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Honda Center, previously known as the
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and sometimes colloquially called the
Honda Ponda, The Ponda Center or simply
The Pond, is an
indoor arena in
Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the
NHL's
Anaheim Ducks and was home of the former
NLL's
Anaheim Storm, which folded in
2005. Originally named the
Anaheim Arena, it was completed in
1993 at a cost of
$123 million.
Arrowhead Water paid $15 million for the
naming rights over 10 years in
October 1993.
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) Honda later acquired the naming rights to the arena for $60 million over 15 years which changed its name in
October 2006.
The arena opened on
June 19,
1993 with a
Barry Manilow concert as its first event. Since then, it has been host to a number of events, such as the
Stanley Cup Finals in
2003 and
2007. On June 6, 2007, the Anaheim Ducks defeated the
Ottawa Senators, 6–2, in Game 5 of the Finals at Honda Center to clinch the franchise's first-ever Stanley Cup championship.
Various WWE major events have been held here, such as
WrestleMania XII,
WrestleMania 2000 (XVI), and the
Royal Rumble in
1999.
UFC 59,
UFC 63, and
UFC 76 have been at Honda Center as well. It hosted the
2005 IBF World Championships for badminton in 2005. It has also hosted concerts, such as
Nine Inch Nails,
Aerosmith,
Mariah Carey,
Boyz II Men,
Coldplay,
U2,
Shakira,
Metallica,
Madonna,
Phil Collins,
Queen + Paul Rodgers,
Britney Spears,
Barbra Streisand,
Shania Twain,
Destiny's Child,
Beyonce,
NSYNC,
Tina Turner (which played her last ever Concert in this Arena to date),
Maroon 5,
Justin Timberlake,
Christina Aguilera,
Circa Survive,
Janet Jackson,
The Rolling Stones,
Paul McCartney,
Jennifer Lopez and
Marc Anthony, and many more. From
1994 to
1998, it served as a second home for the
NBA's
Los Angeles Clippers. It was the home arena for the
Anaheim Bullfrogs of
Roller Hockey International from 1993 to 1999 and for the
Anaheim Piranhas of the
Arena Football League from 1996 to 1997. Since 1994, the arena has hosted the annual
John R. Wooden Classic. The arena has also hosted the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament three times as the West Regional site -
1998,
2001, and
2003. It will host the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament West Regional site in
2008. It even hosted the
Frozen Four in 1999, underscoring the popularity of hockey in the region. It will host the
Big West Conference men's basketball tournament in
2008.
Honda Center lies northeast across
State Route 57 from
Angel Stadium (where
Major League Baseball's
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim play) and roughly 5 miles from
Disneyland. It is also walkable from Amtrak and Metrolink's Anaheim station, which is located on Angel Stadium's parking lot.
The arena seats up 17,174 for its primary tenant, the Ducks. There are 84
luxury suites in the building, which has hosted 17.5 million people as of
2003.
Broadcom chairman and billionaire
Henry Samueli owns the company that operates the arena, Anaheim Arena Management, LLC, and the arena's primary tenant, the Ducks, giving him great flexibility in scheduling events and recruiting new tenants. Samueli hopes to bring an
NBA franchise to the arena.
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