The arena in 2008
Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Seattle, Washington . It is located north of downtown Seattle in Seattle Center , a multi-use development that opened for the 1962 World's Fair.
The arena, which opened with the World's Fair, reopened in October 2021 after a major rebuild that cost $1.15 billion.[ 1] [ 2] It is home to the Seattle Kraken , a National Hockey League (NHL) expansion team that began play in the 2021–22 season;[ 3] the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA); the Seattle University Redhawks men's basketball team, and the Rat City Roller Derby league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association .[ 4] [ 5]
↑ Daniels, Chris; Thomasseau, Allison; Bernhard, Jimmy (December 4, 2018). "New Seattle Center arena to cost an estimated $850 million" . KING5.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019 .
↑ Eide, Andrew (April 18, 2019). "Seattle NHL expansion team working hard on rebuilding arena" . NHL.com . Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
↑ Rosen, Dan (December 4, 2018). "Seattle NHL expansion approved by Board of Governors" . NHL.com . Retrieved January 21, 2019 .
↑ "Rat City Roller Girls rock n' roll in KeyArena debut" . West Seattle Herald . Retrieved March 2, 2010 .
↑ Karras, Christy (May 29, 2009). "Rat City Rollergirls closes its fifth season — and first at KeyArena" . The Seattle Times . Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2010 .