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	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

• Lists of stadiums
• Ice hockey arena
• List of basketball arenas by capacity
• List of European ice hockey arenas
• List of indoor arenas in Canada
• List of National Hockey League arenas

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