The PPG Paints Arena (formerly the Consol Energy Center from 2010 to 2016) is an arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena will be the second home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. It is expected to complete construction on August 1, 2010 and open for the 2010–11 NHL season. The arena will replace the Penguins current arena, Mellon Arena, which was built in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony was held on August 14, 2008. The arena will attempt to be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified NHL arena. The arena is named for CONSOL Energy, which purchased the naming rights in December 2008. The naming rights to the arena was taken over by PPG Industries who renamed the facility PPG Paints Arena
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| - The PPG Paints Arena (formerly the Consol Energy Center from 2010 to 2016) is an arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena will be the second home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. It is expected to complete construction on August 1, 2010 and open for the 2010–11 NHL season. The arena will replace the Penguins current arena, Mellon Arena, which was built in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony was held on August 14, 2008. The arena will attempt to be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified NHL arena. The arena is named for CONSOL Energy, which purchased the naming rights in December 2008. The naming rights to the arena was taken over by PPG Industries who renamed the facility PPG Paints Arena
- PPG Paints Arena (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Center), is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Uptown area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena is home to both the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, as well as the Arena Football League's Pittsburgh Power, which began play in 2011. Construction was completed on August 1, 2010, and opened in time for the 2010–11 NHL season. The arena replaced the Penguins' former arena, Mellon Arena (currently known as Civic Arena), which was completed in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking was held on August 14, 2008. The arena is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified arena in both the NHL and AFL. As soon as the center opened in 2010 it was lauded as one of the best arenas in
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- Arena football: 16,280
- Basketball: 19,100
- Center stage: 19,758
- End stage: 14,536
- Ice hockey: 18,387
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| - This is going to be, technologically, one of the most advanced buildings in the country.
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| - PPG Paints Arena (formerly known as CONSOL Energy Center), is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Uptown area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena is home to both the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, as well as the Arena Football League's Pittsburgh Power, which began play in 2011. Construction was completed on August 1, 2010, and opened in time for the 2010–11 NHL season. The arena replaced the Penguins' former arena, Mellon Arena (currently known as Civic Arena), which was completed in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking was held on August 14, 2008. The arena is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified arena in both the NHL and AFL. As soon as the center opened in 2010 it was lauded as one of the best arenas in the world, winning both "Best New Major Concert Venue" in the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards and "Best NHL Arena" in the Sports Business Journal reader poll. The arena is named for Consol Energy, which purchased the naming rights in December 2008.
- The PPG Paints Arena (formerly the Consol Energy Center from 2010 to 2016) is an arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena will be the second home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. It is expected to complete construction on August 1, 2010 and open for the 2010–11 NHL season. The arena will replace the Penguins current arena, Mellon Arena, which was built in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony was held on August 14, 2008. The arena will attempt to be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified NHL arena. The arena is named for CONSOL Energy, which purchased the naming rights in December 2008. The naming rights to the arena was taken over by PPG Industries who renamed the facility PPG Paints Arena
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