CURE Insurance Arena
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| Former names |
Sovereign Bank Arena (1999–2009) Sun National Bank Center (2009–2017) |
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| Location |
81 Hamilton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08611 USA |
| Public transit | Hamilton Avenue |
| Owner | Mercer County Improvement Authority[1] |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity |
Ice hockey: 7,605 Basketball: 8,600 Concerts: 8,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 2, 1997[2] |
| Opened | October 6, 1999 |
| Construction cost |
$53 million ($77.9 million in 2017 dollars[3] ) |
| Architect |
Sink Combs Dethlefs Vitetta Group |
| Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers[4] |
| Services engineer | French & Parrello Associates, P.A.[5] |
| General contractor | Gilbane Building Company[6] |
| Tenants | |
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Trenton Titans (ECHL) (1999–2013) Trenton Shooting Stars (IBL) (1999–2001) Trenton Lightning (IPFL) (2001) Philadelphia Passion (LFL) (2009–2011) Trenton Steel (SIFL) (2011) New Jersey Rascals (PLL) (2012) Trenton Freedom (PIFL) (2014–2015) Jersey Flight (AAL) (2018–) | |
The CURE Insurance Arena is a $53-million, 10,500-seat arena in Trenton, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It hosts events including shows, sporting events and concerts.
History & events
The arena opened as Sovereign Bank Arena on October 6, 1999, with a World Wrestling Entertainment event. On November 13, 2009, Sun National Bank signed a naming-rights deal for seven years for $2.1 million.[7] Since the arena opened, it has hosted over 1200 events with over 4 million 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, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber.[8]
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.[9] The finals of the Trenton Regional in the 2009 NCAA women's tournament, as well as the last regular season games for the 2018 JBA season, were held there as well.
The arena seats 7,605 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 Philadelphia-based Spectra, a subsidiary of Comcast Spectacor.
References
- ↑ "Ownership & Management". Sun National Bank Center. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- ↑ Garbarine, Rachelle (December 14, 1997). "In the Region/New Jersey; 2d Anchor Begun in Trenton's Revitalization Plan". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Stephen P. Emery". Geiger Engineers. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Awards". French & Parrello Associates. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ Jaeger, Lauren (July 6, 1998). "Globe Facility Services To Run Mercer Arena". AllBusiness. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ Rinde, Meir (November 18, 2009). "Arena Naming Deal Put at $2.1M". The Times (Trenton). Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ↑ "General Info". Sun National Bank Center. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- ↑ Iorizzo, Pete (June 5, 2008). "MAAC Tournament Coming Back to Times Union Center". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved February 12, 2013.
External links
| Events and tenants | ||
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| Preceded by TNA Impact! Zone |
Host of Hard Justice 2008 |
Succeeded by TNA Impact! Zone |
Coordinates: 40°12′46″N 74°45′27.22″W / 40.21278°N 74.7575611°W