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06 New Jersey Nets. . . . .Continental Airlines Arena. 1981. . 20,049 tickets google link directions location build cost operators naming rights (picture) Continental Airlines Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It is home to the New Jersey Nets NBA basketball team and the New Jersey Devils NHL hockey team. The arena also hosts the men's basketball games of Seton Hall University. Official seating capacity as of 2004 is 19,968 for NBA games; 20,029 for college basketball; 19,040 for hockey; and a maximum 20,000 for concerts. Continental Airlines Arena at night, May 2005, after a Bruce Springsteen concert.Construction on a new arena across New Jersey state highway 20 (now 120) from Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Racetrack began in 1977, and the Brendan Byrne Arena, named after the sitting governor of the state, opened July 2, 1981, with the first of six concerts by New Jersey rock musician Bruce Springsteen. This was followed by an ice show later that month. On October 30, 1981, the Nets, who had played their previous four seasons at the Louis Brown Athletic Center at Rutgers University, made their debut at the Arena, losing to the New York Knicks, 103-99. Later that season, on January 31, 1982, the NBA All-Star game was played at the Arena. On January 4, 1996, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority announced a naming rights deal with Continental Airlines under which the airline, with a hub at nearby Newark International Airport, would pay the NJSEA $29 million over 12 years. Louis Brown Athletic Center is a 9,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Piscataway, New Jersey. The arena opened in 1977. It is home to the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights basketball team. At one time, the arena was also home to the New Jersey Nets. -------------------- << 76ers Nets Trailblazers >> Back to Arenas list © 2001, 2005 H o o p s C o r n e r . c o m, All rights reserved Terms Of Service Privacy policy Contact |
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