Amalie Arena
Amalie Arena in November 2016 | |
| Former names | Ice Palace (1996–2002) St. Pete Times Forum (2002–2012) Tampa Bay Times Forum (2012–2014) |
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| Address | 401 Channelside Drive |
| Location | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 27°56′34″N 82°27′7″W / 27.94278°N 82.45194°W |
| Public transit | TECO Streetcar at Amalie Arena |
| Owner | Hillsborough County, Florida |
| Operator | Tampa Bay Entertainment Properties, LLC, a division of Vinik Sports Group, LLC |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 19,092 Basketball: 20,500 Concert: 21,500 Arena football: 18,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 14, 1994 |
| Opened | October 20, 1996 |
| Construction cost | US$139 million ($295 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore |
| General contractor | Hunt/Morse Diesel |
| Tenants | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) (1996–present) Tampa Bay Storm (AFL) (1997–2017) South Florida Bulls (NCAA) (2011–2012) Tampa Breeze (LFL) (2009–2012) Toronto Raptors (NBA) (2020–2021) | |
| Website | |
| amaliearena | |
Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, United States, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
The building opened in 1996 and was originally known as the Ice Palace. In August 2002, the building's naming rights were sold to the St. Petersburg Times, which became the Tampa Bay Times in January 2012; accordingly, the arena was known as the St. Pete Times Forum (2002–2012) and Tampa Bay Times Forum (2012–2014). In September 2014, the arena was renamed Amalie Arena when the naming rights were transferred to Amalie Oil Company.