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In 1996, Continental Airlines purchased naming rights to the Brendan Byrne Arena. This picture shows the arena's signage under that name. Construction on a new arena across Route 20 (now 120) from Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Racetrack began in 1977, with the arena's initial purpose being to serve as the primary home for the Nets who had moved from Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York ...
The New Jersey Devils and Seton Hall Pirates left the complex when the Prudential Center was finished in 2007, followed by the New Jersey Nets, who moved there in 2010 to go to Prudential Center, then Brooklyn two years later, leaving the Izod Center devoid of a main tenant but free to host more concerts and events.
Prudential Center is a multipurpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey, United States.Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and the men's basketball program of Seton Hall University.
New Jersey Nets New York Nets New Jersey Americans; Prudential Center: 2010–2012 18,711 2007 Newark, New Jersey [47] Izod Center Meadowlands Arena (2015–present) Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2007) Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996) 1981–2010 20,049 1981 East Rutherford, New Jersey [48] [49] [50] Rutgers Athletic Center Louis Brown ...
On March 10, 2021, NJ.com reported that Sea Life Aquarium and Legoland Discovery Center would open at the mall on May 4. [105] However, on April 21, 2021, American Dream announced that they were postponing the opening date of the Sea Life Aquarium and Legoland Discovery Center, [ 106 ] which eventually opened officially on May 29.
New Jersey Nets: Basketball: NBA: Rutgers Athletic Center (8,000) Izod Center (20,049) Prudential Center (18,711) 1977: 2012 (relocated) 0 New Jersey Pride: Field lacrosse: MLL: Yogi Berra Stadium (5,000) TD Bank Ballpark (6,100) Sprague Field (6,000) Yurcak Field (5,000) 2001: 2008: 0 Metropolitan Riveters: Ice Hockey: PHF: Barnabas Health ...
After playing 35 seasons in New Jersey, the team moved back to the state of New York, changed its geographic name to Brooklyn, and began playing in the new Barclays Center, starting with the 2012–13 NBA season. [12] [19] The team's move from New Jersey to Brooklyn was approved unanimously by the NBA Board of Governors on April 13, 2012. [20]
Giants Stadium was the first major league sporting venue in New Jersey (though the Brooklyn Dodgers had played seven home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City in 1956 and 1957), and its success, along with that of the Giants in the 1980s was a major impetus behind increased pride and enthusiasm among New Jersey residents. [citation needed]