Statistics
- Built: 1977–1979
- Construction Cost: $57 million
- Seating capacity: 20,066 (including suites); 20,338 for end-stage concerts and 21,152 for center-stage concerts.
- Dimensions: 328 x 550 x 85 (ft), approximately 12 million ft³ (340,000 m³).
- Home Team: Detroit Red Wings (NHL).
- Former Teams: Detroit Rockers (NPSL) 1996–01, Detroit Pistons (NBA) for one playoff game in 1984 because of venue unavailability, and 15 games in 1985 after the roof collapsed at the Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) 1991–92, Detroit Junior Red Wings (OHL) 1992–95, Detroit Drive (AFL) 1988–93, Detroit Turbos (MILL) 1989–94, Detroit Shock, (WNBA) for playoff games in 2004 and the 2006 WNBA Finals Game 5 when The Palace of Auburn Hills was unavailable because of a concert.
- Opening event: December 12, 1979, basketball game between the University of Michigan and the University of Detroit.
- Opening hockey event: December 27, 1979, the Detroit Red Wings versus the St. Louis Blues. St. Louis won that particular night 3–2.
- 1980 Republican National Convention, John Hancock (Insurance) Champions On Ice, three NCAA Frozen Four college hockey finals, college basketball & others.
- Championships: Detroit Red Wings (1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02 & 2007–08), Detroit Rockers (1991), Detroit Drive (1988, 1989 & 1990), Detroit Turbos (1991).
- Site of WWF The Main Event 1990, Survivor Series 1991, Survivor Series 1999, Survivor Series 2005, Vengeance 2002, 2009 Royal Rumble, and Over the Limit 2010.
- Has hosted 2004 WWE Draft and numerous tapings of WWE Raw, Friday Night SmackDown! and ECW on Syfy. Most recently, a WWE Raw SuperShow on April 23, 2012 that featured contract signing for the match between Brock Lesnar and John Cena.
- Site of WCW Halloween Havoc in 1994 and 1995.
- Site of the annual Great Lakes Invitational, in college hockey, as well as the annual CCHA tournament.
- Site of the 2010 Assemblies of God National Youth Convention.
- Holds the unusual distinction of being the closest major American arena to a foreign country, as it is located across the Detroit River from Windsor, Ontario.
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