Arrowhead Pond
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| Arrowhead Pond | |
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| Facility Statistics | |
| Location | 2685 E. Katella Avenue Anaheim, California 92806 |
| Broke Ground | June 1991 |
| Opened | June 19, 1993 |
| Owner | The City of Anaheim |
| Operator | Anaheim Arena Management |
| Construction Cost | $123 million USD |
| Architects | HOK Sport |
| Former Name | |
| Anaheim Arena | 1993 |
| Tenants | |
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 1993-present |
| Anaheim Bullfrogs | 1993-1997, 1999 |
| Anaheim Splash | 1994-1997 |
| Anaheim Piranhas | 1996-1997 |
| Anaheim Storm | 2005-present |
| Los Angeles Clippers (occasional games) | 1994-present |
| Seating Capacity | |
| 2004 Basketball | 17,600 |
| 2004 Hockey | 17,174 |
| 2004 Concert | 18,325 |
The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim is an indoor arena in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the NHL's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the NLL's Anaheim Storm. It was completed in 1993 at a cost of $123 million. Arrowhead paid $15 million for the naming rights over 10 years a few months after the arena opened.
It opened on June 19, 1993, its first event a Barry Manilow concert. Since then, it has been host to a number of high profile events, such as The Stanley Cup Final (2003), WrestleMania XII & WrestleMania 2000 , and from 1994-1998 served as a second home for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Also served as the home floor for the Anaheim Bullfrogs of Roller Hockey International from 1993 to 1999.
The arena seats up 17,174 for its primary tenant, the Mighty Ducks. There are 84 luxury suites in the building, which has hosted 17.5 million people as of 2003.
Broadcom chairman and billionaire Henry Samueli owns the company which operates the Pond, and on February 25, 2005, The Walt Disney Company announced that it would sell the Ducks to Samueli, giving him control of the Pond's lease.