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M&T Bank Arena
	M&T Bank Arena in February 2007
Former names	TD Banknorth Sports Center (2007–2009); TD Bank Sports Center (2009–2018); People's United Center (2018–2022)
Location	305 Sherman Avenue; Hamden, CT 06518
Coordinates	41°24′50″N 72°54′40″W / 41.413833°N 72.911157°W
Owner	Quinnipiac University
Operator	Quinnipiac University
Capacity	3,570 (Basketball); 3,386 (Ice Hockey)
Surface	Multi-surface (200 x 85 ft for hockey)
Construction
Broke ground	October 7, 2004
Opened	January 27, 2007
Construction cost	$52 million; ($76.4 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Centerbrook Architects & Planners
Structural engineer	Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Engineers and Architects
Services engineer	R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP
General contractor	Dimeo Construction
Tenants
	Quinnipiac Bobcats (NCAA) (2007–present)

M&T Bank Arena, previously known as TD Bank Sports Center and People's United Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Hamden, Connecticut. Its design is unusual in that it consists of two separate playing and seating areas, one intended for basketball and one intended for ice hockey, 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 at the People's United Center.

Dartmouth vs. Quinnipiac men's action on the hockey side, February 2007. Quinnipiac student section is on right.

The center opened on January 27, 2007, and is home to the Quinnipiac University 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.^[5]

The center cost $52 million to build.^[5] Its creation is part of an ambitious plan by Quinnipiac to improve its drawing power for student athletes.^[5]