CURE Insurance Arena

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CURE Insurance Arena
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Former names Sovereign Bank Arena (1999–2009)
Sun National Bank Center (2009–2017)
Location 81 Hamilton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08611 USA
Public transit Mainline rail interchange New Jersey Transit River Line
at Hamilton Avenue
Owner Mercer County Improvement Authority[1]
Operator Global Spectrum
Capacity Ice hockey: 7,605
Basketball: 8,600
Concerts: 8,500
Construction
Broke ground December 2, 1997[2]
Opened October 6, 1999
Construction cost $53 million
($75.3 million in 2021 dollars[3])
Architect Sink Combs Dethlefs
Vitetta Group
Structural engineer Geiger Engineers[4]
Services engineer French & Parrello Associates, P.A.[5]
General contractor Gilbane Building Company[6]
Tenants
Trenton Titans/Devils (ECHL) (1999–2013)
Trenton Shooting Stars (IBL) (1999–2001)
Trenton Lightning (IPFL) (2001)
Philadelphia Passion (LFL) (2009–2011)
Trenton Steel (SIFL) (2011)
New Jersey Rascals (PLL) (2012)
Trenton Freedom (PIFL) (2014–2015)
Jersey Flight (NAL) (2018–2022)
TCNJ Lions (ACHA) (2021–2022)

The CURE Insurance Arena is a multipurpose arena in Trenton, New Jersey. It hosts events including shows, sporting events and concerts.

The arena seats 7,605 for hockey and other ice events, 8,600 for basketball and up to 10,500 for concerts, family shows, and other events which makes it the largest arena in Central New Jersey. The arena is located next to, and served by, the Hamilton Avenue station on NJ Transit's River Line and New Jersey Route 129.

It is managed by Philadelphia-based Spectra, a subsidiary of Comcast Spectacor.

History and events

The arena opened as Sovereign Bank Arena on October 6, 1999, with a World Wrestling Entertainment event. On November 13, 2009, Sun National Bank signed a naming-rights deal for seven years for $2.1 million.[7] Since the arena opened, it has hosted over 1200 events with over 4 million guests attending and has sold out shows by Bruce Springsteen, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Cher, Elton John, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber among others.[8] Musical events have dwindled in the 2010s.[9]

CURE Insurance Arena hosted the last regular season games of the premier 2018 JBA season.

Men's college basketball

The 2000 and 2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments were held there, as was the 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament.

Women's college basketball

In 2006, the arena hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. In 2009, the arena hosted the Trenton Regional of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament where the University of Connecticut went to the Women's Final Four.

Men's club hockey

In 2021, The College of New Jersey's club ice hockey program announced it would play five home games at the arena during the 2021–22 season.[10] Later on this increased with the non-varsity team using the arena as a home venue to finish the regular season. As defending conference champions, the Lions hosted the 2022 Colonial Cup Playoffs at the arena and reached the championship game before falling to the top seeded University of Pennsylvania.[11]

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Events and tenants
Preceded by Host of Hard Justice
2008		 Succeeded by
TNA Impact! Zone

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