TD Banknorth Sports Center
Encyclopedia
TD Bank Sports Center, known as the TD Banknorth Sports Center from its opening until it reflected a corporate name change in September 2009, is a multi-purpose arena
in Hamden, Connecticut
. Its design is unusual in that it consists of two separate playing and seating areas, one intended for basketball
and one intended for ice hockey
, joined together within a common facility. It seats 3,570 for basketball and 3,386 for hockey.
The center opened on January 27, 2007, and is home to the Quinnipiac University
men's and women's basketball and men's and women's ice hockey teams. It replaced Burt Kahn Court
for the basketball team and the Northford Ice Pavilion
for ice hockey. It is located on Quinnipiac's York Hill Campus and is part of a large expansion project for that campus. Shuttle buses transport teams, students, and employees from the main campus to the arena.
The center cost $52 million to build. Its creation is part of an ambitious plan by Quinnipiac to improve its drawing power for student athletes and perhaps move up to bigger league than the Northeast Conference
.
It hosted the 2010 Northeast Conference
men's basketball tournament finals.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
. Its design is unusual in that it consists of two separate playing and seating areas, one intended for basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and one intended for ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, joined together within a common facility. It seats 3,570 for basketball and 3,386 for hockey.
Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Hamden, Connecticut, United States at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park...
men's and women's basketball and men's and women's ice hockey teams. It replaced Burt Kahn Court
Burt Kahn Court
Burt Kahn Court is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Hamden, Connecticut. It was the home of the Quinnipiac University Bobcats basketball team from 1969-2006. The Bobcats held a 254-184 record while playing at the facility. It is the current home of Bobcats volleyball...
for the basketball team and the Northford Ice Pavilion
Northford Ice Pavilion
Northford Ice Pavilion is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena opened in 1998 on Connecticut Route 22 in the Northford section of North Branford, Connecticut, just past the North Haven town line...
for ice hockey. It is located on Quinnipiac's York Hill Campus and is part of a large expansion project for that campus. Shuttle buses transport teams, students, and employees from the main campus to the arena.
The center cost $52 million to build. Its creation is part of an ambitious plan by Quinnipiac to improve its drawing power for student athletes and perhaps move up to bigger league than the Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
.
It hosted the 2010 Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
men's basketball tournament finals.
See also
- TD Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)
- TD Bank Ballpark (Bridgewater, New Jersey)
- TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (Nebraska)