Well, this is a first: Amazon has purchased naming rights to the rebuilt KeyArena, set to house the new Seattle NHL team beginning in 2021-2022, with the result being Climate Pledge Arena. (more…)
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Seattle Center Arena Construction Making Progress
Construction on the Seattle Center Arena is making progress, as crews continue working on an elaborate project at the old KeyArena. (more…)
Seattle Arena Project on Schedule
Construction on the Seattle Arena project remains on schedule for a summer 2021 completion, as Oak View Group continues overseeing elaborate work at the old KeyArena. (more…)
2019 WNBA Preview: Big Changes on the Arena Front
When it comes to arenas, the 2019 WNBA season will see several notable developments in the form of closings, reopenings, and new facilities. One team will be displaced by construction, while another will return to a renovated arena, and a third is set to play its first game at a new venue. (more…)
KeyArena Project Cost Estimate Rises, Completion Pushed Back
Oak View Group‘s KeyArena project cost estimate is now $900 million-plus, and its completion has been bumped back to at least June 1, 2021. (more…)
Seattle Storm to Play 2019 Season at Alaska Airlines Arena
To accommodate construction on a KeyArena renovation, the Seattle Storm will call the University of Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena its primary home for the 2019 WNBA season. (more…)
Seattle Storm at KeyArena: A History
When Seattle’s Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion reopened on November 24, 2000, after a major, 19-month renovation, UConn junior Sue Bird was on the floor against the University of Washington in the very first basketball game played there. (more…)