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PPG Paints Arena

January 01, 1970

PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2014.

PPG Paints Arena
The Paint Can
The House that Crosby Built
PPG Paints Arena in 2017
PPG Paints Arena
Location near Downtown Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
Location in Pennsylvania
PPG Paints Arena
Location in the United States
Former namesConsol Energy Center
(2010–2016)
Address1001 Fifth Avenue
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°26′22″N 79°59′21″W / 40.43944°N 79.98917°W / 40.43944; -79.98917
Public transit Steel Plaza
OwnerSports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
OperatorAnschutz Entertainment Group
CapacityIce hockey: 18,187
Basketball: 19,000
Arena football: 16,280
End stage: 14,536
Center stage: 19,758[1]
Field size720,000 sq ft (67,000 m2)
SurfaceMulti-surface (ice)
Scoreboard15x25 Mitsubishi "Black-Packaged LED"
Construction
Broke groundAugust 14, 2008
BuiltAugust 2008 – August 2010
OpenedAugust 18, 2010
Construction costUS$321 million
($454 million in 2023 dollars)[2]
ArchitectPopulous (formerly HOK Sport)[3]
Astorino[4]
Architectural Innovations[4]
Fukui Architects[4]
Lami Grubb[4]
Project managerICON Venue Group[5]
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti/Raudenbush
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractorHunt Construction Group[6]
Main contractorsOxford Development
Pittsburgh Arena Development, LP
Tenants
Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) (2010–present)
Pittsburgh Power (AFL) (2011–2014)

Construction was completed on August 1, 2010,[7] and the arena opened in time for the 2010–11 NHL season.[8] It replaced the Penguins' former arena, Civic Arena (formerly known as Mellon Arena), which was completed in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking was held on August 14, 2008. The arena is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified arena in both the NHL and AFL.[9] Soon after the arena opened in 2010 it was named "Best New Major Concert Venue" in the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards and "Best NHL Arena" in the Sports Business Journal reader poll.[10][11] The arena was originally named Consol Energy Center (CEC) after Consol Energy purchased the naming rights in December 2008. The current name comes from Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries, who purchased naming rights in October 2016.[12][13]

Planning and funding

Soon after buying the Penguins in 1999, Mario Lemieux began exploring a replacement for Pittsburgh Civic Arena, the oldest arena in the NHL (built in 1961).[14] In an attempt not to use public funding, the Penguins filed for a slots license under the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The Penguins were granted the license, though the decision of which casino company would receive approval was the Gaming Control Board's decision.[15] The Lemieux Group reached an agreement with Isle of Capri Casinos, which offered to fully fund a US$290 million arena, if Capri could also construct a $500 million casino nearby.[15] Other casinos, including Majestic Star Casino and Forest City Enterprises, also agreed to partially contribute to the arena's funding.[16] On December 20, 2006, the Gaming Control Board awarded the license to Majestic Star Casino, who agreed to pay $7.5 million for the first 30 years,[17] in addition to the Penguins paying $4 million per year.[18][19] The casino experienced financial difficulty, which could have led to taxpayers financing the entire project. However, on August 14, 2008, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board selected Neil Bluhm to take ownership of the casinos, which pulled the casinos out of risk of bankruptcy.[20] The casino, now known as the Rivers Casino, eventually opened on August 9, 2009, in the North Side Chateau neighborhood.

 
The arena in July 2009

The arena's funding plan was agreed upon by Lemieux, Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl, and Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell on March 13, 2007, after much negotiation.[21] During negotiations, the Penguins explored moving the franchise to Kansas City or Las Vegas (the latter of which received an NHL expansion team in 2017); after the deal was made the Penguins agreed to stay in Pittsburgh for at least 30 more years.[21] Lemieux later stated that relocating the franchise was never a possibility, but instead it was a negotiation tactic to help the team get funding for the arena from both state and local officials.[22] The arena was originally scheduled to open for the 2009–10 NHL season; however, this was pushed back to the 2010–11 NHL season.[23][24] The arena was expected to cost approximately $290 million, but rose to $321 million due to increased cost of steel and insurance.[25][26] The Penguins agreed to pay $3.8 million per year toward construction, with an additional $400,000 per year toward capital improvements.[21] After $31 million cost rise, the Penguins pledged an additional $15.5 million, while the State and Sports and Exhibition Authority split the difference.[25][26] In September 2009, the State contributed an additional $5.08 million from the "Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund" to cover a rising "interest on variable rate bonds".[27]

Design and construction

 
The arena in May 2009

Populous, designers of PNC Park and Heinz Field, designed the building working with local architect Astorino to develop the construction documents, while the ICON Venue group and Oxford Development oversaw the building of the arena.[28] More than a dozen buildings were razed in order to create room for the new arena.[29] On April 8, 2008, Populous presented design renderings to the Pittsburgh City Planning Commission, receiving negative feedback.[8] Local architect Rob Pfaffmann went so far as to say, "If I put a Home Depot sign on that, it looks like a Home Depot."[8] Populous returned on May 6 with new plans, which were unanimously approved by the City Planning Commission.[30][31]

"This is going to be, technologically, one of the most advanced buildings in the country."

—David Morehouse, Penguins president[32]

The Penguins have contacted the Pittsburgh Technology Council, which includes 1,400 businesses, in order to find new technologies to implement into the arena's design.[33] On demand replays from touch-screens will be available in luxury suites, while "Yinz Cam"—a system developed by Carnegie Mellon University students—will allow any fans to view instant replays from multiple angles on their cell phones.[32] The arena's capacity will be 18,087 for hockey, in honor of Sidney Crosby's number 87,[14] and 19,000 for basketball games.[34] The venue will hold 14,536 to 19,758 for concerts, depending on the layout. The venue will also include 1,950 club seats and 66 suites, in honor of Mario Lemieux's number 66.[34] Ticket prices will range from $115,000 to $150,000 per season for luxury boxes to individual game tickets at $22.[35] Ken Sawyer, Penguins' chief executive officer, asked that the interior be modeled after that of the venue then known as Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.[36] "I was just taken aback by their seats," said Sawyer, "Even when I was up in a high level, I had a great view."[36] NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman called the building "very well designed."[37] Bettman liked the size of the concourses and the view offered of Pittsburgh's skyline.[37]

Mario Lemieux along with officials from the state and local governments ceremonially broke ground on a new hockey arena on August 14, 2008.[38] Shovels, with shafts made from team captain Sidney Crosby's used hockey sticks, were used for the ground-breaking ceremony.[39][40] Erection of structural steel took place from January 2009[36] to August 2009.[41] While the arena was under construction, the Penguins won the Stanley Cup, and brought the Cup to the arena's construction site on July 9, 2009, during the offseason.[42]

The arena was originally named for Consol Energy, the largest producer of bituminous coal in the United States,[43] which signed a 21-year agreement with the Penguins in December 2008.[44] Secondary sponsors of the arena are PNC Wealth Management, UPMC, Verizon, American Eagle Outfitters, and Dick's Sporting Goods, the last three being existing sponsors carrying over from the Civic Arena.[45] On October 4, 2016, PPG Industries purchased the naming rights from Consol as a result of Consol wanting to get out of the naming rights deal due to the company struggling financially as a result of low energy prices. Consol, which is also planning on letting its naming rights deal for Consol Energy Park expire, will remain a corporate sponsor with the Penguins in a lesser role.[12][13]

 
The arena with the Consol Energy Center name from 2010 to 2016

PPG Paints Arena is one of the only major sports venues whose soft drink contract is not with The Coca-Cola Company or PepsiCo. (Coca-Cola previously held the contract with Civic Arena.) Instead, Dr Pepper Snapple Group holds a contract, and serves its own products such as RC Cola, Diet Rite, Cherikee Red, and Sunkist Orange Soda, in addition to its more popular brands such as Dr Pepper, 7 Up, and A&W Root Beer that are typically sold alongside Coca-Cola or Pepsi products in other venues. At the time of the arena's opening, Heinz Field sold Coca-Cola products and PNC Park sold Pepsi products, making Pittsburgh's three major sporting venues initially each selling different soft drinks. In 2012, Heinz Field joined PNC Park in pouring Pepsi products, breaking a 50-year commitment with Coca-Cola, while PNC Park switched to Coca-Cola products for 2014.[46] The final years of the Civic Arena were without a pouring rights contract due to its impending demolition. In this time, Coca-Cola retained pouring rights in fountains (seemingly due to the cost of a large scale changeover) and Dr Pepper/7 Up products were exclusively sold in bottles. This is one of the few times that a venue this large has sold products from competing soft drink companies.[47]

As with most other NHL arenas, the Penguins make use of a goal horn whenever the team scores a goal at home. It is also played just before the beginning of a home game, and after the Penguins win. Their current goal horn, made by Nathan Manufacturing, Inc. and introduced in 2005 to coincide with the arrival of Sidney Crosby to the team, was brought over from the Civic Arena to the PPG Paints Arena after the Penguins closed the Civic Arena.[48][49]

Hockey

Penguins

 
The western facade of the arena in March 2010 before it officially opened and its arena signage installed, with the Civic Arena reflected in its curtain wall window.

Team owner Mario Lemieux and captain Sidney Crosby officially opened the new ice on July 27, 2010, the same day as the official press conference to announce the 2011 NHL Winter Classic at Heinz Field. The two skated for about five minutes before being joined on the ice by a group of young hockey fans all wearing Lemieux's #66 or Crosby's #87 jerseys.[50]

The Penguins opened the arena with a pre-season game on September 22, 2010, with a 5–1 win over the rival Detroit Red Wings. Penguins forward Mike Comrie scored the first goal in the new arena, 81 seconds into the game.[51] The team also added a third home pre-season game to the schedule. Team President David Morehouse said, "Our feeling is that more fans will want the chance to see and experience Consol Energy Center, so we thought it made sense to add the third preseason home game."[52]

 
Inside PPG Paints Arena during a Penguins pre-season game in 2010.

The Penguins officially opened the building on October 7, 2010, against their cross-state rivals Philadelphia Flyers, with the Penguins falling 3–2. The first goal was scored by the Flyers forward Daniel Brière at 2:51 in the 2nd period, a power play goal. The first Penguin goal was scored by forward Tyler Kennedy 44 seconds into the third period. The stars of the game were awarded to Kennedy, Claude Giroux and Flyers rookie goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who made 29 of 31 saves in his NHL debut.[53] The Penguins earned their first win at the arena on October 15, 2010, against the New York Islanders, prevailing on an overtime power-play goal by defenseman Alex Goligoski. It was also the first overtime game at the new arena. Goaltender Brent Johnson earned the win for the Penguins, making 22 saves.[54]

The first playoff game in PPG Paints Arena was against the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 13, 2011. The first playoff goal in the building was scored by Alexei Kovalev. The Penguins would go on to win the first playoff game by a score of 3–0. Marc-André Fleury had a 32-save shutout. The Penguins would go on to lose in seven games.[55]

During the 2011 off-season, 300 seats were added, increasing the hockey seating capacity from 18,087 to 18,387.[56]

PPG Paints Arena hosted its first Stanley Cup Finals in 2016, which saw the Penguins defeat the San Jose Sharks in six games to clinch its fourth Cup. Although the Penguins clinched the Cup at the SAP Center (home of the Sharks), PPG Paints did host a watch party for what turned out to be the series-clinching game, charging $10 for admission with all proceeds going to the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. Concessions and the team store were open, and the arena's goal horn played after every Penguins goal just like at a regular home game.[57] The arena hosted a similar watch party the following year for game six while the Penguins played the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena, which like the year before turned out to be the series-clinching game for the Penguins' fifth Cup.[58]

 
Panorama view of the lower bowl of PPG Paints Arena before the first playoff game at the arena in 2011.
 
The scoreboard of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA during a Penguins vs. Rangers game in 2019.

Collegiate

On July 13, 2010, the arena was selected to host the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four, scheduled for April 11 and 13, 2013. The Penguins along with Robert Morris University hosted the first NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey championship held in the state of Pennsylvania; the event also marked the first time that an NCAA championship game in a major team sport had been held in the city of Pittsburgh. "We are absolutely thrilled to have been chosen to host the 2013 Frozen Four at the (Consol Energy Center)," RMU head men's ice hockey coach Derek Schooley said. "The Frozen Four will be a major showcase for the city of Pittsburgh as well as our emerging hockey program. This is one of the NCAA's premier events, and Robert Morris and the city of Pittsburgh will be an excellent host."[59]

In December 2012, the arena began hosting the Three Rivers Classic, a two-day Division I college ice hockey tournament. The inaugural tournament took place on December 28–29, 2012 and featured teams from Penn State, Robert Morris, Ohio State and Miami (Ohio). Robert Morris won the first Classic title in a 1–0 win over Miami. The 2013 Classic featured Robert Morris and Penn State as the permanent fixtures, and also featured Boston College and Bowling Green University, with Boston College winning 8–2 over Penn State in the championship game. Meanwhile, teams such as Michigan and Minnesota are seen as potential participants for upcoming Classics.[60]

The first collegiate event at PPG Paints Arena was the fifth-annual College Hockey Showcase on October 17, 2010, hosted by Robert Morris. In the event's first game the Lady Colonials were defeated 4–3 by the Northeastern Huskies. The Colonials ACHA club team beat Pitt 6–4. In the arena's first NCAA men's game, the Colonials men's team defeated Air Force, 3–2.[61]

In conjunction with the 2011 NHL Winter Classic, held on January 2 at nearby Heinz Field, a collegiate game and an American Hockey League (AHL) game were contested at PPG Paints Arena on December 30, 2010. The first game matched the RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team against the Robert Morris Colonials; RIT won 4–3. The second game matched the top-level affiliates of the two Winter Classic teams (the Penguins and the Washington Capitals), the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hershey Bears; the Bears won 1–0.

Basketball

Both the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University have dedicated locker rooms in the arena for use by the schools' basketball teams.[62] Both schools made their first appearance on December 1, 2010, in the City Game, the first ever basketball game hosted in the venue. A neutral venue, Pitt was designated as the home team for the game,[63] which the Panthers won 80–66. The first points at the arena were made by Duquesne freshman guard T. J. McConnell, with a basket at 27 seconds into the game.[64]

The arena hosted the 2010 SEC/Big East Invitational, featuring Auburn playing Rutgers and Pittsburgh taking on Tennessee in Pitt's second appearance at PPG Paints. The games were televised nationally on ESPN2 and ESPN respectively.[65]

Duquesne hosted three home games in the 2010–11 season: on December 12 against West Virginia, against Dayton on January 30, 2011, and against Xavier on February 13, 2011.[66] During the 2012–2013 NHL lockout, Duquesne again hosted three home games – December 12 vs. West Virginia, January 19 vs. VCU, and February 9 vs. Xavier. For the 2013–14 basketball season, Duquesne hosted Penn State on December 11 and Dayton on February 22.

Duquesne hosted round of 64 and round of 32 games of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament at the arena and hosted the round of 64 and round of 32 again in 2015. Duquesne had hosted three prior times at Civic Arena: 1997, 2001 (women's) and 2002. In 2022 Duquesne hosted the Round of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

During his tenure as Commissioner of the NBA, David Stern mentioned the arena as a possible home for an NBA franchise should one move to Pittsburgh.[67]

For their 2017–18 season and part of the 2018–19 season, the arena served as the home of the Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team for several games while the new UPMC Events Center was constructed on campus.

Arena football

 
An interior panorama of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

Shortly after PPG Paints was built, the Arena Football League considered starting an expansion team in the arena,[68] but the league folded in August 2009.[69] However, after a two-year hiatus, the AFL returned and eyed an expansion team in Pittsburgh.[70] On August 19, 2010, news sources reported that PPG Paints Arena would be home to the Pittsburgh Power, which began play in the spring of 2011. The team's ownership group includes former Pittsburgh Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Lynn Swann. Pittsburgh was the 5th city added for the 2011 AFL season, joining the San Jose SaberCats, Kansas City Command, New Orleans VooDoo and Philadelphia Soul – who were all previous members of the Arena Football League.[71] In nine home games, the Power averaged 9,197 fans per game, a figure that included an audience of 13,904 that showed up for the season opener against the Philadelphia Soul. Overall, the Power ranked sixth among the 18 Arena Football League teams in average attendance through 17 games that season, and its average attendance was about 1,000 people more than the AFL average.[72]

Gymnastics

In 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.[73]

Wrestling

The 2019 NCAA Division I men's wrestling championship was held at the arena in March 2019.[74]

Professional wrestling

The arena has hosted various WWE pay-per-views and premium live events, including Royal Rumble in 2014, Roadblock: End of the Line in 2016, Extreme Rules in 2018 and Payback in 2023. It has also hosted various Raw and SmackDown TV shows. The arena planned to host Raw on March 16, 2020, but on March 12, the show, along with all other WWE events at that time, were canceled and relocated to the WWE Performance Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[75]

Transportation access

PPG Paints Arena is served by exits at Mile 1 of Interstate 579 and exits 70A and 72B of Interstate 376; it is also within 1 mile of Interstate 279. Three blocks to the west of the center is the Steel Plaza transit station of the Pittsburgh subway system.

Events

The arena opened on August 18, 2010, with a performance by Paul McCartney.[76] The demand for the first show was so great that tickets sold out within five minutes of going on sale. This prompted the addition of a second show, a day later on August 19.[77] Originally, Pittsburgh's own Christina Aguilera was planning to open the arena on August 3, 2010. Due to conflicts with construction, Aguilera canceled her show.

Other performers during the arena's first month included Lady Gaga, Roger Waters and Rush. George Strait, Reba McEntire, and Lee Ann Womack performed at the arena on October 14, 2010.

Justin Bieber performed on both his My World Tour on December 13, 2010, and on his Believe Tour on November 20, 2012, both to sell-out crowds.

Cher performed at the venue during her Dressed To Kill Tour on April 2, 2014.

Katy Perry brought her The Prismatic World Tour to the arena on July 22, 2014.

On February 17, 2016, Carrie Underwood brought her Storyteller Tour to a sold-out crowd with her critically acclaimed 360 degree stage stretching the whole arena floor.

Coldplay performed at the arena on August 4, 2016, to a sold-out crowd as part of their A Head Full of Dreams Tour.[78]

Céline Dion performed at the arena for the first time on September 24, 2021, as part of her Courage World Tour.

Harry Styles performed at the arena on October 14, 2021, as part of his Love On Tour.

Fictional portrayals

Justified, an FX television drama that debuted in March 2010, used the center's final construction phase as a filming location to depict the "new Federal Courthouse" on the show.[79]

Grudge Match a 2013 film shot its climactic fight scene at the PPG Paints Arena.

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PPG Paints Arena is a multi purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League NHL It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League AFL from 2011 to 2014 PPG Paints ArenaThe Paint Can The House that Crosby BuiltPPG Paints Arena in 2017PPG Paints ArenaLocation near Downtown PittsburghShow map of Downtown PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaLocation in PennsylvaniaShow map of PennsylvaniaPPG Paints ArenaLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesFormer namesConsol Energy Center 2010 2016 Address1001 Fifth AvenueLocationPittsburgh PennsylvaniaCoordinates40 26 22 N 79 59 21 W 40 43944 N 79 98917 W 40 43944 79 98917Public transitSteel PlazaOwnerSports amp Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny CountyOperatorAnschutz Entertainment GroupCapacityIce hockey 18 187Basketball 19 000Arena football 16 280End stage 14 536Center stage 19 758 1 Field size720 000 sq ft 67 000 m2 SurfaceMulti surface ice Scoreboard15x25 Mitsubishi Black Packaged LED ConstructionBroke groundAugust 14 2008BuiltAugust 2008 August 2010OpenedAugust 18 2010Construction costUS 321 million 454 million in 2023 dollars 2 ArchitectPopulous formerly HOK Sport 3 Astorino 4 Architectural Innovations 4 Fukui Architects 4 Lami Grubb 4 Project managerICON Venue Group 5 Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti RaudenbushServices engineerM E Engineers Inc General contractorHunt Construction Group 6 Main contractorsOxford DevelopmentPittsburgh Arena Development LPTenantsPittsburgh Penguins NHL 2010 present Pittsburgh Power AFL 2011 2014 Construction was completed on August 1 2010 7 and the arena opened in time for the 2010 11 NHL season 8 It replaced the Penguins former arena Civic Arena formerly known as Mellon Arena which was completed in 1961 A ceremonial ground breaking was held on August 14 2008 The arena is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED gold certified arena in both the NHL and AFL 9 Soon after the arena opened in 2010 it was named Best New Major Concert Venue in the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards and Best NHL Arena in the Sports Business Journal reader poll 10 11 The arena was originally named Consol Energy Center CEC after Consol Energy purchased the naming rights in December 2008 The current name comes from Pittsburgh based PPG Industries who purchased naming rights in October 2016 12 13 Contents 1 Planning and funding 2 Design and construction 3 Hockey 3 1 Penguins 3 2 Collegiate 4 Basketball 5 Arena football 6 Gymnastics 7 Wrestling 8 Professional wrestling 9 Transportation access 10 Events 11 Fictional portrayals 12 References 13 External linksPlanning and fundingSoon after buying the Penguins in 1999 Mario Lemieux began exploring a replacement for Pittsburgh Civic Arena the oldest arena in the NHL built in 1961 14 In an attempt not to use public funding the Penguins filed for a slots license under the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board The Penguins were granted the license though the decision of which casino company would receive approval was the Gaming Control Board s decision 15 The Lemieux Group reached an agreement with Isle of Capri Casinos which offered to fully fund a US 290 million arena if Capri could also construct a 500 million casino nearby 15 Other casinos including Majestic Star Casino and Forest City Enterprises also agreed to partially contribute to the arena s funding 16 On December 20 2006 the Gaming Control Board awarded the license to Majestic Star Casino who agreed to pay 7 5 million for the first 30 years 17 in addition to the Penguins paying 4 million per year 18 19 The casino experienced financial difficulty which could have led to taxpayers financing the entire project However on August 14 2008 the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board selected Neil Bluhm to take ownership of the casinos which pulled the casinos out of risk of bankruptcy 20 The casino now known as the Rivers Casino eventually opened on August 9 2009 in the North Side Chateau neighborhood nbsp The arena in July 2009 The arena s funding plan was agreed upon by Lemieux Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell on March 13 2007 after much negotiation 21 During negotiations the Penguins explored moving the franchise to Kansas City or Las Vegas the latter of which received an NHL expansion team in 2017 after the deal was made the Penguins agreed to stay in Pittsburgh for at least 30 more years 21 Lemieux later stated that relocating the franchise was never a possibility but instead it was a negotiation tactic to help the team get funding for the arena from both state and local officials 22 The arena was originally scheduled to open for the 2009 10 NHL season however this was pushed back to the 2010 11 NHL season 23 24 The arena was expected to cost approximately 290 million but rose to 321 million due to increased cost of steel and insurance 25 26 The Penguins agreed to pay 3 8 million per year toward construction with an additional 400 000 per year toward capital improvements 21 After 31 million cost rise the Penguins pledged an additional 15 5 million while the State and Sports and Exhibition Authority split the difference 25 26 In September 2009 the State contributed an additional 5 08 million from the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund to cover a rising interest on variable rate bonds 27 Design and construction nbsp The arena in May 2009 Populous designers of PNC Park and Heinz Field designed the building working with local architect Astorino to develop the construction documents while the ICON Venue group and Oxford Development oversaw the building of the arena 28 More than a dozen buildings were razed in order to create room for the new arena 29 On April 8 2008 Populous presented design renderings to the Pittsburgh City Planning Commission receiving negative feedback 8 Local architect Rob Pfaffmann went so far as to say If I put a Home Depot sign on that it looks like a Home Depot 8 Populous returned on May 6 with new plans which were unanimously approved by the City Planning Commission 30 31 This is going to be technologically one of the most advanced buildings in the country David Morehouse Penguins president 32 The Penguins have contacted the Pittsburgh Technology Council which includes 1 400 businesses in order to find new technologies to implement into the arena s design 33 On demand replays from touch screens will be available in luxury suites while Yinz Cam a system developed by Carnegie Mellon University students will allow any fans to view instant replays from multiple angles on their cell phones 32 The arena s capacity will be 18 087 for hockey in honor of Sidney Crosby s number 87 14 and 19 000 for basketball games 34 The venue will hold 14 536 to 19 758 for concerts depending on the layout The venue will also include 1 950 club seats and 66 suites in honor of Mario Lemieux s number 66 34 Ticket prices will range from 115 000 to 150 000 per season for luxury boxes to individual game tickets at 22 35 Ken Sawyer Penguins chief executive officer asked that the interior be modeled after that of the venue then known as Jobing com Arena in Glendale Arizona 36 I was just taken aback by their seats said Sawyer Even when I was up in a high level I had a great view 36 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman called the building very well designed 37 Bettman liked the size of the concourses and the view offered of Pittsburgh s skyline 37 Mario Lemieux along with officials from the state and local governments ceremonially broke ground on a new hockey arena on August 14 2008 38 Shovels with shafts made from team captain Sidney Crosby s used hockey sticks were used for the ground breaking ceremony 39 40 Erection of structural steel took place from January 2009 36 to August 2009 41 While the arena was under construction the Penguins won the Stanley Cup and brought the Cup to the arena s construction site on July 9 2009 during the offseason 42 The arena was originally named for Consol Energy the largest producer of bituminous coal in the United States 43 which signed a 21 year agreement with the Penguins in December 2008 44 Secondary sponsors of the arena are PNC Wealth Management UPMC Verizon American Eagle Outfitters and Dick s Sporting Goods the last three being existing sponsors carrying over from the Civic Arena 45 On October 4 2016 PPG Industries purchased the naming rights from Consol as a result of Consol wanting to get out of the naming rights deal due to the company struggling financially as a result of low energy prices Consol which is also planning on letting its naming rights deal for Consol Energy Park expire will remain a corporate sponsor with the Penguins in a lesser role 12 13 nbsp The arena with the Consol Energy Center name from 2010 to 2016 PPG Paints Arena is one of the only major sports venues whose soft drink contract is not with The Coca Cola Company or PepsiCo Coca Cola previously held the contract with Civic Arena Instead Dr Pepper Snapple Group holds a contract and serves its own products such as RC Cola Diet Rite Cherikee Red and Sunkist Orange Soda in addition to its more popular brands such as Dr Pepper 7 Up and A amp W Root Beer that are typically sold alongside Coca Cola or Pepsi products in other venues At the time of the arena s opening Heinz Field sold Coca Cola products and PNC Park sold Pepsi products making Pittsburgh s three major sporting venues initially each selling different soft drinks In 2012 Heinz Field joined PNC Park in pouring Pepsi products breaking a 50 year commitment with Coca Cola while PNC Park switched to Coca Cola products for 2014 46 The final years of the Civic Arena were without a pouring rights contract due to its impending demolition In this time Coca Cola retained pouring rights in fountains seemingly due to the cost of a large scale changeover and Dr Pepper 7 Up products were exclusively sold in bottles This is one of the few times that a venue this large has sold products from competing soft drink companies 47 As with most other NHL arenas the Penguins make use of a goal horn whenever the team scores a goal at home It is also played just before the beginning of a home game and after the Penguins win Their current goal horn made by Nathan Manufacturing Inc and introduced in 2005 to coincide with the arrival of Sidney Crosby to the team was brought over from the Civic Arena to the PPG Paints Arena after the Penguins closed the Civic Arena 48 49 HockeyPenguins nbsp The western facade of the arena in March 2010 before it officially opened and its arena signage installed with the Civic Arena reflected in its curtain wall window Team owner Mario Lemieux and captain Sidney Crosby officially opened the new ice on July 27 2010 the same day as the official press conference to announce the 2011 NHL Winter Classic at Heinz Field The two skated for about five minutes before being joined on the ice by a group of young hockey fans all wearing Lemieux s 66 or Crosby s 87 jerseys 50 The Penguins opened the arena with a pre season game on September 22 2010 with a 5 1 win over the rival Detroit Red Wings Penguins forward Mike Comrie scored the first goal in the new arena 81 seconds into the game 51 The team also added a third home pre season game to the schedule Team President David Morehouse said Our feeling is that more fans will want the chance to see and experience Consol Energy Center so we thought it made sense to add the third preseason home game 52 nbsp Inside PPG Paints Arena during a Penguins pre season game in 2010 The Penguins officially opened the building on October 7 2010 against their cross state rivals Philadelphia Flyers with the Penguins falling 3 2 The first goal was scored by the Flyers forward Daniel Briere at 2 51 in the 2nd period a power play goal The first Penguin goal was scored by forward Tyler Kennedy 44 seconds into the third period The stars of the game were awarded to Kennedy Claude Giroux and Flyers rookie goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky who made 29 of 31 saves in his NHL debut 53 The Penguins earned their first win at the arena on October 15 2010 against the New York Islanders prevailing on an overtime power play goal by defenseman Alex Goligoski It was also the first overtime game at the new arena Goaltender Brent Johnson earned the win for the Penguins making 22 saves 54 The first playoff game in PPG Paints Arena was against the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 13 2011 The first playoff goal in the building was scored by Alexei Kovalev The Penguins would go on to win the first playoff game by a score of 3 0 Marc Andre Fleury had a 32 save shutout The Penguins would go on to lose in seven games 55 During the 2011 off season 300 seats were added increasing the hockey seating capacity from 18 087 to 18 387 56 PPG Paints Arena hosted its first Stanley Cup Finals in 2016 which saw the Penguins defeat the San Jose Sharks in six games to clinch its fourth Cup Although the Penguins clinched the Cup at the SAP Center home of the Sharks PPG Paints did host a watch party for what turned out to be the series clinching game charging 10 for admission with all proceeds going to the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Concessions and the team store were open and the arena s goal horn played after every Penguins goal just like at a regular home game 57 The arena hosted a similar watch party the following year for game six while the Penguins played the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena which like the year before turned out to be the series clinching game for the Penguins fifth Cup 58 nbsp Panorama view of the lower bowl of PPG Paints Arena before the first playoff game at the arena in 2011 nbsp The scoreboard of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh PA during a Penguins vs Rangers game in 2019 Collegiate On July 13 2010 the arena was selected to host the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four scheduled for April 11 and 13 2013 The Penguins along with Robert Morris University hosted the first NCAA Division I Men s Ice Hockey championship held in the state of Pennsylvania the event also marked the first time that an NCAA championship game in a major team sport had been held in the city of Pittsburgh We are absolutely thrilled to have been chosen to host the 2013 Frozen Four at the Consol Energy Center RMU head men s ice hockey coach Derek Schooley said The Frozen Four will be a major showcase for the city of Pittsburgh as well as our emerging hockey program This is one of the NCAA s premier events and Robert Morris and the city of Pittsburgh will be an excellent host 59 In December 2012 the arena began hosting the Three Rivers Classic a two day Division I college ice hockey tournament The inaugural tournament took place on December 28 29 2012 and featured teams from Penn State Robert Morris Ohio State and Miami Ohio Robert Morris won the first Classic title in a 1 0 win over Miami The 2013 Classic featured Robert Morris and Penn State as the permanent fixtures and also featured Boston College and Bowling Green University with Boston College winning 8 2 over Penn State in the championship game Meanwhile teams such as Michigan and Minnesota are seen as potential participants for upcoming Classics 60 The first collegiate event at PPG Paints Arena was the fifth annual College Hockey Showcase on October 17 2010 hosted by Robert Morris In the event s first game the Lady Colonials were defeated 4 3 by the Northeastern Huskies The Colonials ACHA club team beat Pitt 6 4 In the arena s first NCAA men s game the Colonials men s team defeated Air Force 3 2 61 In conjunction with the 2011 NHL Winter Classic held on January 2 at nearby Heinz Field a collegiate game and an American Hockey League AHL game were contested at PPG Paints Arena on December 30 2010 The first game matched the RIT Tigers men s ice hockey team against the Robert Morris Colonials RIT won 4 3 The second game matched the top level affiliates of the two Winter Classic teams the Penguins and the Washington Capitals the Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins and the Hershey Bears the Bears won 1 0 BasketballBoth the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University have dedicated locker rooms in the arena for use by the schools basketball teams 62 Both schools made their first appearance on December 1 2010 in the City Game the first ever basketball game hosted in the venue A neutral venue Pitt was designated as the home team for the game 63 which the Panthers won 80 66 The first points at the arena were made by Duquesne freshman guard T J McConnell with a basket at 27 seconds into the game 64 The arena hosted the 2010 SEC Big East Invitational featuring Auburn playing Rutgers and Pittsburgh taking on Tennessee in Pitt s second appearance at PPG Paints The games were televised nationally on ESPN2 and ESPN respectively 65 Duquesne hosted three home games in the 2010 11 season on December 12 against West Virginia against Dayton on January 30 2011 and against Xavier on February 13 2011 66 During the 2012 2013 NHL lockout Duquesne again hosted three home games December 12 vs West Virginia January 19 vs VCU and February 9 vs Xavier For the 2013 14 basketball season Duquesne hosted Penn State on December 11 and Dayton on February 22 Duquesne hosted round of 64 and round of 32 games of the 2012 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament at the arena and hosted the round of 64 and round of 32 again in 2015 Duquesne had hosted three prior times at Civic Arena 1997 2001 women s and 2002 In 2022 Duquesne hosted the Round of the NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament During his tenure as Commissioner of the NBA David Stern mentioned the arena as a possible home for an NBA franchise should one move to Pittsburgh 67 For their 2017 18 season and part of the 2018 19 season the arena served as the home of the Robert Morris Colonials men s basketball team for several games while the new UPMC Events Center was constructed on campus Arena football nbsp An interior panorama of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh PA Shortly after PPG Paints was built the Arena Football League considered starting an expansion team in the arena 68 but the league folded in August 2009 69 However after a two year hiatus the AFL returned and eyed an expansion team in Pittsburgh 70 On August 19 2010 news sources reported that PPG Paints Arena would be home to the Pittsburgh Power which began play in the spring of 2011 The team s ownership group includes former Pittsburgh Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Lynn Swann Pittsburgh was the 5th city added for the 2011 AFL season joining the San Jose SaberCats Kansas City Command New Orleans VooDoo and Philadelphia Soul who were all previous members of the Arena Football League 71 In nine home games the Power averaged 9 197 fans per game a figure that included an audience of 13 904 that showed up for the season opener against the Philadelphia Soul Overall the Power ranked sixth among the 18 Arena Football League teams in average attendance through 17 games that season and its average attendance was about 1 000 people more than the AFL average 72 GymnasticsIn 2016 the arena hosted the Kellogg s Tour of Gymnastics Champions 73 WrestlingThe 2019 NCAA Division I men s wrestling championship was held at the arena in March 2019 74 Professional wrestlingThe arena has hosted various WWE pay per views and premium live events including Royal Rumble in 2014 Roadblock End of the Line in 2016 Extreme Rules in 2018 and Payback in 2023 It has also hosted various Raw and SmackDown TV shows The arena planned to host Raw on March 16 2020 but on March 12 the show along with all other WWE events at that time were canceled and relocated to the WWE Performance Center due to the COVID 19 pandemic 75 Transportation accessPPG Paints Arena is served by exits at Mile 1 of Interstate 579 and exits 70A and 72B of Interstate 376 it is also within 1 mile of Interstate 279 Three blocks to the west of the center is the Steel Plaza transit station of the Pittsburgh subway system EventsThe arena opened on August 18 2010 with a performance by Paul McCartney 76 The demand for the first show was so great that tickets sold out within five minutes of going on sale This prompted the addition of a second show a day later on August 19 77 Originally Pittsburgh s own Christina Aguilera was planning to open the arena on August 3 2010 Due to conflicts with construction Aguilera canceled her show Other performers during the arena s first month included Lady Gaga Roger Waters and Rush George Strait Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack performed at the arena on October 14 2010 Justin Bieber performed on both his My World Tour on December 13 2010 and on his Believe Tour on November 20 2012 both to sell out crowds Cher performed at the venue during her Dressed To Kill Tour on April 2 2014 Katy Perry brought her The Prismatic World Tour to the arena on July 22 2014 On February 17 2016 Carrie Underwood brought her Storyteller Tour to a sold out crowd with her critically acclaimed 360 degree stage stretching the whole arena floor Coldplay performed at the arena on August 4 2016 to a sold out crowd as part of their A Head Full of Dreams Tour 78 Celine Dion performed at the arena for the first time on September 24 2021 as part of her Courage World Tour Harry Styles performed at the arena on October 14 2021 as part of his Love On Tour Fictional portrayalsJustified an FX television drama that debuted in March 2010 used the center s final construction phase as a filming location to depict the new Federal Courthouse on the show 79 Grudge Match a 2013 film shot its climactic fight scene at the PPG Paints Arena References FAQs CONSOL Energy Center Retrieved April 14 2012 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J 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