Former names | TD Banknorth Sports Center (2007–2009) TD Bank Sports Center (2009–2018) People's United Center (2018–2022) |
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Location | 305 Sherman Avenue Hamden, CT 06518 |
Coordinates | 41°24′50″N72°54′40″W / 41.413833°N 72.911157°W |
Owner | Quinnipiac University |
Operator | Quinnipiac University |
Capacity | 3,570 (Basketball) 3,386 (Ice Hockey) |
Surface | Multi-surface (200 x 85 ft for hockey) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October 7, 2004 [1] |
Opened | January 27, 2007 |
Construction cost | $52 million ($76.4 million in 2023 dollars [2] ) |
Architect | Centerbrook Architects & Planners |
Structural engineer | Gilsanz Murray Steficek [3] |
Services engineer | R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP [4] |
General contractor | Dimeo Construction |
Tenants | |
Quinnipiac Bobcats (NCAA) (2007–present) |
M&T Bank Arena, previously known as TD Bank Sports Center and People's United Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Hamden, Connecticut. Its design is unusual in that it consists of two separate playing and seating areas, one intended for basketball and one intended for ice hockey, joined together within a common facility. It seats 3,570 for basketball and 3,386 for hockey. Officially, the hockey side is known as the Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena at the People's United Center.
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