SAP Center at San Jose
- San Jose Sharks (NHL, 1993 )
- San Jose Grizzlies ( CISL, 1994-1995)
- San Jose Rhinos (RHI, 1994-1997)
- San Jose SaberCats (AFL, 1995 )
- Golden State Warriors ( NBA 1996-1997)
- San Jose Stealth ( NLL, 2003-2009 )
- ATP Tennis Tournament San José (since 1994)
- NHL All-Star Game in 1997
- Royal Rumble 11
- SummerSlam 2001
- U.S. Figure Skating Championships 2012
The SAP Center at San Jose is a multi-purpose arena in San Jose, California. The hall is named after the German software company SAP, which has 2013 acquired the naming rights to the arena for a period of five years.
History
SAP Center was opened in 1993 under the name of San Jose Arena. In 2001 the first renamed Compaq Center because of a sponsorship agreement. Two years later, Hewlett -Packard Compaq had been taken over, followed by the second name change. The third name change took place in 2013, after Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP, took over the majority shares of the San Jose Sharks. Since then, the arena is named SAP Center at San Jose.
The SAP Center currently is home to the following teams:
- San Jose Sharks ( NHL Hockey, 1993 )
- San Jose SaberCats (AFL, arena football, since 1995)
These place annually since 1994 the ATP tennis tournament called SAP Open in the indoor hard courts instead.
In comparison with the other ice hockey stadiums in the National Hockey League is the arena in San Jose with 17,562 seats, although one of the smallest, due to their narrowness but also one of the loudest and most atmospheric. Due to the use by the San Jose Sharks, the hall is also called " Shark Tank " (Eng. " shark tank "). For events for which no ice is needed, the ice surface can covered with insulation and then the flooring needed to be placed.
In the meantime, also wore the Golden State Warriors, a basketball team from the National Basketball Association, their home games in the arena, because their original home ground was renovated in Oakland. In addition, numerous other events in the SAP Center have already taken place, such as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and various basketball tournaments.
The Arena has, depending on the event, a capacity 16000-20000 spectators. In addition to 68 luxury suites are 3,000 upholstered seats available. On Games home of the San Jose Sharks in the NHL arena is running at about 97 percent.
On 18 January 1997, the arena was the venue for the 47th National Hockey League All-Star Game.
Pictures
Input range of the HP Pavilion
Exterior facade of the HP Pavilion
Interior before a hockey game of the San Jose Sharks
The old logo of the sponsors HP Pavilion