The Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Newark's business district, New Jersey, United States. It was designed by HOK Sport (now Populous), with an exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devil of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Seton Hall Pirates basketball team from Seton Hall University. The Arena has 16,514 subscribers for hockey and 18,711 for basketball. Fans and sports writers dearly call the arena "The Rock" referring to Rock of Gibraltar, the company logo of Prudential Financial, a financial institution that has naming rights to the arena and is headquartered within walking distance. In December 2013, the arena is ranked third nationally and ninth internationally for self-reported annual income.
The arena was built in the midst of financial worries and years of speculation that the Devil will move, despite the fact that the team is a perpetual playoff competitor and is often at or near the top of the NHL standings for nearly two decades. The arena is two blocks from Newark Penn Station in downtown Newark, just west of Newark's Ironbound district, making it easily accessible via New Jersey Transit, PATH, Newark Light Rail and Amtrak. At the time of its opening, Prudential Center is the first premier league sports venue to be built in the New York metropolitan area since Brendan Byrne Arena, the former home of the Devil, opened in 1981. According to the Satan organization, Prudential Center has played a major role in the revitalization of downtown Newark.
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History
Planning
For years, the New Jersey devil has been rumored to at least consider relocation. Even when the team won the Stanley Cup in 1995, amid rumors that the franchise will move to Nashville. Despite playing hockey championships in the 2002-03 season culminating in the Stanley Cup that year, Satan only averaged 14,858 fans per game in their home arena, Continental Airlines Arena at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford.
A project to build a new 18,000-seat arena in Newark first received funding from the Newark city council in 2002, when the team was owned by Puck Holdings, a subsidiary of YankeeNets. In 2004, former Lehman Brothers executive Jeffrey Vanderbeek bought the team from Puck Holdings and became a strong supporter of the proposed arena. Vanderbeek said, "Devils need a new arena that can provide a match-day experience that is certainly the same as the best team in the National Hockey League and certainly the same as the products put on the ice." He also stated that he believes the arena "will bring down downtown Newark to a whole new level." After a legal battle over both the leading domains and the participation of the city's finances in the arena project, the final agreement was approved by the council and held in October 2004.
Construction and funding
A seven-acre site for the arena in downtown Newark was chosen, bordered by Edison Place to the north, Lafayette Street to the south, Mulberry Street to the east, and Broad Street to the west. This site is the location of a never-ending Renaissance Malls and, previously, rail and train lines from Central Railroad at the New Jersey Broad/Lafayette Street terminal whose buildings still stand nearby. The Arena is designed by HOK Sport, with an exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. The initial design was released in early 2005 and is called the arena as "Newark Arena". Groundbreaking began on 3 October 2005, and the workforce of 2,725 union workers was hired to build the arena. Financial problems, though, threaten to stop the deal. On January 24, 2006, the Devils prevented the project from being canceled by sending a guarantee in writing that the team would donate $ 100 million to the arena, one day before their deadline.
Although the construction went well, by the end of summer 2006, Cory Booker, who had just served as Mayor of Newark, promised to re-evaluate the deal and consider retreating. In October, Booker acknowledged there would be "a first-class arena built in Newark city, whether we like it or not", and soon after, Satan attacked deals including property and monetary givebacks that calmed city officials.
The City of Newark promised to contribute $ 210 million for the construction of the arena, using settlement money from a lease disposal underpayment agreement for the use of Newark Liberty International Airport with the Port Authorities of New York and New Jersey. Satan pays the rest of the cost. Thus, no new direct taxpayer funding is required for the construction of the arena. However, some taxpayer dollars are spent on infrastructure repairs. These improvements are necessary for the new arena and personal development proposed around the arena.
Prudential Financial bought naming rights to the stadium in January 2007 for $ 105.3 million over 20 years, reducing the city's cost for the project. Prudential has chosen to call the "Prudential Center" arena, although it is also the name of many office complexes across the country, especially in Boston. Arena has been referred to as the "Newark Arena" before the deal, and now the field press release refers to Prudential Center as "The Rock" after the Prudential company logo.
Construction in the arena was completed in October 2007. The estimated final cost of the construction of the arena was $ 380 million. In total, more than 18,000 tons of steels are used to build high bowl and roof areas, while 62,000 square feet of pipelines are installed throughout the arena. Satan must play their first nine matches of the 2007-08 NHL season on the road as construction in their home arena has been completed.
Opening
For a gentle opening on October 20, Newark Boys Chorus performs at Prudential Center, which became the first use of the arena. It was officially opened on October 25, 2007 with a series of 10 concerts by the original Jersey rock group Bon Jovi featuring the opening stars of the stars including Big & amp; Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Daughtry, All-American Rejects and fellow New Jersey native group My Chemical Romance.
The Devils played their first home game at Prudential Center on 27 October 2007 against the Ottawa Senator, who, incidentally, was Satan's last opponent at the Continental Airlines Arena. Chris Neil scored the first goal of the arena, with Martin Gerber getting the first win when Senator defeated Satan 4-1.
On November 11, 2007, the first college basketball game took place in the arena, with Seton Hall defeating Monmouth, 89-81, in overtime.
Lighting incident
On January 8, 2010, a lighting issue occurred in the arena during a match between Satan and Lightning Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay led 3-0 with 9:12 remaining in the second period when half of the sporting lights in the arena were extinguished because of power surge in the grid feeding the electricity into the arena, followed by a computer lighting system that failed to reboot. PSEG and Prudential Center Electric works on the situation for 1 hour and 52 minutes but can not reboot the system. Match stopped due to lighting problem; it was continued two nights later, with about 3,000 of the original 15,129 spectators attending. Tampa Bay win, 4-2, with Lightning center Steven Stamkos scoring two goals in the contest: one on Friday and one on Sunday.
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Arena Usage
Prudential Center primarily serves as the home ice for New Jersey Devils hockey franchise, who previously played at the Continental Airlines Arena (now Arena Meadowlands) from 1982 to 2007, as well as the men's basketball team Seton Hall Pirates NCAA, who also played at Continental Airlines Arena from 1985 to 2007. The arena hosts a home-based game for NCAA women's basketball team Seton Hall Pirates, and the men's basketball team NJIT Highlanders. The arena is a former home of the New York Titans of the National Lacrosse League and Ironmen New Jersey from Xtreme Soccer League (XSL) until 2009. The Titans moved to Orlando while the XSL was folded in July 2009.
The arena was originally intended to be the home of the New Jersey Nets, but YankeeNets sold the team to Bruce Ratner, who decided he would move the Nets to Barclays Center in Brooklyn. However, the construction of the arena was plagued by lawsuits and economic problems during the recession. In the fall of 2009, the Nets played two pre-season games at Prudential Center, while considering the possibility of moving there. After a successful pre-season game at the Prudential Center, the Nets completed an agreement to move to Prudential Center. The team played for two seasons in place before the Barclays Center finished in 2012 and the official team moved to Brooklyn. The last NBA event at Prudential Center before the Nets move to Brooklyn was the 2012 NBA Draft, which was held on 28 June 2012.
Ice Hockey
Ottawa Senator Chris Neil scored the first goal of the arena, while Brian Gionta scored the first for Satan in a 4-1 Ottawa victory. The first hat-trick in Prudential Center's history was netted by Jay Pandolfo, in a 6-1 Devils triumph over Tampa Bay Lightning on October 31, 2007, the match which was also the Devil's first home victory in the arena. Prudential Center hosted the first Stanley Cup playoff game against the New York Rangers on April 9, 2008. On April 15, 2009, the Devils won their first playoff game at Prudential Center with a 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes. It was not until 2012 when Satan won their first playoff series in Rock, against the Florida Panthers. The 2012 Stanley Cup Final is played at Prudential Center for the first time in its history, featuring the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils, hosting Games 1, 2 and 5. The 2013 NHL Entry Draft is held at Prudential Center.
For the optional Devil House game, the arena practice arena, RWJ Barnabas Health Hockey House, is open to fans after the game for public ice skating. The training ground also serves as the home of Saint Peter's registrar hockey team and other local youth teams. It has been the home of Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League since 2016. The Arena also hosts NJSIAA Public A, Public B, and Private State Finals for high school ice hockey.
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Men's basketball team Seton Hall Pirates moved into the arena on 11 November 2007, where they defeated Monmouth University 89-81, in extra time, which was their first victory at Prudential Center.
The Nets moved into the arena on October 27, 2010, where they defeated the Detroit Pistons, 101-98. Rodney Stuckey made the first basket in the arena, while Brook Lopez made the first two free-throw baskets for the Nets in the building. The Nets played their last home game on April 23, 2012, against the Philadelphia 76ers, where they lost 105-87. Lou Williams made the last basket in the building and Gerald Green made the last basket for the Nets. This is the last professional NBA game in the arena.
In November 2007 and 2008, the Center held a semifinal and final Legends Classic college basketball.
The Arena hosts the Eastern Conference semifinals and the NCAA Basketball Division Tournament Men Division I 2011.
On June 23, 2011, the arena hosted the NBA Draft 2011, marking the NBA Draft a second time in New Jersey. They held the NBA Draft again the following year on June 28, 2012.
New York Liberty from the National Basketball Association (WNBA) plays home games at Prudential Center during the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons, due to renovations at Madison Square Garden. The Liberty played their first game in the arena on 25 May 2011, where they lost to Washington Mystics with a score of 60-57. The team won their first game in the arena on 26 June 2011, where they beat the Los Angeles Sparks by a score of 77-67. On September 17, 2011, Liberty won their first playoff game in the arena, beating Indiana Fever by a score of 87-72. The Liberty played their last game in the arena on 13 September 2013, losing to Phoenix Mercury, 80-76. The team is also the first and only professional basketball team to make playoffs in the arena; they made two appearances in 2011 and 2012. The Nets did not make the playoffs in the short two years they were here in the arena before moving to Brooklyn.
Indoor football
The New Jersey Ironmen played their first home game at the Prudential Center on 1 December 2007. The 13,429 crowd was on hand to see football legend Pela ©, who was the honorary captain, took his first ceremonial kick. The Ironmen won this game 8-6 over Detroit Ignition.
Boxing and MMA
Boxing Promoters The Main Event has hosted a number of battle cards, most famous by former world champions Zab Judah and Tomasz Adamek. Due to the large Polish population in the North Jersey area, Adamek has attracted more than 10,000 fans for some of his final fights, including nearly 11,000 against Michael Grant on August 21, 2010.
UFC held UFC 78 on November 17, 2007, one of the first events to take place in the new arena. This marks the first UFC event in New Jersey in two years. It also hosted the UFC 111, which took place on 27 March 2010. On 19 March 2011, it hosted UFC 128, UFC 159 on 27 April 2013, and UFC 169 on 1 February 2014.
Professional wrestling
WWE held several events at Prudential Center including Hell in a Cell in 2009, Extreme Rule in 2016, and Backlash on May 6, 2018.
NFL
The National Football League used the arena for Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day on January 28, 2014, not outside the gaming site, near the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.
Concert
Bruce Springsteen & amp; E Street Band, for many years a principal at Meadowlands Arena, made their first show at Prudential Center on May 2, 2012 as part of the Wrecking Ball World Tour. They returned to the arena on January 31, 2016 to date on the opening of The River Tour 2016.
The McDonald's Gospelfest, the nation's largest gospel music competition, has been taking place in the arena since 2008.
The Eagles' performance in the arena on their Long Road from Eden Tour, commemorated with a mural at the top level of the arena arena.
The Rolling Stones broadcast their last performance of their 50th anniversary tour directly in pay-per-view from the arena on December 15, 2012.
The Misfits, the legendary punk rock band from Lodi, New Jersey, announced that they will reunite for a one-off show and play on the spot on May 19, 2018.
On TV
In June 2011, he hosted the Newark auditioning stage of Fox's first season of talent search program The X Factor. An open audition was held on April 14th.
More events
Democratic Governor Jon Corzine held a rally on Nov. 1, 2009, to rally support for the gubernatorial election on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Speakers included Newark Mayor Cory Booker and President Barack Obama, aimed at a near-capacity crowd.
Nik Wallenda walked and then cycled across the hanging wire, 12 floors from the ground, from the roof of the Prudential Center during the live broadcast Today on October 15, 2008. Dexterity was made in trying to break the world record for the longest and highest bike rides on cable lines, documented by the Guinness Book of Records.
Other local events are also held in the arena, such as graduation ceremonies and cultural festivals.
Features
Design
The red and gray exterior was inspired by the Newark brick and rail heritage, while paying homage to the colors of the New Jersey, red and black Demon team. Fans who approach the arena from the front are presented with an external LED display area of ​​4,800 square feet (446 mÃ, ²), one of the largest in the world. The Daktronics screen is divided into thin panels with a gap in between, to prevent the view from inside fans unobstructed. Along the east side of the arena, Mulberry Street is two large "entrances" called the South Tower and Investor Bank Tower, the most prominent exterior features in the arena. The tower takes fans to the Grand Concourse, by escalators and stairs.
Concourse The lower level on the inside provides views of downtown Newark at Edison Place and Mulberry Street through large windows. Prudential Center features separate concourses for lower and upper levels, while Continental Airlines Arena has one concourse for both arena levels. Throughout the Grand Concourse, a high school hockey jersey in New Jersey hung on the wall. The Arena also features many player mural and unforgettable moments from Satan's history. A 6,000-square-foot mural (560 m 2 ) includes a long stretch of the walls of the Grand Concourse and features Devils Martin Brodeur, Scott Stevens, and Ken Daneyko, along with tributes for other New Jersey sports and Newark landmarks, with depictions that include men's basketball legends Seton Hall, Richie Regan and Terry Dehere, soccer player Tony Meola, a boxer, and tennis legend Althea Gibson.
Facilities and facilities
As one of the new facilities to be used in the NHL, Prudential Center has various facilities. The arena area has an LED band surrounding the 9,585 square-foot arena and scoreboard by Trans-Lux installed in 2017, weighing over 44 tons and the largest scoreboard in the middle of a world-hung arena, replacing smaller, lower ones eight-sided unit resolution from Daktronics. The 76 luxury suites available are the largest in North America. Private dining, WiFi, and high definition television are some of the many conveniences available in luxury suites. There are 750 flat screen televisions in total across the arena. On each side of the bottom bowl, the three center halves comprise a combined 2,330 Club seats. The black chairs decorated with Satan's logo are wider with more legroom. The club's seats and season ticket holders have access to a 350-seat seating restaurant at the suite level in one of the end zones with views of the arena and training grounds. In addition, the Goal Bar, located in Suite Level One offers Club Chair holder and Goal Bar terrace-style seating in a bar environment. Club Seat holders also have access to a lounge in the main concourse offering buffet-style meals. One of these waiting rooms contains a television camera staging area and commentary post where Steve Cangialosi and Ken Daneyko call the game for MSG Plus television broadcasts, while home radio broadcasts and all street team broadcasts come from a press box above level 200.
To the north, the Edison Place side of the arena, on the street level, is a ticket office and the Devil's 2,600 square foot Demon Team (242 m²), along with the Championship Plaza, a gathering place that celebrates the past and past the devils. success on the ice. Attached to Prudential Center is the company's office and the devil's training arena, which contains its own locker room. The Prudential Center is one of only four NHL arenas with training grounds (the other is the National Arena in Columbus, Ohio, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, home of Buffalo Sabers, and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan , home of the Detroit Red Wings) and the only one with a double locker room and exercise facility.
The Grammy Museum Experience, the museum that celebrates the Grammy Awards, opens on October 20, 2017 at Prudential Center.
Championship Plaza and surrounding area
The Championship Plaza, an open space designed to celebrate the 30-year-old Satanic history, is located opposite PNC Bank Tower on Mulberry Street between Edison Place and Market Street. "We are working hard to improve our fan experience at Prudential Center, and continue our efforts to be the cornerstone of Newark revitalization," Vanderbeek said in a statement released. "Championship Plaza will be a great place to hang out with friends, meet new fans and celebrate the Jersey team." The most prominent part of the project is a 7-meter (6.7 m) hockey hockey player 7,000 pound steel hockey. The Prudential Stone, inspired by the Rock of Gibraltar, is also installed in the square, and placed along Mulberry Street. Devil fans can afford to buy a limited number of bricks to be placed in and around the square with personalized messages. The square opened to the public on October 3, 2009. At the end of the arena, the statue of former New Jersey Devils Martin Brodeur devotee is dedicated outside the entrance tower of Lafayette Street and rehearsed on October 22, 2016.
Just like the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Prudential Center is expected to improve the urban renaissance of Newark. Small-scale projects around the arena around Four Corners have led to the construction of new hotels, building conversions, and a row of restaurants. Development of Mulberry Commons (known as Triangle Park during conception), the town square was originally proposed as the center of a commercial and residential complex near the arena, stagnant for a decade before construction began in October 2017.
Accessibility and transportation
Located just two blocks from Newark Penn Station, Prudential Center, like two other major colleagues in the New York metropolitan area, Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, is one of the most accessible arenas in the country. Public transport access is provided via NJ Transit tran and buses, PATH trains, Newark Light Rail, and Amtrak. Major highways around the arena include I-95 at New Jersey Turnpike, I-78, I-280, US 1/9, NJ 21, US 22, and Garden State Parkway.
See also
- Grant USA Tower, a proposed skyscraper in the 1980s planned for this site
- Meadowlands Arena, former home of New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Nets, and Seton Hall Pirates basketball team at East Rutherford
- Red Bull Arena, a football stadium on the outskirts of Newark Harrison, New Jersey for the New York Red Bulls soccer team, opened in March 2010.
- Sports in Newark, New Jersey
- List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas
References
External links
- Prudential Center Home Page
- Interactive guide to the arena
- Economic and legal analysis of the Newark arena project ( Shelterforce Magazine)
- List of RinkAtlas for Prudential Center
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