About BB&T Center
BB&T Center is a former name of Amerant Bank Arena, used 2012–2020. Amerant Bank Arena is an NHL arena in Sunrise, Florida. It opened in 1998. It was designed by Ellerbe Becket. It seats 20,737. Its current tenant is Florida Panthers (NHL), since 1999. By capacity it ranks 3rd of 32 current NHL venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 234th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 1st for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as National Car Rental Center (1998–2001), Office Depot Center (2002–2004), BankAtlantic Center (2005–2011) and FLA Live Arena (2021–2022).
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Venue Information
Address
Architect
Address derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Capacity by layout
| Layout | Seats | Source |
|---|---|---|
| General | 20,737 | Wikidata |
| Concert | 23,000 | Wikipedia |
| Basketball | 20,737 | Wikipedia |
| Hockey | 19,250 | Wikipedia |
Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Florida Panthers While based here: 27 seasons · 975-1091-75 regular season · 9 postseason trips
NHL · 1999–present
|
NHL | 1999–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
NHL records count overtime and shootout losses as losses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of BB&T Center?
The capacity of BB&T Center is 20,737.
When was BB&T Center built?
BB&T Center opened in 1998.
Who designed BB&T Center?
BB&T Center was designed by Ellerbe Becket.
Who plays at BB&T Center?
BB&T Center is the home venue of Florida Panthers.
Where did the Florida Panthers play before BB&T Center?
Before moving to BB&T Center in 1999, the Florida Panthers played at Miami Arena from 1994 to 1998.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 13 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, concert layout, Capacity, basketball layout, Capacity, hockey layout.
Historical Names
Amerant Bank Arena
2023 - Present
FLA Live Arena
2021 - 2022
BB&T Center
2012 - 2020
CurrentBankAtlantic Center
2005 - 2011
Office Depot Center
2002 - 2004
National Car Rental Center
1998 - 2001
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lockhart Stadium | 1959–2019 | 10 mi |
| Hard Rock Stadium | 1987– | 15 mi |
| Howard Schnellenberger Field at Flagler Credit Union Stadium | 2011– | 20 mi |
| Orange Bowl | 1937–2008 | 27 mi |
| loanDepot Park | 2012– | 27 mi |
| Miami Arena | 1988–2008 | 27 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.