The following is a list of National Hockey League (NHL) arenas. This list includes past, present, and future arenas.
Madison Square Garden is the only current arena whose name is not held by a corporate sponsor. Climate Pledge Arena's name is corporately held by Amazon, which uses its naming rights contract to promote its climate change awareness initiative.
Arena | Team | Location | Capacity | Opening | Reference |
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New Ottawa Arena | Ottawa Senators | Ottawa, Ontario | 16,500 | TBD | |
Calgary Event Centre | Calgary Flames | Calgary, Alberta | 18,000–18,400 | 2026–2027 | [31] |
The following are outdoor venues that have hosted any of the following events:
The following are neutral venues that have hosted games that counted in the NHL regular season standings:
Arena | Event | Year used | Location | Ref(s) |
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Aréna de Québec | Game between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens, February 27, 1918 | 1917–1918 | Quebec City, Quebec | [91] [92] |
Peace Bridge Arena | Various home games for the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Pirates | 1928–1929, 1929–1930 | Fort Erie, Ontario | [93] [94] [95] [96] [97] [98] [99] [100] |
Boardwalk Hall | Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates | 1929–1930 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | [101] [102] [103] |
Olympia Stadium | Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks | 1928–1929, 1929–1930, 1930–1931, 1933–1934 | Detroit, Michigan | |
Border Cities Arena | Game between the Montreal Maroons and Chicago Blackhawks, March 2, 1929 | 1928–1929 | Windsor, Ontario | |
Boston Garden | Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates | 1928–1929, 1929–1930 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Madison Square Garden | Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates | 1928–1929, 1929–1930, 1930–1931 | New York, New York | |
Chicago Coliseum | Various Chicago Blackhawks games when their usual home arena, Chicago Stadium, was unavailable | 1929–1930, 1932–1933 | Chicago, Illinois | |
Arena Gardens | Various home games for the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates | 1929–1930, 1930–1931 | Toronto, Ontario | |
Maple Leaf Gardens | Game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, January 14, 1933, which was a home game for Ottawa | 1929–1930, 1930–1931 | Toronto, Ontario | |
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Pepsi Coliseum (1991–2012) Fairgrounds Coliseum (2014) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2014–present) | Various home games for the Chicago Blackhawks | 1952–1953, 1953–1954 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum | Various home games for the Chicago Blackhawks | 1953–1954, 1954–1955, 1955–1956 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
St. Louis Arena | Various home games for the Chicago Blackhawks | 1954–1955, 1955–1956 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
St. Paul Auditorium | Game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins, February 23, 1955 | 1954–1955 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
Long Beach Arena | Various home games for the Los Angeles Kings | 1967–1968 | Long Beach, California | |
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Various home games for the Los Angeles Kings | 1967–1968 | Los Angeles, California | |
Madison Square Garden | Game between the Oakland Seals and Philadelphia Flyers, March 3, 1968 | 1967–1968 | New York, New York | |
Maple Leaf Gardens | Game between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers, March 7, 1968 | 1967–1968 | Toronto, Ontario | |
Colisée de Québec | Various home games for the Philadelphia Flyers | 1967–1968 | Quebec City, Quebec | |
Cow Palace | Various home games for the Oakland Seals | 1968–1969 | Daly City, California | |
Saskatchewan Place | Neutral site games in 1992–93 and 1993–94 | 1992–1993, 1993–1994 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | [104] [105] [106] |
Copps Coliseum FirstOntario Centre (2014–present) | Neutral site games in 1992–93 and 1993–94 | 1992–1993, 1993–1994 | Hamilton, Ontario | [104] [105] [106] |
Bradley Center | Neutral site games in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | [107] |
ARCO Arena Power Balance Pavilion (2011–2012) Sleep Train Arena (2012–2016) | Neutral site games in 1992–93 and 1993–94 | 1992–1993, 1993–1994 | Sacramento, California | [106] |
Halifax Metro Centre Scotiabank Centre (2014–present) | Neutral site games in 1993–94 | 1993–1994 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | [106] |
Richfield Coliseum | Neutral site games in 1992–1993 and 1993–1994 | 1992–1993, 1993–1994 | Richfield, Ohio | [106] |
America West Arena US Airways Center (2006–2015) Talking Stick Resort Arena (2016–present) | Neutral site games in 1993–94 | 1993–1994 | Phoenix, Arizona | [106] |
Target Center | Neutral site games in 1993–94 | 1993–1994 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | [106] |
Orlando Arena | Neutral site games in 1993–94 | 1993–1994 | Orlando, Florida | [106] |
Market Square Arena | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Indianapolis, Indiana | [105] |
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Phoenix, Arizona | [104] |
Miami Arena | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Miami, Florida | [104] |
Myriad Convention Center | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | [108] |
Reunion Arena | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Dallas, Texas | [104] |
Carver Arena | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Peoria, Illinois | [109] |
Omni Coliseum | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Atlanta, Georgia | [104] |
Riverfront Coliseum The Crown (1997–1999) Firstar Center (1999–2002) U.S. Bank Arena (2002–present) | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Cincinnati, Ohio | [110] |
Providence Civic Center Dunkin' Donuts Center (2001–present) | Neutral site game in 1992–93 | 1992–1993 | Providence, Rhode Island | [111] |
Yoyogi Arena | 1997–98 and 1998–99 season openers | 1997–1998 | Tokyo, Japan | [112] |
Saitama Super Arena | 2000–01 season opener | 2000 | Saitama, Japan | [112] |
Blue Cross Arena | Various home games for the Buffalo Sabres | 2003–2004, 2005–2006 | Rochester, New York | [113] [114] |
The O2 Arena | 2007 NHL Premiere | 2007 | London, United Kingdom | [112] |
Avicii Arena/Ericsson Globe | multiple NHL Premieres, 2017, 2019 and 2023 NHL Global Series | 2008–2011, 2017, 2019, 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden | [112] [115] |
Sazka Arena O2 Arena (2010–) | 2008 and 2010 NHL Premieres, 2019 and 2022 NHL Global Series | 2008, 2010, 2019, 2022 | Prague, Czech Republic | [112] [115] |
Helsinki Halli Hartwall Areena (1997–2014) Hartwall Arena (2014–2022) | multiple NHL Premieres, 2018 NHL Global Series | 2009–2011, 2018 | Helsinki, Finland | [112] [116] |
O2 World Mercedes-Benz Arena (2015–) | 2011 NHL Premiere | 2011 | Berlin, Germany | [112] |
Scandinavium | 2018 NHL Global Series | 2018 | Gothenburg, Sweden | [116] |
Nokia Arena | 2022 NHL Global Series | 2022 | Tampere, Finland | [115] |
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