Webster Bank Arena
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| Full name | Webster Bank Arena |
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| Former names | Arena at Harbor Yard (2001–2011) |
| Location | 600 Main Street Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 |
| Coordinates | 41°10′24″N 73°11′13″W / 41.17320°N 73.1870°WCoordinates: 41°10′24″N 73°11′13″W / 41.17320°N 73.1870°W |
| Public transit | Bridgeport station |
| Owner | City of Bridgeport |
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Harbor Yard Sports and Entertainment Centerplate |
| Capacity | Concerts: 10,000 Basketball: up to 9,000 Hockey: 8,525 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 19, 1999 |
| Opened | October 10, 2001 |
| Construction cost | $56,278,684 ($76.1 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | BBB Architects, Ltd. Kasper Group Inc. |
| Structural engineer | BVH Integrated Services, Inc. |
| General contractor | CR Klewin, Inc. |
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Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) (2001–present) Fairfield Stags (NCAA) (2001–present) Sacred Heart Pioneers (NCAA) (some games) (2010–present) Connecticut Huskies (NCAA) (some games) (2013–present) |
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The Webster Bank Arena (formerly The Arena at Harbor Yard) is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena at 600 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, built alongside The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. The Arena opened on October 10, 2001 and is managed by Harbor Yard Sports and Entertainment. Webster Bank entered into a 10-year $3.5 million agreement with the City of Bridgeport for naming rights of the Arena on January 6, 2011.
The Arena houses 33 executive suites, 1,300 club seats, 3 large hospitality suites, wide concourses, and a recently added Sony Jumbotron serving as a scoreboard which stands 30x16 ft., with six-millimeter pixels, and offers a Sony HD system to increase visibility. In addition, the Webster Bank Arena offers luxury boxes to corporate sponsors.
The Arena is home to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. Starting in 2013, the Arena hosted regular season Connecticut Huskies Men's and Women's Basketball games. The UConn Men's Hockey team, a new member of Hockey East, are also scheduled to play 5 regular season games in Bridgeport during the 2014–15 season.
The Arena attracts half a million visitors each year for a wide variety of exciting events, including concerts by world-famous musicians, entertainment spectaculars, professional sports, professional wrestling, special events, trade shows and conventions.
Webster Bank Arena is home to the Fairfield Stags men's and women's college basketball teams representing Fairfield University. Fairfield is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) where the Stags annually compete against perennial MAAC powers including the Iona Gaels, the 1995 and 2004 NCAA Tournament Cinderella Manhattan Jaspers, the Niagara Purple Eagles, and the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Tournament Cinderella Siena Saints. The Arena was the site of the men's two postseason appearances in the National Invitation Tournament. During the first round of the 2003 National Invitation Tournament, the Stags, led by the nation's blocked shots leader Deng Gai and Nick Delfico played the Boston College Eagles featuring future NBA players Troy Bell and Craig Smith. And during the second round of the 2011 National Invitation Tournament, the Stags, led by head coach Ed Cooley and Derek Needham played the Kent State Golden Flashes. In recent years, Fairfield has brought several perennial national college basketball powers to the Arena including the Georgetown Hoyas, Providence Friars and St. Joseph's Hawks.
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