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Prudential Center

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multi-purpose arena in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Key facts

Address
25 Lafayette Street
Location
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
Owner
Newark Housing Authority
Operator
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE)
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 : 17,000
Parking
Approximately 3,500 parking spaces within two blocks, among other public parking facilities in the vicinity.
Groundbreaking
October 3, 2005
Opened
October 25, 2007
Construction cost
US$375 million
Architect
HOK Sport , 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

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Encyclopedic overview

Prudential Center is a multipurpose indoor arena in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and the men's basketball program of Seton Hall University. By 2023, it was among the top five concert venues worldwide by earnings. The arena is owned by the Newark Housing Authority and operated by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE), owners of the Devils.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prudential Center” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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