Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
8,500 seat arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. For the arena inside the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, see Mohegan Sun Arena.
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza (originally Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena and Convention Center, formerly First Union Arena and Wachovia Arena) is an 8,050-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania just northeast of Wilkes-Barre.
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Former names | Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena and Convention Center (1998–2000) First Union Arena (2000–2003) Wachovia Arena (2003–2010) |
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Address | 255 Highland Park Boulvevard |
Location | Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 41.240471°N 75.848504°W / 41.240471; -75.848504 |
Owner | Luzerne County Convention Center Authority |
Operator | ASM Global |
Capacity | 8,300 (Hockey)[1] 10,000 (Concerts) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 15, 1997[2] |
Opened | November 13, 1999[3] |
Construction cost | $44 million ($83.5 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
Architect | Heinlein Schrock[5] |
Project manager | Hammes Company[2] |
Structural engineer | Quad3 Group, Inc.[6] |
Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.[7] |
General contractor | Oscar J. Boldt Construction Company[8] |
Tenants | |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) (1999–present) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (af2) (2002–2009) |
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