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Sutter Health Park: The Minor League Ballpark Hosting MLB

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/ August 22, 2026

Sutter Health Park sits in West Sacramento, California, right across the river from downtown Sacramento. It opened on May 15, 2000 as Raley Field, built for about $46.5 million without public tax money, and has served as the home ballpark of the Sacramento River Cats…

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Scotiabank Saddledome: Calgary’s Iconic Saddle-Roofed Arena

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/ August 22, 2026

The Scotiabank Saddledome has anchored Calgary’s Stampede Park since opening on October 15, 1983, built to replace the aging Stampede Corral and to serve as the centerpiece venue for the 1988 Winter Olympics. Its distinctive reverse hyperbolic paraboloid roof, evoking a cowboy’s saddle in a…

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Rogers Place: Home of the Edmonton Oilers

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/ August 22, 2026

Rogers Place is the downtown Edmonton arena that has served as home ice for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL since it opened on September 8, 2016. Built to replace the aging Northlands Coliseum (formerly Rexall Place), the arena anchors the Ice District, a massive…

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Rogers Centre: Toronto’s Retractable-Roof Ballpark

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/ August 22, 2026

Rogers Centre rises beside the CN Tower in downtown Toronto as one of the most recognizable ballparks in Major League Baseball. It opened on June 3, 1989 as SkyDome, a name it carried until Rogers Communications bought the venue and renamed it in 2005, and…

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Rogers Arena: Home of the Vancouver Canucks Since 1995

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/ August 22, 2026

Rogers Arena is a downtown Vancouver, British Columbia indoor arena that opened on September 21, 1995, as General Motors Place, taking on its current sponsor name in 2010. Built to replace the aging Pacific Coliseum as the city’s premier indoor venue, it was constructed at…

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Progressive Field: Home of the Cleveland Guardians

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/ August 22, 2026

Progressive Field has served as the home ballpark of the Cleveland Guardians since it opened as Jacobs Field on April 2, 1994. Located at 2401 Ontario Street in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, the park was designed by HOK Sport (now Populous) and built at a cost…

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Northwest Stadium: Home of the Washington Commanders

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/ August 22, 2026

Northwest Stadium is the home football venue of the Washington Commanders, located in Landover, Maryland, about 2.5 miles east of Washington, D.C. Designed by HOK Sport (now Populous), it opened on September 14, 1997 as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, named in honor of the team’s…

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Climate Pledge Arena: Seattle’s Net-Zero Carbon Home Ice

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/ August 22, 2026

Climate Pledge Arena sits at Seattle Center in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, on the same site where the Washington State Pavilion opened for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition. After a $1.15 billion redevelopment led by architecture firm Populous, the venue reopened on October 19…

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Amerant Bank Arena: Home Ice for the Florida Panthers

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/ August 22, 2026

Amerant Bank Arena is a multipurpose arena in Sunrise, Florida, that opened on October 3, 1998, with a Celine Dion concert. Built for about $184 million and designed by Ellerbe Becket, the venue has served as the home ice of the NHL’s Florida Panthers for…

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The 30 Oldest NFL Stadiums, Ranked by Year Opened

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/ August 22, 2026

This list ranks every stadium currently hosting an NFL team by the year it first opened its gates, from the league’s oldest ground still in use down to its newest. Renovations, roof additions, and sponsor-name changes don’t reset the clock here — the year reflects…

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32 Oldest NHL Arenas, Ranked From 1968 to Today

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/ August 22, 2026

This list ranks the current home arena of every NHL team by the year it opened its doors, oldest to newest. It’s a snapshot of the buildings teams actually play in today, not the age of the franchises themselves — an original-six team can skate…

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Oldest NBA Arenas: All 30 Ranked by Year Opened (2026)

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/ August 22, 2026

Madison Square Garden has hosted the New York Knicks since 1968. That makes it the oldest arena in the NBA by a wide margin. The next-oldest building, Minnesota’s Target Center, didn’t open until 1990. Below is every current NBA home arena ranked by the year…

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