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All 32 NHL Arenas Ranked by Capacity (2026)

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/ September 3, 2026

Every NHL home arena ranked by capacity — all 32 buildings, from ThrillZing’s venue database. Hockey arenas are the most standardized venues in major-league sports, which makes the outliers at both ends all the more interesting. The United Center in Chicago tops the list at

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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 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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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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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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Enterprise Center: Home of the St. Louis Blues

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/ August 11, 2026

Enterprise Center is a multipurpose arena in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, that has served as the home of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League since it opened on October 8, 1994. Designed by Ellerbe Becket and built at a cost of about

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PNC Arena: Home of the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh

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/ August 8, 2026

PNC Arena opened on October 29, 1999 in Raleigh, North Carolina, as home to the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball. Built at a cost of about $158 million, the venue has carried several corporate names over its history, opening as the

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Amalie Arena: Tampa Bay Lightning’s Downtown Ice Palace

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/ June 30, 2026

Amalie Arena opened on October 20, 1996, as the Ice Palace in the Channelside District of Downtown Tampa, Florida. Built at a cost of approximately $139 million and owned by Hillsborough County, the 19,092-seat multipurpose arena became the permanent home of the NHL’s Tampa Bay

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Montreal Forum: Hockey’s Most Hallowed Ice

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/ June 15, 2026

🏛 Historic Stadium The Montreal Forum stood at 2313 Sainte-Catherine Street West in Montreal, Quebec, and served as the spiritual home of hockey for more than seven decades. Built in just 159 days at a cost of C$1.5 million, it opened on November 29, 1924,

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Boston Garden: History, Championships & Parquet Floor

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/ June 15, 2026

🏛 Historic Stadium Boston Garden was a legendary indoor arena located at 150 Causeway Street in Boston, Massachusetts, perched directly above North Station. It opened on November 17, 1928, originally under the name Boston Madison Square Garden, built by boxing promoter Tex Rickard—the same man

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