Sun National Bank Center
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| Former names | Sovereign Bank Arena (1999–2009) |
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| Location | 81 Hamilton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08611 USA |
| Public transit | Hamilton Avenue |
| Owner | Mercer County Improvement Authority |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity |
Ice hockey: 7,605 Basketball: 8,600 Concerts: 8,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 2, 1997 |
| Opened | October 6, 1999 |
| Construction cost |
$53 million ($76.2 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs Vitetta Group |
| Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers |
| Services engineer | French & Parrello Associates, P.A. |
| General contractor | Gilbane Building Company |
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Trenton Titans (ECHL) (1999–2013) Trenton Shooting Stars (IBL) (1999–2001) Trenton Lightning (IPFL) (2001) Philadelphia Passion (LFL) (2009–2011) Trenton Steel (SIFL) (2011) New Jersey Rascals (PLL) (2012) Trenton Freedom (PIFL) (2014–2015) Jersey Flight (NAL) (2018–future) |
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The Sun National Bank Center, formerly known as Sovereign Bank Arena, is a $53-million, 10,500-seat arena in Trenton, in the U.S. state of New Jersey; was home to the Trenton Freedom of the PIFL and hosts other special events including family shows, sporting events and concerts. On November 13, 2009, Sun National Bank signed a naming-rights deal for seven years for $2.1 million.
The arena opened as Sovereign Bank Arena on October 6, 1999 with a World Wrestling Entertainment event. Since then the arena has hosted over 1200 events with over 4 million guests attending and has sold out shows by Bruce Springsteen, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Cher, Elton John, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber.
The arena held the first and second rounds of the 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2000 and 2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments were held there as was the 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament. The 2009 edition of the MAAC men's basketball tournament was scheduled to be played at the arena until administrators at the facility asked MAAC tournament officials to consider an alternate location for the games. The finals of the Trenton Regional in the 2009 NCAA women's tournament, were held there as well.
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