M&T Bank Arena, previously known as TD Bank Sports Center and People's United Center, is a multi-purpose arena in

Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a New England town, town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant (Connecticut), Sleeping Giant". The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecti ...

. Its design is unusual in that it consists of two separate playing and seating areas, one intended for

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

and one intended for

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, joined together within a common facility. It seats 3,570 for basketball and 3,386 for hockey. Officially, the hockey side is known as the Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena. The center opened on January 27, 2007, and is home to the

Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University ( ) is a private university in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. It also hosts the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. History What became ...

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. 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.

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* 2014 NCAA D1 Women's Frozen Four * 2019 NCAA D1 Women's Frozen Four

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Arena Factsheet
College basketball venues in Connecticut College ice hockey venues in Connecticut Quinnipiac Bobcats ice hockey Sports venues in New Haven County, Connecticut 2007 establishments in Connecticut Sports venues completed in 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:MandT Bank Arena

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