Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
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| Former names | Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena and Convention Center (1998-2000) First Union Arena (2000-2003) Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza (2003-2010) |
| Location | 255 Highland Park Boulvevard Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18703, United States |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Owner | Luzerne County |
| Operator | SMG |
| Surface | Ice, Turf |
| Capacity | 8,343 (Hockey) 7,950 (Football) 10,000 (Concerts) |
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| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (American Hockey League) (1999-present) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (af2) (2002-2009) |
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The Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza is an 8,300-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, managed by SMG.
The arena is home to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins ice-hockey team (American Hockey League) and formerly the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (arenafootball2). Built in 1998, the arena was originally named the Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena and Convention Center. In 2000, the naming rights were sold to First Union Bank, making it the First Union Arena until summer 2003 when First Union Bank merged into Wachovia, at which point it was named Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza . On January 20, 2010, the arena was re-named Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, as part of a 10-year naming rights contract with the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs racetrack and casino. [1]
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The Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza has been recognized by many entertainment magazines as one of the best in the country for arenas under 10,000 in capacity, especially for its attendance and ease of show setup and teardown. The Penguins hold the American Hockey League record for most sellouts in a season, selling out all 40 home games in 2002-03 and 2003-04, and ran a streak of 144 consecutive sellouts in the building from 2000-2004. The team is consistently among the AHL's leaders in attendance.
Other than Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey games, other events that occur at the arena include NBA exhibition games, NCAA Division I basketball, circus performances, an annual Christmas-time Trans-Siberian Orchestra performance, professional ice-skating shows, WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown!, professional wrestling live events, concerts, Harlem Globetrotters and the annual graduation ceremonies for nearby King's College, University of Scranton, Luzerne County Community College, and Marywood University. It also was host to the 2007 WWE Draft that was live on Monday Night Raw on June 11, 2007.
President George W. Bush spoke at the arena on October 22, 2004, during his campaign for re-election to the presidency of the United States.
Bands that have played there include: AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Cher, Neil Diamond, The Foo Fighters, The Eagles, Elton John, Barry Manilow, Motley Crue, and Nine Inch Nails.
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Coulter Jones, Staff Writer, Scranton Times-Tribune. "Mohegan Sun receives naming rights to the arena at Casey Plaza". http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/mohegan-sun-receives-naming-rights-to-the-arena-at-casey-plaza-1.410411. Retrieved 28 Dec 2009.
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Coordinates: 41°14′26″N 75°50′55″W / 41.240471°N 75.848504°W
