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The arena in 2012 | |
Former names | Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena and Convention Center (1998–2000) First Union Arena (2000–2003) Wachovia Arena (2003–2010) |
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Address | 255 Highland Park Boulevard |
Location | Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 41°14′26″N 75°50′55″W / 41.240471°N 75.848504°W |
Owner | Luzerne County Convention Center Authority |
Operator | ASM Global |
Capacity | 8,300 (Hockey)[1] 10,000 (Concerts) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 15, 1997[2] |
Opened | November 13, 1999[8] |
Construction cost | $44 million ($83.5 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
Architect | Heinlein Schrock[4] |
Project manager | Hammes Company[2] |
Structural engineer | Quad3 Group, Inc.[5] |
Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.[6] |
General contractor | Oscar J. Boldt Construction Company[7] |
Tenants | |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) (1999–present) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (af2) (2002–2009) | |
Website | |
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Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza (originally Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena and Convention Center, formerly First Union Arena and Wachovia Arena) is an 8,050-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania just northeast of Wilkes-Barre.
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