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XL Center

XL Center is a arena in Hartford, United States that opened in 1975. Its recorded capacity is 20,500.

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XL Center
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Key facts

XL Center is a arena in Hartford, United States that opened in 1975. Its recorded capacity is 20,500. It is owned by Hartford. It is operated by Oak View Group and Comcast Spectacor. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Hartford Civic Center, XL Center. Current tenants are Hartford Wolf Pack, UConn Huskies, Men's ice hockey, Boston Celtics, Hartford Whalers, Hartford Hellions, Connecticut Coyotes, New England Blizzard, New England Sea Wolves, Utah Utes women's basketball, Connecticut, UConn Huskies women's basketball, UConn Huskies men's basketball, Hartford Wolf Pack, UConn Huskies, 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 1992–93 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 1996–97 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, 2016 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, 2013 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, 2010 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships.

Location
Hartford, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
20,500
Opened
1975
Status
Active
Current owner
Hartford
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Location of XL Center
XL Center

XL Center is at latitude 41.7683, longitude -72.6769, in Hartford, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of XL Center
FieldValue
Latitude41.7683
Longitude-72.6769
CityHartford
RegionHartford
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of XL Center
197520012026Hartford Civic Center (1975 to 2007)XL Center (2007 to 2025)

XL Center has carried 2 recorded names. Hartford Civic Center (no sponsor) ran 1975 to 2007. XL Center (no sponsor) ran 2007 to 2025. The average tenure of a name here is 25 years.

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Every recorded name of XL Center, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Hartford Civic CenterNone1975 to 2007Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
XL CenterNone2007 to 2025Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of XL Center, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerHartford1975 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorComcast Spectacor1975 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorOak View GroupPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of XL Center and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Hartford Wolf PackNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
UConn HuskiesNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Men's ice hockeyNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Boston CelticsNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Hartford WhalersNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Hartford HellionsNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Connecticut CoyotesNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
New England BlizzardNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
New England Sea WolvesNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Utah Utes women's basketballNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
ConnecticutNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
UConn Huskies women's basketballNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
UConn Huskies men's basketballNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
Hartford Wolf PackNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
UConn HuskiesNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1992–93 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1993–94 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1994–95 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1995–96 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1996–97 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2002–03 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2016 U.S. National Gymnastics ChampionshipsNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2013 U.S. National Gymnastics ChampionshipsNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2010 U.S. National Gymnastics ChampionshipsNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

55 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for XL Center
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set4382026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Men's basketballnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Men's basketballnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)City of Hartfordnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34616not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34615not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346182026-09
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23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set36892026-09
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23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set28412026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set28402026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity16606205002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13740334922026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titlePeoplesBank_ArenaPeoplesBank Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setXL Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHartford Civic Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set217692026-09
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Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: PeoplesBank Arena (revision 1374033492). Wikidata item: Q1783634.

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