Climate Pledge Arena
Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Seattle, Washington. It is located north of downtown Seattle in Seattle Center, a multi-use development that opened for the 1962 World's Fair.
The arena, which opened with the World's Fair, reopened in October 2021 after a major rebuild that cost $1.15 billion.[1][2] It is home to the Seattle Kraken, a National Hockey League (NHL) expansion team that began play in the 2021–22 season;[3] the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA); the Seattle University Redhawks men's basketball team, and the Rat City Roller Derby league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Daniels, Chris; Thomasseau, Allison; Bernhard, Jimmy (December 4, 2018). "New Seattle Center arena to cost an estimated $850 million". KING5.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ↑ Eide, Andrew (April 18, 2019). "Seattle NHL expansion team working hard on rebuilding arena". NHL.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ↑ Rosen, Dan (December 4, 2018). "Seattle NHL expansion approved by Board of Governors". NHL.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Rat City Roller Girls rock n' roll in KeyArena debut". West Seattle Herald. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ↑ Karras, Christy (May 29, 2009). "Rat City Rollergirls closes its fifth season — and first at KeyArena". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010.