PPG Paints Arena

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PPG Paints Arena is a sports arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena opened on August 18, 2010, and is the current home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was also home to Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from the team's 2011 entry into the league until its demise in 2014.

When it opened, the arena was known as Consol Energy Center, with the naming rights owned by Consol Energy.^[1] In October 2016, Consol Energy opted out of its naming rights contract, and PPG Industries took over the naming rights, choosing to promote its paint brand on the arena.^[2] The first Penguins game played in the arena was on October 7, 2010 in a 3–2 loss against their rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers.^[3]

The arena hosted the Frozen Four in 2013. The first event that happened in the arena was a concert by Paul McCartney.^[4] The arena hosted the WWE's Royal Rumble on January 26, 2014.^[5]

The inside of PPG Paints Arena, before the 1st Pittsburgh Penguins playoff game of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs

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Consol Energy Center, home of Pittsburgh Penguins
Construction of the Pittsburgh Penguins arena, the Consol Energy Center.
The western facade of the arena in March 2010 before it officially opened and its arena signage installed, with the Civic Arena reflected in its curtain wall window.
Inside PPG Paints Arena during a Penguins pre-season game in 2010.
The scoreboard of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA during a Penguins vs. Rangers game in 2019.
An interior panorama of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA