CURE Insurance Arena
The CURE Insurance Arena is a $53-million, 10,500-seat arena in Trenton, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It hosts events including shows, sporting events and concerts.
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| Former names | Sovereign Bank Arena (1999–2009) Sun National Bank Center (2009–2017) |
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| Location | 81 Hamilton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08611 USA |
| Public transit |   River Lineat Hamilton Avenue |
| Owner | Mercer County Improvement Authority[1] |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity | Ice hockey: 7,605 Basketball: 8,600 Concerts: 8,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 2, 1997[2] |
| Opened | October 6, 1999 |
| Construction cost | $53 million ($81.3 million in 2019 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs Vitetta Group |
| Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers[4] |
| Services engineer | French & Parrello Associates, P.A.[5] |
| General contractor | Gilbane Building Company[6] |
| Tenants | |
| Trenton Titans/Devils (ECHL) (1999–2013) Trenton Shooting Stars (IBL) (1999–2001) Trenton Lightning (IPFL) (2001) Philadelphia Passion (LFL) (2009–2011) Trenton Steel (SIFL) (2011) New Jersey Rascals (PLL) (2012) Trenton Freedom (PIFL) (2014–2015) Jersey Flight (NAL) (2018–present) | |
The arena seats 7,605 for hockey and other ice events, 8,600 for basketball and up to 10,500 for concerts, family shows, and other events which makes it the largest arena in Central New Jersey. The arena is located next to, and served by, the Hamilton Avenue station on NJ Transit's River Line and New Jersey Route 129.
It is managed by Philadelphia-based Spectra, a subsidiary of Comcast Spectacor.
History and events
The arena opened as Sovereign Bank Arena on October 6, 1999, with a World Wrestling Entertainment event. On November 13, 2009, Sun National Bank signed a naming-rights deal for seven years for $2.1 million.[7] Since the arena opened, it has hosted over 1200 events with over 4 million guests attending and has sold out shows by Bruce Springsteen, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Cher, Elton John, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber.[8] Musical events have dwindled in the 2010s.[9]
CURE Insurance Arena hosted the last regular season games of the premier 2018 JBA season.
Men's college basketball
The 2000 and 2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments were held there, as was the 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament.
Women's college basketball
In 2006, the arena hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. In 2009, the arena hosted the Trenton Regional of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament where the University of Connecticut went to the Women's Final Four.
References
- "Ownership & Management". Sun National Bank Center. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- Garbarine, Rachelle (December 14, 1997). "In the Region/New Jersey; 2d Anchor Begun in Trenton's Revitalization Plan". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- "Stephen P. Emery". Geiger Engineers. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- "Awards". French & Parrello Associates. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- Jaeger, Lauren (July 6, 1998). "Globe Facility Services To Run Mercer Arena". AllBusiness. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- Rinde, Meir (November 18, 2009). "Arena Naming Deal Put at $2.1M". The Times (Trenton). Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- "General Info". Sun National Bank Center. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
- "A forgotten N.J. arena just hosted a major rock concert. Let this be a trend!". nj.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
External links
| Events and tenants | ||
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| Preceded by TNA Impact! Zone |
Host of Hard Justice 2008 |
Succeeded by TNA Impact! Zone |
