About HP Pavilion
HP Pavilion is a former name of SAP Center, used 2002–2012. SAP Center is an NHL arena in San Jose, California. It opened in 1993. It seats 19,190. Its current tenant is San Jose Sharks (NHL), since 1994. By capacity it ranks 14th of 32 current NHL venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 202nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 19th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as San Jose Arena (1993–2000) and Compaq Center (2001).
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- 202nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use
- 19th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names
- 7th for most name changes among 26 hockey arenas with 3 or more names
- 13th longest single tenancy (32 years) of the 100 longest on record in hockey arenas
- 6th for most name changes among 24 NHL arenas with 3 or more names
Venue Information
Address
Operator
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 | 19,190 | Wikidata |
| Concert | 19,190 | Wikipedia |
| Basketball | 18,543 | Wikipedia |
| Professional wrestling | 18,300 | Wikipedia |
| Hockey | 17,562 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
San Jose Sharks While based here: 32 seasons · 1174-1232-114 regular season · 21 postseason trips
NHL · 1994–present
|
NHL | 1994–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 HP Pavilion?
The capacity of HP Pavilion is 19,190.
When was HP Pavilion built?
HP Pavilion opened in 1993.
Who operates HP Pavilion?
HP Pavilion is operated by San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises.
Who plays at HP Pavilion?
HP Pavilion is the home venue of San Jose Sharks.
Where did the San Jose Sharks play before HP Pavilion?
Before moving to HP Pavilion in 1994, the San Jose Sharks played at Cow Palace from 1992 to 1993.
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 14 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, concert layout, Capacity, basketball layout, Capacity, professional wrestling layout, Capacity, hockey layout.
Historical Names
SAP Center
2013 - Present
HP Pavilion
2002 - 2012
CurrentCompaq Center
2001 - 2001
San Jose Arena
1993 - 2000
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| CEFCU Stadium | 1933– | 2.0 mi |
| Stevens Stadium | 1962– | 2.3 mi |
| Levi's Stadium | 2014– | 6.1 mi |
| Stanford Field | 1905–1921 | 16 mi |
| Stanford Stadium | 1921– | 16 mi |
| Oakland Coliseum | 1966– | 33 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.