Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh, PA - Professional Sports Venues on Waymarking.com

Construction was completed on August 1, 2010, and the arena opened in time for the 2010–11 NHL season. It replaced the Penguins' former arena, Civic Arena (formerly known as Mellon Arena), which was completed in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking was held on August 14, 2008. The arena is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified arena in both the NHL and AFL. As soon as the center opened in 2010 it was lauded as one of the best arenas in the world, winning both "Best New Major Concert Venue" in the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards[10] and "Best NHL Arena" in the Sports Business Journal reader poll. The arena is named for Consol Energy, which purchased the naming rights in December 2008.

Consol Energy Center hosted its first Stanley Cup Finals in 2016, which saw the Penguins defeat the San Jose Sharks in six games to clinch its fourth Cup. Although the Penguins clinched the Cup at the SAP Center (home of the Sharks), Consol did host a watch party for what turned out to be the series-clinching game, charging $10 for admission with all proceeds going to the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. Concessions and the team store were open, and the arena's goal horn played after every Penguins goal just like at a regular home game.


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It's the home of which team(s)?: Pittsburgh Penguins Which professional sports are played here?: ice hockey Capacity (number of seats): 18387 Opening Date: 01/01/2010 Guided Tours: yes Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]

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