SAP Center at San Jose
San Jose, CA
17,562 Capacity
1993 Opened
ice Surface
enclosed Roof
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From Wikipedia
SAP Center at San Jose is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned the nickname The Shark Tank.
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History & Stats
Opened
September 7, 1993
Nickname
The Shark Tank
Former names
San Jose Arena (1993–2001), Compaq Center (2001–2002), HP Pavilion (2002–2013)
Capacity
Concerts: 19,190 , Basketball: 18,543 , Wrestling: 18,300 , Ice hockey: 17,562 (2001–2023) , 17,435 (2023–present) , Tennis: 11,386
Owner
City of San Jose
Operator
San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises
Architect
Sink Combs Dethlefs, Prodis Associates
Construction cost
$162.5 million, ($ in dollars)
Broke ground
June 28, 1990
Tenants
San Jose Sharks (NHL) (1993–present), San Jose Grizzlies (CISL) (1994–1995), SAP Open (tennis) (1994–2013), San Jose Rhinos (RHI) (1994–1997, 1999), San Jose SaberCats (AFL) (1995–2008, 2011–2015), Golden State Warriors (NBA) (1996–1997), San Jose Lasers (ABL) (1996–1998), San Jose Stealth (NLL) (2004–2009), San Jose Barracuda (AHL) (2015–2022), Bay Area Panthers (IFL) (2022–2025)