Total Mortgage Arena
Total Mortgage Arena (formerly The Arena at Harbor Yard and Webster Bank Arena) is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is the home venue of the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL) and PWHL New York of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
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| Full name | Total Mortgage Arena |
|---|---|
| Former names | Arena at Harbor Yard (2001–2011) Webster Bank Arena (2011–2022) |
| Address | 600 Main Street |
| Location | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.17320°N 73.1870°W |
| Public transit | Bridgeport |
| Owner | City of Bridgeport |
| Operator | Oak View Group |
| Capacity | Concerts: 10,000 Basketball: up to 9,000 Ice hockey: 8,412 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 19, 1999 |
| Opened | October 10, 2001 |
| Construction cost | $56,278,684 ($93 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | BBB Architects, Ltd. Kasper Group Inc. |
| Structural engineer | BVH Integrated Services, Inc. |
| General contractor | CR Klewin, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) (2001–present) PWHL New York (PWHL) (2024–present) Fairfield Stags (NCAA) Men's basketball (2001–2022) Men's ice hockey (2001–2003) Sacred Heart Pioneers (NCAA) (2011–2014, 2016–2022) Westchester Knicks (NBAGL) (2021–2023) | |
| Website | |
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Managed by the Oak View Group, the arena was built alongside the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater and opened on October 10, 2001. Webster Bank entered into a 10-year $3.5 million agreement on January 6, 2011 with the City of Bridgeport for the arena naming rights. When this agreement ended, the City entered into a new one on March 8, 2022, that granted the naming rights to Total Mortgage of Milford, Connecticut.
The arena houses 33 executive suites, 1,300 club seats, 3 hospitality suites and a Sony Jumbotron serving as a scoreboard. The arena offers luxury boxes to corporate sponsors.
Since 2008, the Fairfield University men's and women's basketball teams play select games at the arena. Starting in 2013, the arena hosted regular season Connecticut Huskies men's and women's basketball games. The UConn men's hockey team, a new member of Hockey East, were also scheduled to play five regular season games in Bridgeport during the 2014–15 season.