Mohegan Sun Arena

This article is about the arena inside Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. For the arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, see Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena in 2023
Mohegan Sun Arena is located in Connecticut
Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena
Location within Connecticut
Mohegan Sun Arena is located in the United States
Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena
Location within the United States
Address1 Mohegan Sun Blvd
LocationUncasville, Connecticut
Coordinates41°29′28″N 72°5′23″W / 41.49111°N 72.08972°W / 41.49111; -72.08972
OperatorMohegan Sun
CapacityBasketball: 9,323
Concerts: 10,000
Lacrosse: 7,074[1]
OpenedOctober 2001
Tenants
Mohegan Wolves (AF2) (2002–2003)
Connecticut Sun (WNBA) (2003–present)
New England Black Wolves (NLL) (2015–2021)
Website
http://mohegansun.com

The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in the Uncasville area of Montville, Connecticut located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort. The arena facility features 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of configurable exhibition space and a 400-foot (120 m) clear span. It was built by the Perini Building Company, and opened in October 2001.[2] The arena is home to the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

History

The multi-purpose facility has hosted a wide variety of events; including the American Kennel Club, WWE,[3] concerts from major classical, country, jazz, metal, rap, rock, and pop acts, as well as sporting events such as PBR events, Bellator, NCAA games, PBA tournaments, early UFC bouts, and the World's Strongest Man Super Series Competition. The largest event on record to have been held at the arena was the inaugural Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in the Northeast in 2016, for which 90,000 tickets were sold to the multi-day event.[4]

Major network and cable television broadcasting companies, including CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, ESPN and CNN have all produced events through this arena.

Arena football

The arena originally served as home of the Mohegan Wolves arena football team until it was sold and moved to Manchester, New Hampshire in 2004. On July 19, 2001, Uncasville was awarded an AF2 expansion team.[5] On December 12, 2001, Mohegan Sun and Dr. Eric Margenau, President/Chief Executive Officer of United Sports Ventures, announced that the new expansion AF2 franchise would be named the Mohegan Wolves. Margenau introduced Gary Porter, as the head coach for the team that would first take the field April 5, 2002 at the Mohegan Sun Arena against the Albany Conquest. Gary Porter, previously led the expansion Peoria Pirates to a 7–9 record in 2001.

The team name was selected through a "Name the Team" contest sponsored by WCTY, Mohegan Sun and X-Tra Mart. A Jewett City resident, came up with the winning name. The winner won four season tickets for the 2002 Mohegan Wolves season, dinner for four on the night of the team's first home game, and a team merchandise package.

Basketball

On January 28, 2003, the arena was announced as the official home court for the Connecticut Sun. Prior to the fall of 2002, the NBA operating model precluded any WNBA team without an NBA "brother" counterpart. By the time the Connecticut Sun moved in, Val Ackerman was the WNBA president and Mark L. Brown was the chairman of the Mohegan Tribe. Though sports betting was legalized in Connecticut on October 1, 2021, the casino has suspended WNBA betting from its sportsbook operation.[6]

On September 8, 2005, as a companion to the arena, the Mohegan Sun casino opened a Connecticut Sun merchandise store called "Winter Essentials." It was the first store in the United States that sold professional basketball goods on casino ground. However, the store was closed when the casino underwent renovations in 2008. Connecticut Sun merchandise would be available in the Arena during games between 2009 and 2019.

The Connecticut Sun were not able to play at the arena in the 2020 season, as the entire season was relocated to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the conclusion of the 2020 WNBA season, the arena began holding its first events since the pandemic declaration in November 2020, when it hosted a series of college basketball games where fans were not permitted. The event was called Bubbleville.

Lacrosse

On April 21, 2002, the Mohegan Sun Arena hosted the 2002 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game. The North Division (Calgary Roughnecks, Montreal Express, Ottawa Rebel, Rochester Knighthawks, Toronto Rock, Vancouver Ravens) defeated the South (Albany Attack, Buffalo Bandits, Columbus Landsharks, New Jersey Storm, New York Saints, Philadelphia Wings, Washington Power) by a score of 14–10. Steve Toll, of the Toronto Rock, was named the MVP of the event.

On August 5, 2014, the National Lacrosse League announced that the Philadelphia Wings would move to the Mohegan Sun Arena and be re-branded as the New England Black Wolves for the 2015 season.[7] In their home opener, the Black Wolves defeated the Buffalo Bandits 12–8 in front of 5,768.

The team relocated in 2021 and now play as the Albany FireWolves.[8]

Attendance history

Attendance
Season Attendance
2015 5,768
2016 5,589
2017 7,074
2018 6,158
2019 6,445

Mixed martial arts

On January 11, 2002, Mohegan Sun Arena hosted its first MMA event, UFC 35, headlined by Jens Pulver vs B.J. Penn. The UFC also held UFC 45 at the arena, an event headlined by Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg. Bellator MMA has consistently put on events at Mohegan Sun Arena, since 2009 that are shown below.

2009: Bellator 2, Bellator 11

2010: Bellator 15

2011: Bellator 39, Bellator 48

2012: Bellator 63

2013: Bellator 98

2014: Bellator 110, Bellator 123

2015: Bellator 134, Bellator 140, Bellator 144

2016: Bellator 153, Bellator 163

2017: Bellator 178, Bellator 185

2018: Bellator 194, Bellator 207

2019: Bellator 215, Bellator 216

2021: Bellator 262, Bellator 289

Professional wrestling

The arena has hosted various WWE and All Elite Wrestling events, including frequently hosted episodes of Raw, SmackDown, and Rampage.

Seating

As of 2006, the seating can be configured into 5 common sports configurations: basketball, boxing, bowling, rodeo, table tennis, lacrosse. It also can be reconfigured to fit regular, fullhouse, centerstage, and halfhouse concerts. The arena was awarded the 2008 and 2010 Country Music Award for "Casino of the Year". It was also ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine.

Notable events

Mohegan Sun Arena

NBA games

Date Home Score Away Game Type Attendance
October 11, 2014 Boston Celtics 80–92 New York Knicks Preseason 9,252
October 8, 2016 Boston Celtics 104–86 Charlotte Hornets Preseason 8,052

Strength Athletics Grand Prix

Since 2005, the arena has hosted one of the premier international strongman Grand Prix events.

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Event Name
2005 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Canada Jessen Paulin United States Don Pope Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
Final of WSM Super Series 2005[11]
2006 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski United States Jesse Marunde United States Josh Thigpen Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
Final of WSM Super Series 2006[12]
2007 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski United States Kevin Nee United Kingdom Mark Felix Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
Start of WSM Super Series 2007[13]
2008 United States Derek Poundstone Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski United Kingdom Terry Hollands Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
Start of WSM Super Series 2008[14]
2009 United States Derek Poundstone United States Travis Ortmayer United States Brian Shaw Mohegan Sun Grand Prix 2009[15]
May 17, 2009
Start of Giants Live 2009
2010 United States Derek Poundstone United States Brian Shaw Bulgaria Stojan Todorchev Mohegan Sun Grand Prix 2010[15]
April 25, 2010
Start of WSM Super Series 2010

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 NLL Media Guide, page 52, New England Black Wolves Team Information" (PDF). National Lacrosse League. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Perini Building Company". Archived from the original on 2 February 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2005.
  3. ^ "WWE". Retrieved 9 September 2006.
  4. ^ Kristafer, Ryan (21 June 2017). "Cruisin' Connecticut – Barrett-Jackson Auction at Mohegan Sun". wtnh.com. wtnh.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ "af2 enters SE Connecticut". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 19, 2001. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Eaton-Robb, Pat (4 October 2021). "Mohegan Sun suspends betting on WNBA at new sportsbook". Associated Press News. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Our History".
  8. ^ Times Union Center gets National Lacrosse League franchise, Mark Singelais, Albany Times-Union, February 22nd, 2021
  9. ^ Evans, Jayda (January 26, 2010). "Mohegan Sun Arena to host another WNBA All-Star game". The Seattle Times.
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ Wednesday, August 10, 2005, Mariusz Wins Mohegan Sun Grand Prix . . . Paulen, Pope and Thigpen Qualify for WSM, by Randall J. Strossen of IronMind
  12. ^ Thursday, June 1, 2006, Mariusz Pudzianowski: Big Win at the Mohegan Sun, by Randall J. Strossen of IronMind
  13. ^ Tuesday, April 24, 2007, From the Mohegan Sun to WSM '07, by Randall J. Strossen of IronMind
  14. ^ Friday, February 29, 2008, Eleiko WSM Super Series Mohegan Sun Grand Prix by Randall J. Strossen of IronMind
  15. ^ a b Official Results Archived 2009-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
Events and tenants
Preceded by
first arena
 Home of the
Mohegan Wolves
2002–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Home of the
Connecticut Sun
2003 – present 		Succeeded by
current
Preceded by Host of the
WNBA All-Star Game
2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Host of the
WNBA All-Star Game
2009 		Succeeded by
unknown
Preceded by Ultimate Fighting Championship venue
UFC 35 		Succeeded by

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