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Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Downtown district of Newark, New Jersey. The arena was designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport), with the exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils and the NCAA's Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team. The arena is soon to be the temporary home to the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets until the new Barclays Center opens in Brooklyn. The arena seats 17,625 people for hockey and 18,500 for basketball. Fans and sports writers have affectionately nicknamed the Prudential Center "The Rock," in reference to the corporate logo of Prudential Financial, the corporation that owns the naming rights to the arena and which is headquartered within walking distance.
The arena was built amidst financial concerns and years of speculation that the Devils would relocate. The arena is located two blocks from Newark Penn Station in downtown Newark, just west of Newark's Ironbound district, making it easily accessible via New Jersey Transit, PATH, Newark Light Rail, and Amtrak. At the time of its opening, Prudential Center was the first major league sports venue to be built in the New York metropolitan area since the Brendan Byrne Arena, the Devils' former home, opened in 1981. It is hoped that Prudential Center might play an important role in the revitalization of Newark, and it was announced on February 5, 2010 that Marriott will be opening a 150 room Courtyard Marriott hotel connected to the arena, the first hotel to be opened in the city in 38 years.
History
Planning
For years, the New Jersey Devils had been the subject of rumors regarding relocation. Even when the team won the Stanley Cup in 1995, it was amidst rumors that the franchise would move to Nashville. Despite playing championship-caliber hockey in the 2002-03 season, the Devils only drew an average 14,754 fans to their home arena Continental Airlines Arena, an outdated facility that was not very accessible by public transit.
A project to build a new 18,000 seat arena in Newark, New Jersey first received funding from Newark's city council in 2002 when the team was owned by the Puck Holdings group. In 2004, former Lehman Brothers executive Jeffrey Vanderbeek bought the team from Puck Holdings and became a strong proponent of the proposed arena. Vanderbeek said, "The Devils need a new arena that can provide a game-day experience that is certainly equal to the best team in the National Hockey League and certainly equal to the product that is put on the ice." He also stated that he believed the arena "would take downtown Newark to a whole new level." After legal battles over both eminent domain and the city's financial participation in the arena project, the final deal was approved by council in October 2004.
Construction and funding
A seven-acre site for the arena in downtown Newark was selected, bordered by Edison Place on the north, Lafayette Street on the south, Mulberry Street on the east, and Broad Street on the west. The arena was designed by HOK Sport, with the exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Initial designs were released in early 2005 and referred to the arena as "Newark Arena". Groundbreaking began on October 3, 2005 and a workforce of 2,725 union workers was employed to construct the arena. Financial issues, though, threatended to halt the deal. On January 24, 2006, the Devils averted having the project canceled by submitting a guarantee in writing that the team would contribute $100 million to the arena, one day before their deadline.
Though construction was well underway, in late summer 2006, Cory Booker, who had recently taken office as Mayor of Newark, promised to reevaluate the deal and considered backing out. In October, Booker conceded there would be "a first-class arena built in the city of Newark, whether we like it or not", and soon afterwards, the Devils struck a deal including both property and monetary givebacks that appeased city officials.
The city of Newark pledged to contribute $210 million to the construction of the arena, using all of that money from its lease of Newark Liberty International Airport with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Devils paid for the remainder of the cost. Thus, no new direct taxpayer funding was required for the construction of the arena. Some taxpayer dollars, however, were spent on infrastructure improvements. These improvements were necessary for both the new arena and proposed private development that is planned to surround the arena. With the city also obtaining money from the leases of its tenants and building fees included in the cost of tickets for all events (including concerts, conventions, etc), the arena will most likely prove to be a solid investment for the city of Newark for many years to come. It is expected that this will be a catalyst for the revival of downtown Newark as well as the rest of the city.
Prudential Financial purchased the naming rights to the arena in January 2007 for $105.3 million over 20 years, reducing from the city's cost for the project. Prudential has chosen to call the arena the "Prudential Center", even though this is also the name of numerous office complexes around the country, most notably in Boston, Massachusetts. The arena had been referred to as "Newark Arena" prior to the deal, and now arena press releases refer to the Prudential Center as "The Rock" after Prudential's corporate logo.
Construction on the arena was completed in October 2007. The estimated final cost of the arena's construction is estimated at $375 million. In total, more than 18,000 tons of steel were used to build the bowl area and high roof, while 62,000 linear feet of ductwork were installed throughout the arena. The Devils had to play their first nine games of the 2007–08 NHL season on the road as construction on their home arena was finished.
Opening
For the soft opening on October 20, the Newark Boys Chorus performed at Prudential Center, which became the first use of the arena. It officially opened on October 25, 2007 with a series of 10 concerts by the New Jersey native rock group Bon Jovi, featuring a star-studded lineup of opening acts including Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Daughtry, The All-American Rejects and fellow New Jersey native group My Chemical Romance.
The Devils played their first home game at Prudential Center on October 27, 2007 against the Ottawa Senators, who were the Devils' last opponent at Continental Airlines Arena (now known as the Izod Center).
On November 11, 2007, the first collegiate basketball game took place in the arena, with Seton Hall defeating Monmouth, 89–81, in overtime.
Lighting incident
On January 8, 2010, a lighting problem occurred in the arena during a game between the Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay was leading 3-0 with 9:12 left in the second period when half of the arena's sports lights went out due to a power surge on the grid feeding electricity to the arena, followed by a computerized lighting system failing to reboot. PSE&G and the Prudential Center electricians worked on the situation for 1 hour and 52 minutes but could not reboot the system. The game was suspended due to the lighting problem; it was resumed two nights later, with about 3,000 of the original crowd of 15,129 in attendance. Tampa Bay won, 4-2, with Lightning center Steve Stamkos scoring two goals in the contest: one on Friday and one on Sunday.
Arena usage
Prudential Center serves as the home arena for the NHL's New Jersey Devils hockey franchise, who previously played at the Continental Airlines Arena (now the Izod Center) from 1982-2007, as well as the NCAA's Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team, who also played at the Continental Airlines Arena from 1985-2007. The arena also hosts home games for the Xtreme Soccer League's New Jersey Ironmen franchise and will be available for select home games for NCAA's Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team, and the NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team. It was the home of National Lacrosse League's New York Titans franchise until 2009. On August 11, 2009, the National Lacrosse League confirmed that the franchise would relocate to Orlando, Florida and become the Orlando Titans.
Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil scored the arena's first goal, while Brian Gionta scored the first goal for the Devils in a 4-1 Ottawa victory. The first hat-trick in Prudential Center history was netted by Jay Pandolfo, in a 6–1 Devils victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 31, 2007, a game which was also the Devils' first home victory at the arena. The Prudential Center hosted its first Stanley Cup Playoff game against the New York Rangers on April 9, 2008. On April 15, 2009, the Devils won their first playoff game at the Prudential Center with a 4-1 win over against the Carolina Hurricanes. For select Devils home games, the arena's practice rink is open to fans after the game for public ice skating.
The arena was originally intended to be the home of the New Jersey Nets, but YankeeNets has since sold the team and the Nets planned to relocate to the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. However, lawsuits, economic issues, and a re
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