In 1999-2000, the Kings moved to the Staples Center, which
was built at a cost of $US 300M.
They left the Great Western Forum, which cost $US 16M in 1967.
The NHL arena with the most seats is Montreal's Molson
Centre, with 21,631.
The cost of the new Staples Center (LA) was almost as high
as the combined cost of the Pepsi
Center (Denver) and Entertainment & Sports Arena (Carolina).
City
Arena
Opening Cap. Cost
Los Angeles Staples Center
1999 20,000 300
Toronto Air Canada Center
1999 21,000 250
Rangers Madison Square Garden 1968
18,200 243
Dallas Not determined
2000 21,000 232
Montréal Centre Molson
1996 21,631 230
Atlanta Not determined
1999 20,000 213
Philadelphia First Union Center 1996
18,168 210
Washington MCI Center
1997 20,000
200
Ottawa Corel Center
1996 18,500 200
Florida Nat.Car Rental Center 1998
19,452 185
Calgary Cnd Airl. Saddledome 1983
20,035 176
Chicago United Center
1994 21,500 175
San Jose S.J. Arena
1993 17,483
163
Tampa Bay Ice Palace
1996 19,756
160
Vancouver GM Place
1995
19,193 160
Boston FleetCenter
1995 17,565 160
Colorado Pepsi Center
1999 19,309 160
Carolina Entert.& Sports Arena 1999
20,000 158
Nashville Nashville Arena
1996 20,000 154
Columbus Nationwide Arena
2000 18,500 150
St.Louis Kiel Center
1994 19,267 135
Minnesota Not determined
2000 18,632 130
Buffalo Marine Midland
1996 18,500 122
Anaheim Arrowhead Pond
1993 17,174 120
Phoenix America West Arena
1992 17,500 101
New Jersey Continental Air Arena 1981 19,040
85
Edmonton Edmonton Coliseum
1974 17,500 68
Carolina Greensboro Coliseum 1959
21,000 57
Detroit Joe Louis Arena
1979 18,785 34
Islanders Nassau Coliseum
1972 16,297 31
Dallas Reunion Arena
1980 16,953 27
Colorado McNichols Arena
1973 16,061 24
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
1961 17,323
22
Los Angeles Great Western Forum 1967 16,005
16
Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens
1931 15,646 1.5
Ongoing renovation is included in the cost of construction.
(except for Maple Leaf Gardens).
