Sun National Bank Center
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| Former names | Sovereign Bank Arena (1999–2009) |
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| Location | 81 Hamilton Ave Trenton, NJ 08611 |
| Opened | October 6, 1999 |
| Owner | Mercer County Improvement Authority.[1] |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Construction cost | $53 million |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 8,100 Basketball: 8,600 Concerts: 10,500 |
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| Trenton Devils (ECHL) (1999-present) New Jersey Kings (AIFA) (2010-future) Trenton Lightning (IPFL) (2001) Trenton Shooting Stars (IBL) (1999-2001) Philadelphia Passion (LFL) (2009-present) |
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The Sun National Bank Center (formerly known as the Sovereign Bank Arena, and also referred to as the Mercer County Arena) is a $53 million, 8,500 seat arena in Trenton, New Jersey, that is home to the Trenton Devils of the ECHL and other special events. In 2010 it will be home to the New Jersey Kings of the American Indoor Football Association. Naming rights to the arena were bought by Sovereign Bank for a ten year, $2.7 million term in support of its newly acquired Trenton Savings Bank and other New jersey branches. On November 13, 2009, Sun National Bank signed a naming rights deal for seven years for $2.1 million.[2]
The Arena opened on October 6, 1999 with a World Wrestling Entertainment event. Since opening, the Arena has hosted over 1200 events with over 4,000,000 guests attending and has sold out shows by Bruce Springsteen, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Cher, Elton John, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and Britney Spears.[3]
The arena held the first and second rounds of the 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2000 and 2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments were held there as was the 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament. The 2009 edition of the MAAC men's basketball tournament was scheduled to be played at the arena until administrators at the facility asked MAAC tournament officials to consider an alternate location for the games.[4]The finals of the Trenton Regional in the 2009 NCAA women's tournament, were held there as well.
The Arena seats approximately 8,100 for hockey and other ice events, 8,600 for basketball and up to 10,500 for concerts, family shows, and other events which makes it the largest arena in Southern New Jersey. The arena is located next to, and served by, the Hamilton Avenue station on NJ Transit's River Line and New Jersey Route 129.
The arena is managed by Global Spectrum, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based arm of sports and entertainment conglomerate Comcast-Spectacor.
The arena hosted the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Pay-Per-View Hard Justice 2008 on August 10, 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Ownership & Management, Sun National Bank Center. Accessed November 22, 2009.
- ^ http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1258526707280500.xml&coll=5
- ^ General Info, Sun National Bank Center. Accessed November 22, 2009.
- ^ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060508aad.html
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Coordinates: 40°12′46″N 74°45′27.22″W / 40.21278°N 74.7575611°W
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