170,000 square feet

2,950 tons of Pittsburgh
steel

Largest retractable,
stainless steel dome roof in
the world

Eight radial leaves
supported by a huge 260-
foot cantilever arm

Height: 155 feet above
the ice surface

Seating for 17,000



September 19, 1961 - Civic
Arena opens with Ice
Capades

Fall, 1967 - The "Igloo"
becomes home to the
NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins

October 11, 1967
First regular-season game
2-1 loss to the Canadiens

First Stanley Cup finals game:
May 15, 1991, 5-4 over the
Minnesota North Stars

   



Home Ice for the Pittsburgh
Penguins

Home to the Civic Light
Opera

Hundreds of concerts,
including Elvis, the Beatles,
and the Rolling Stones

Six consecutive Sold-out
Garth Brooks shows

WWF events, including the
highest-ever attendance:
18,150

1983 World Figure Skating
Championships

1981 Larry Holmes vs.
Renaldo Snipes
heavyweight boxing match

1997 NCAA Division One
Men's Basketball
Championship Tournament
first and second rounds



Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL)

Pittsburgh Rens (ABL)

Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA)

Pittsburgh Condors (ABA)

Pittsburgh Triangles (WTT)

Pittsburgh Stingers (MSL)

Pittsburgh Gladiators (AFL)

Pittsburgh Bulls (MILL)

Pittsburgh Phantoms (RHI)

Pittsburgh Spirit (MISL)

Pittsburgh Crossfire (NLL)

 

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