List of ice hockey arenas by capacity

The following is a list of ice hockey arenas by capacity. Only those arenas that currently regularly host ice hockey games with paid admission (e.g. professional, major junior, or university) are included. Outdoor stadiums that have hosted occasional hockey games are not included. Buildings under construction are not included. Buildings are ranked by their current maximum capacity for hockey games, not for other events—which is often substantially different because of ice hockey's unique playing surface, the ice rink. Capacities do not include standing room tickets. All arenas with a capacity of more than 15,000 or smaller are included.

The majority of these arenas are in Canada and the United States, with a small number in Europe; none are on any other continent. Most of the largest arenas are home to professional teams, mainly from the National Hockey League (NHL). All 32 current NHL arenas are listed. None of the teams in the top leagues in Finland (Liiga) or Sweden (SHL), and only one team each in the top league of Czech Republic (Czech Extraliga), and Germany (Deutsche Eishockey Liga), Switzerland (National League A) or the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, and Russia), play in an arena with a capacity of 15,000 or larger. Arenas with an * are NHL arenas.

Arenas by capacity

Rank Arena Capacity
(Seating capacity only)		 City Country Home team(s) (League, Dates) Image
1 SKA Arena 21,542 Saint Petersburg  Russia SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) (2023-present)
2 Bell Centre* 21,105[1] Montreal  Canada Montreal Canadiens (NHL) (1996–present)
3 United Center* 19,717[2][3] Chicago  United States Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) (1995–present)
4 Wells Fargo Center* 19,537[4] Philadelphia  United States Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) (1996–present)
5 Little Caesars Arena* 19,515[5] Detroit  United States Detroit Red Wings (NHL) (2017–present)
6 Scotiabank Saddledome* 19,289[6] Calgary  Canada Calgary Flames (NHL) (1983–present), Calgary Hitmen (WHL) (1995–present)
7 Amerant Bank Arena* 19,250[7] Sunrise  United States Florida Panthers (NHL) (1998–present)
8 Amalie Arena* 19,092[8] Tampa  United States Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) (1996–present)
9 KeyBank Center* 19,070[9] Buffalo  United States Buffalo Sabres (NHL) (1996–present)
10 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,924[10] Cleveland  United States Cleveland Monsters (AHL) (2007–present)
11 Rogers Arena* 18,910[11] Vancouver  Canada Vancouver Canucks (NHL) (1995–present)
12 Scotiabank Arena* 18,800[12] Toronto  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) (1999–present)
13 Lenovo Center* 18,700[13] Raleigh  United States Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) (1999–present)
14 Canadian Tire Centre* 18,655[14] Ottawa  Canada Ottawa Senators (NHL) (1996–present)
15 Rogers Place* 18,641 Edmonton  Canada Edmonton Oilers (NHL) (2016–present), Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) (2016–present)
16 Capital One Arena* 18,573[15] Washington  United States Washington Capitals (NHL) (1997–present)
17 American Airlines Center* 18,532[16] Dallas  United States Dallas Stars (NHL) (2001–present)
18 Lanxess Arena 18,500[17] Cologne  Germany Kölner Haie (DEL) (1998–present)
19 PPG Paints Arena* 18,387[18] Pittsburgh  United States Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) (2010–present)
20 Videotron Centre 18,259[19] Quebec City  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) (2015–present)
21 Crypto.com Arena* 18,230[20] Los Angeles  United States Los Angeles Kings (NHL) (1999–present)
22 Nationwide Arena* 18,144[21] Columbus  United States Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) (2000–present)
23 Enterprise Center* 18,096[22] St. Louis  United States St. Louis Blues (NHL) (1994–present)
24 Xcel Energy Center* 18,064[23] St. Paul  United States Minnesota Wild (NHL) (2000–present)
25 Ball Arena* 18,007[24] Denver  United States Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1999–present)
26 Madison Square Garden* 18,006[25] New York City  United States New York Rangers (NHL) (1968–present)
27 TD Garden* 17,565[26] Boston  United States Boston Bruins (NHL) (1995–present)
28 SAP Center at San Jose* 17,562[27] San Jose  United States San Jose Sharks (NHL) (1993–present), San Jose Barracuda (AHL) (2015–2022)
29 Value City Arena 17,500[28] Columbus  United States Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey (NCAA) (1998–present)
30 T-Mobile Arena* 17,500[29] Las Vegas  United States Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) (2017–present)
31 FirstOntario Centre 17,383[citation needed] Hamilton  Canada Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) (2015–2023), Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) (1996-2015)
32 O2 Arena 17,413 Prague  Czech Republic HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga) (2015–present), HC Slavia Praha (Czech Extraliga, 2004–2015), HC LEV Praha (KHL, 2012–2014)
33 UBS Arena* 17,255[30] Hempstead  United States New York Islanders (NHL) (2021–present)
34 Honda Center* 17,174[31] Anaheim  United States Anaheim Ducks (NHL) (1993–present)
35 Bridgestone Arena* 17,159[32] Nashville  United States Nashville Predators (NHL) (1998–present)
36 Climate Pledge Arena* 17,151[33] Seattle  United States Seattle Kraken (NHL) (2021–present), Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) (1989–2008)
37 BOK Center 17,096[34] Tulsa  United States Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) (2008–present)
38 PostFinance-Arena 17,031[citation needed] Bern Switzerland Switzerland SC Bern (NLA) (1967–present)
39 Allstate Arena 16,692[citation needed] Rosemont  United States Chicago Wolves (AHL) (1994–present)
40 Prudential Center* 16,514[35] Newark  United States New Jersey Devils (NHL) (2007–present)
41 XL Center 15,564[36][38] Hartford  United States New England Whalers (WHA) (1975–1978), Hartford Whalers (NHL) (1980–1997),
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) (1997–present), Connecticut Huskies (NCAA) (2014–present)
42 Wells Fargo Arena 15,581[citation needed] Des Moines  United States Iowa Stars (AHL) (2005–2009), Iowa Chops (AHL) (2005–2009), Iowa Wild (AHL) (2013–present)
43 Canada Life Centre* 15,294[39] Winnipeg  Canada Winnipeg Jets (NHL) (2011–present), Manitoba Moose (AHL) (2004–2011, 2015–present)
44 Kohl Center 15,237[40] Madison  United States Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey (NCAA) (1998–present)[41]
45 SaskTel Centre 15,195[citation needed] Saskatoon  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) (1988–present)
46 Minsk-Arena 15,086 Minsk  Belarus Dinamo Minsk (KHL) (2008–present)

See also

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