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Encyclopedia > Honda Center
Honda Center
"The Pond"


Location 2685 E. Katella Avenue Anaheim, California 92806
Broke ground June 1991
Opened June 19, 1993
Owner City of Anaheim
Operator Anaheim Arena Management, LLC
(a Anaheim Ducks subsidiary)
Construction cost $123 million
Architect HOK Sport
Former names Anaheim Arena (1993)
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (1993-2006)
Tenants

Anaheim Ducks (NHL) (1993-present)
Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) (occasional games 1994-1999)
Anaheim Bullfrogs (RHI) (1993-1997)
Anaheim Splash (CISL) (1994-1997)
Anaheim Piranhas (AFL) (1996-1997)
Anaheim Storm (NLL) (2004-2005)
Capacity
Basketball: 17,600
Hockey: 17,174
Concert: 18,325
Theatre: 8,400

Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and sometimes colloquially called the Honda Ponda or simply The Pond, is an indoor arena in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the NHL's Anaheim Ducks and was home of the former NLL's Anaheim Storm, which folded in 2005. Originally named the Anaheim Arena, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of $123 million. Arrowhead Water paid $15 million for the naming rights over 10 years in October 1993. [1] Honda later acquired the naming rights to the arena for $60 million over 15 years which changed its name in October 2006. Image File history File links Hondcentlogo. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Anaheim redirects here. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Anaheim redirects here. ... The Anaheim Ducks are a professional mens ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... USD redirects here. ... HOK Sport + Venue + Event, a division of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, is an architectural practice specializing in the design of public assembly spaces and planning of major special events. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Country United States Source Arrowhead Type still pH 7. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Anaheim Ducks are a professional mens ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... NHL redirects here. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Clippers redirects here. ... NBA redirects here. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year. ... The Anaheim Bullfrogs were a southern Californian professional inline hockey team which played in Roller Hockey International from 1993 to 1997, then joined Major League Roller Hockey for 1998 and 1999. ... Roller Hockey International or RHI was an inline hockey league in North America between 1993-97 and 1999. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Anaheim Splash was a soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). ... The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Los Angeles sports ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Anaheim Storm were a member of the National Lacrosse League a professional sports league in North America. ... NLL redirects here. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the sport. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... For the album by The Cure, see Concert (album). ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... Anaheim redirects here. ... NHL redirects here. ... The Anaheim Ducks are a professional mens ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... NLL redirects here. ... The Anaheim Storm were a member of the National Lacrosse League a professional sports league in North America. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... USD redirects here. ... Country United States Source Arrowhead Type still pH 7. ... Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article is about the Japanese motor corporation. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ...

Panorama of Honda Center's interiors before a playoff hockey game.

The arena opened on June 19, 1993 with a Barry Manilow concert as its first event. Since then, it has been host to a number of events, such as the Stanley Cup Finals (2003 and 2007), various WWE events such as WrestleMania XII, WrestleMania 2000 (XVI), and the Royal Rumble in 1999, UFC 59, UFC 63, and UFC 76. It hosted the 2005 IBF World Championships for badminton in 2005. It has also hosted concerts, such as Nine Inch Nails, Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Coldplay, U2, Shakira, Metallica, Madonna, Phil Collins, Queen, Britney Spears, Barbra Streisand, Destiny's Child, Beyonce, NSYNC, Tina Turner, Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and many more. From 1994 to 1998, it served as a second home for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. It was the home arena for the Anaheim Bullfrogs of Roller Hockey International from 1993 to 1999 and for the Anaheim Piranhas of the Arena Football League from 1996 to 1997. Since 1994, the arena has hosted the annual John R. Wooden Classic. The arena has also hosted the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament three times as the West Regional site - 1998, 2001, and 2003. It will host the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament West Regional site in 2008. It even hosted the Frozen Four in 1999, underscoring the popularity of hockey in the region. It will host the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament in 2008. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 395 pixelsFull resolution (4918 × 2426 pixel, file size: 6. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 395 pixelsFull resolution (4918 × 2426 pixel, file size: 6. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1946) is an American singer and songwriter best known for such recordings as I Write the Songs, Mandy, Weekend in New England and Copacabana. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event promoted by the World Wrestling Federation. ... This article is about the professional wrestling pay-per-view event. ... 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Barbra Streisand (pronounced STRY-sand, IPA: ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... Destinys Child was an American R&B group. ... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981) is a popular American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and fashion designer, and is most widely known by the name Beyoncé. Knowles rose to stardom as a founding member and the lead singer of Destinys Child, musics most successful... *NSYNC is a five-part pop music vocal group, specifically a boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida, USA. The group members are James Lance Bass, Joshua Scott Chasez (JC), Joseph Anthony Fatone Junior (Joey), Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (Chris), and Justin Randall Timberlake. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) November 26, 1939) is an 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ... Maroon 5 is a soul-influenced American band originating from Los Angeles, California. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... This article is about the singer. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, pop icon, and younger sister of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... 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Roller Hockey International or RHI was an inline hockey league in North America between 1993-97 and 1999. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Los Angeles sports ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... TheA John R. Wooden Classic is an annual season-opening mens college basketball competition. ... The 1998 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The 2001 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The 2003 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The 2008 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament will involve 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The Frozen Four is the trademarked name of the final two rounds of the NCAA Division I championship of ice hockey in the USA. Schools advance in a single-elimination tournament from four regional sites to a single site, where the national semifinals and final game are played. ... The Big West Conference (BWC) is an NCAA-affiliated Division I major college athletic conference that formerly sponsored Division I-A American football. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

A panorama of Honda Center's exterior

Honda Center lies northeast across California State Route 57 from Angel Stadium (where Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim play) and roughly 5 miles from Disneyland. It is also walkable from Amtrak and Metrolink's Anaheim station, which is located on Angel Stadium's parking lot. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 291 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,355 × 1,221 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 291 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,355 × 1,221 pixels, file size: 1. ... State Route 57 is the Orange Freeway, a major north-south freeway located entirely within Southern California. ... Angel Stadium, originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field, is a Major League Baseball stadium located in Anaheim, California, and home to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2004) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Other nicknames The Halos, The Wings, The Seraphs... For other uses, see Disneyland (disambiguation). ...


The arena seats up 17,174 for its primary tenant, the Ducks. There are 84 luxury suites in the building, which has hosted 17.5 million people as of 2003. Luxury box or luxury suite is the North American term for a special seating section in arenas, stadiums and other sports venues. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Broadcom chairman and billionaire Henry Samueli owns the company that operates the arena, Anaheim Arena Management, LLC, and the arena's primary tenant, the Ducks, giving him great flexibility in scheduling events and recruiting new tenants. Samueli hopes to bring an NBA franchise to the arena. Broadcom Corporation is a leading American supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for broadband communications. ... Henry Samueli (born September 20, 1954 in Buffalo, New York) is co-founder, chairman, and chief technology officer of the Broadcom Corporation and a philanthropist in the Orange County, California community. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...


Notes

Logo of the 2nd Games in Seattle The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. ... The Mighty Ducks alludes to a trilogy of movies released in the 1990s, written by Steven Brill, who also created the characters. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see No Doubt (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Live in the Tragic Kingdom is a video release from the band No Doubt, containing a recording of a concert filmed in Anaheim in the spring of 1997. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (IPA pronunciation: [1]), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... Look up solo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Harajuku Lovers Live is a DVD video release documenting performances from Gwen Stefanis Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005. ...

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Honda Center

Coordinates: 33°48′28.37″N, 117°52′35.60″W Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Preceded by
first arena
Home of the Anaheim Ducks
1993–present
Succeeded by
current
Preceded by
Hartford Civic Center
Host of WrestleMania XII
1996
Succeeded by
Rosemont Horizon
Preceded by
First Union Center
Host of WrestleMania 2000 (XVI)
2000
Succeeded by
Reliant Astrodome


 

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