Honda Center
The Pond | |
Honda Center in 2021 | |
Location in L.A. metro area | |
| Former names | Anaheim Arena (planning/construction) Pond of Anaheim (1993) Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (1993–2006) |
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| Address | 2695 East Katella Avenue |
| Location | Anaheim, California |
| Coordinates | 33°48′28″N 117°52′36″W / 33.80778°N 117.87667°W |
| Public transit | Anaheim |
| Owner | City of Anaheim |
| Operator | Anaheim Arena Management |
| Capacity | Basketball: 18,609 Concerts: 13,793–19,578 Ice hockey: 17,174 Theatre: 10,935 |
| Field size | 650,000 square feet (60,000 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 8, 1990 |
| Opened | June 17, 1993 |
| Construction cost | US$123 million ($296 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) |
| Project manager | Turner Construction |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
| Tenants | |
| Anaheim Ducks (NHL) (1993–present) Anaheim Bullfrogs (RHI/MLRH) (1994–1999) Anaheim Splash (CISL) (1994–1997) Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) (1994–1999) Anaheim Piranhas (AFL) (1996–1997) Anaheim Storm (NLL) (2004–2005) UCLA Bruins basketball (NCAA) (2011–2012) Los Angeles Kiss (AFL) (2014–2016) | |
Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.
Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it was completed in 1993 at a cost of US$123 million. Locally based Arrowhead Water paid $15 million for the naming rights over 10 years in October 1993. In the short period of time after the Mighty Ducks franchise was awarded and before the naming rights deal with Arrowhead, Disney referred to the Arena as the Pond of Anaheim. In October 2006, Honda, whose American headquarters are based in Torrance, paid $60 million for the naming rights over 15 years, and renewed the deal for another decade in 2020.