center. January 5, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
39. "2014 Super Bowl Media Day Coming to Newark". Newark Patch. January 24, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
40. Fleisher, Lisa (November 1, 2009). "Obama Tells Newark Rally High Voter Turnout Will Guarantee Democratic Win". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
41. Celizic, Mike (October 15, 2008). "Wallenda Slides, but Rides in Record High-Wire Stunt". Today Show. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
42. ^ Marin, Eric (October 23, 2007). "Prudential Center Anchors Newark's Vibrant Core". New Jersey Devils LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
43. ^ "Prudential Center Brochure". New Jersey Devils LLC. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
44. "Work Underway on Mulberry Street Marquee". New Jersey Devils LLC. August 3, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
45. Score Media, Ventures. "Devils boast world's biggest in-arena scoreboard". msn.com. Score Media Ventures. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
46. "Prudential Center's Practice Rink". New Jersey Devils LLC. August 31, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
47. "GRAMMY Museum Experience Opens in Newark". njbmagazine.com. October 20, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
48. King, Kate (February 7, 2017). "Grammy Museum to Open Newark Location This Fall". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
49. Yi, Karen (February 7, 2017). "Grammy Museum coming to Newark's Prudential Center". NJ.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
50. Ryan, Chris (August 29, 2016). "Devils to dedicate Martin Brodeur statue on Oct. 22". The Star Ledger. Newark. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
51. Brennan, John (February 5, 2010). "Hotel-Retail Project Coming to Downtown Newark". The Record. Bergen County. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
52. "Crestline Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage the New Hotel Indigo in Downtown Newark" (Press release). Crestline Hotels. November 14, 2011.
53. "Fate of New Jersey's Urban Enterprise Zone Program to Be Debated Today". The Star-Ledger. Newark. June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
54. De Poyo, Tom (November 29, 2012). "A Place Near the Rock" (PDF). The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
55. Portlock, Sarah (July 17, 2011). "New Eateries Sparking Restaurant Row in Prudential Center's Shadow". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
56. "Triangle Park Master Plan" (PDF). 4ward Planning. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
57. Giambusso, David (July 5, 2011). "After 5 Years, $12M Spent, Newark Triangle Park Project Remains a Parking Lot". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
58. Strunsky, Steve (October 3, 2017). "Newark, Devils start work on long-awaited, $10M downtown park". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

External links

• Prudential Center Home Page
• An interactive guide to the arena
• Economic and legal analysis of the Newark arena project (Shelterforce Magazine)

Template:NWHL Arenas

v t e Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area
Active	The Bronx Coffey Field Draddy Gymnasium Gaelic Park Ohio Field Reinhart Field Rose Hill Gymnasium Van Cortlandt Park Yankee Stadium Brooklyn Aviator Sports and Events Center Barclays Center Brooklyn Street Circuit Maimonides Park Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Steinberg Wellness Center Manhattan Chelsea Piers Commisso Soccer Stadium Icahn Stadium John McEnroe Tennis Academy Levien Gymnasium Madison Square Garden Wien Stadium Rucker Park Sportime Stadium Fort Washington Avenue Armory Queens Aqueduct Racetrack Belson Stadium Carnesecca Arena Citi Field Flushing Meadows Natatorium Jack Kaiser Stadium Metropolitan Oval USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Arthur Ashe Stadium Louis Armstrong Stadium West Side Tennis Club Staten Island SIUH Community Park Spiro Sports Center Staten Island Cricket Club Wagner College Stadium Nassau Belmont Park Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Eisenhower Park Hofstra Arena Island Garden James M. Shuart Stadium Mitchel Athletic Complex Nassau County Aquatic Center Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum UBS Arena Suffolk Baseball Heaven Fairfield Properties Ballpark Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Island Federal Credit Union Arena Joe Nathan Field Pritchard Gymnasium Riverhead Raceway New Jersey Arm & Hammer Park Asbury Park Convention Hall Bogota Savings Bank Center CURE Insurance Arena Freehold Raceway Hinchliffe Stadium Jadwin Gymnasium Jersey City Armory Jersey Mike's Arena Mennen Arena Meadowlands Sports Complex Meadowlands Racetrack MetLife Stadium Monmouth Park Racetrack MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Princeton Stadium Prudential Center Richard J. Codey Arena Roberts Stadium SHI Stadium ShoreTown Ballpark Sports Illustrated Stadium TD Bank Ballpark Wall Township Speedway Wellness and Events Center Yanitelli Center Yogi Berra Stadium Yurcak Field Hudson Valley Clover Stadium Fleming Field Joseph F. Fosina Stadium Rockland Lake State Park Westchester County Center Yonkers Raceway
Defunct	The Bronx Bronx Coliseum Fleetwood Park Racetrack Jerome Park Racetrack Morris Park Racecourse New York Velodrome Yankee Stadium (1923) Brooklyn Brighton Beach Race Course Capitoline Grounds Commercial Field Coney Island Velodrome Eastern Park Ebbets Field Gravesend Race Track Sheepshead Bay Race Track Union Grounds Washington Park Manhattan 69th Regiment Armory 181st Street Ice Palace Downing Stadium Coles Sports and Recreation Center Governors Island Golf Course Hilltop Park Lewisohn Stadium Madison Square Garden (1879) Madison Square Garden (1890) Madison Square Garden (1925) Metropolitan Park Polo Grounds St. Nicholas Rink Queens Dexter Park Jamaica Racetrack Louis Armstrong Stadium (1978–2016) Madison Square Garden Bowl Ridgewood Park Shea Stadium Singer Bowl Sunnyside Garden Arena Union Course Staten Island Bloomingdale Park St. George Cricket Grounds Thompson Stadium Long Island Freeport Municipal Stadium Island Garden (Original) Islip Speedway Long Island Arena Roosevelt Raceway Suffolk Meadows New Jersey Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Boyle's Thirty Acres Elysian Fields Giants Stadium Harrison Park Meadowlands Arena Newark Schools Stadium Newark Velodrome Palmer Stadium Roosevelt Stadium Ruppert Stadium Rutgers Stadium (1938)
Under construction	Etihad Park
Never built	Bergen Ballpark Proposed domed Brooklyn Dodgers stadium Kingsbridge National Ice Center The Lighthouse Project New York Cosmos Stadium Port Imperial Street Circuit West Side Stadium

• 2007 establishments in New Jersey
• Basketball venues in New Jersey
• Boxing venues in the United States
• College basketball venues in the United States
• Former National Basketball Association venues
• Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
• Indoor lacrosse venues in the United States
• Indoor soccer venues in the United States
• Mixed martial arts venues in the United States
• Music venues in New Jersey
• National Hockey League venues
• New Jersey Devils arenas
• New Jersey Nets arenas
• New York Liberty venues
• Seton Hall Pirates basketball venues
• Sports venues completed in 2007
• Sports venues in Newark, New Jersey
• Boxing in New Jersey
• Indoor arenas in New Jersey