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| Location: | 1 Panther Pkwy, Sunrise, Florida 33323 |
| Coordinates: | 26°9′30″N 80°19′32″W |
| Opened: | October 3, 1998 |
| Owner: | Broward County |
| Construction Cost: | $185 million |
| Seating Capacity: | Basketball: 20,737 Ice hockey: 17,040 Concerts: 21,600 End-Stage Concerts: 15,207 - 21,371 Center-Stage Concerts: 22,457[1] |
The BB&T Center (previously known as Broward County Civic Arena, National Car Rental Center and Office Depot Center) is an indoor arena located in Sunrise, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and adjacent to the popular Sawgrass Mills Mall.
The arena features 70 suites & 2,623 club seats.
The arena is directly accessible from the Sawgrass Expressway northbound at the Pat Salerno Drive exit, and in both directions at the Oakland Park Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard exits.
The arena is home to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League, the Miami Caliente of the Lingerie Football League and was to the Florida Pit Bulls of the American Basketball Association when they existed.
The arena was completed in 1998, at a cost of $185 million, almost entirely publicly financed.
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Pay-Per-Views
| Date | Event | Attendance |
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| July 11, 1999 | Bash at the Beach 1999 | |
| December 12, 1999 | Armageddon 1999 | 15,749 |
| December 15, 2002 | Armageddon 2002 | 9,000 |
Television Programs
| Date | Event | Attendance |
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| November 2, 1998 | Nitro | |
| May 17, 1999 | RAW | |
| April 10, 2000 | RAW |
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