{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = Total Mortgage Arena | nickname = | logo_image = File:Total Mortgage Arena.jpg | logo_caption = | image = Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, CT.jpg | caption = The exterior in 2024 | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | pushpin_map = Connecticut#USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Connecticut##Location within the United States | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_label = Total Mortgage Arena | fullname = Total Mortgage Arena | former_names = Arena at Harbor Yard (2001–2011)<br />Webster Bank Arena (2011–2022) | address = 600 Main Street | location = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], U.S. | coordinates = {{Coord|41.17320|-73.1870|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = {{Start date|1999|10|19}} | opened = {{Start date|2001|10|10}} | owner = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|City of Bridgeport]] | operator = [[Oak View Group]] | surface = Multi-surface | construction_cost = $56,278,684<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|56278684|2001}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}) | architect = BBB Architects, Ltd.<br />Kasper Group Inc. | project_manager = | structural_engineer = BVH Integrated Services, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Engineering Firm Portfolio in Destination Resorts Related Projects|url=http://www.bvhis.com/bvhsite/portfolio/destination/destination_home.html|publisher=BVH Integrated Services, Inc.|access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> | services_engineer = | general_contractor = CR Klewin, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Report: What's On Deck|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/07/20010730/Special-Report/Whats-On-Deck.aspx|work=SportsBusiness Journal|date=July 30, 2001|access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> | capacity = Concerts: 10,000<br />Basketball: up to 9,000<br />Ice hockey: 8,412<ref>{{cite press release |title=AHL Set to Kick-Off 75th Anniversary Season|url=https://theahl.com/ahl-set-to-kick-off-75th-anniversary-season-p166418|publisher=American Hockey League|date=October 8, 2010|access-date=October 10, 2010}}</ref> | tenants = [[Bridgeport Islanders|Bridgeport Sound Tigers/Islanders]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) (2001–2026)<br />[[New York Sirens]] ([[Professional Women's Hockey League|PWHL]]) (2024)<br />[[Fairfield Stags]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br />[[Fairfield Stags men's basketball|Men's basketball]] (2001–2022)<br />[[Fairfield Stags men's ice hockey|Men's ice hockey]] (2001–2003)<br />[[Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey|Sacred Heart Pioneers]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (2016–2022)<br />[[Westchester Knicks]] ([[NBA G League|NBAGL]]) (2021–2023) | public_transit = [[File:BSicon TRAIN2.svg|20px]] [[Bridgeport station (Connecticut)|Bridgeport]] | website = {{URL|totalmortgagearena.com}} }}
'''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]], United States. It was the home venue of the [[Bridgeport Islanders]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) from 2001 to 2026. Managed by the [[Oak View Group]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.websterbankarena.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211791816&DB_OEM_ID=26700|title=OAK VIEW GROUP TO MANAGE WEBSTER BANK ARENA|website=WebsterBankArena.com|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Webster Bank Purchases Naming Rights for Arena at Harbor Yard|first=Keila|last=Torres|url=http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Webster-Bank-purchases-naming-rights-for-Arena-at-941257.php|newspaper=[[Connecticut Post]]|location=Bridgeport|date=January 7, 2011|access-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Bridgeport Arena has new name, corporate sponsor | first1=Brian | last1=Lockhart | first2=Michael | last2=Fornabaio | url=https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bridgeport-arena-has-new-name-corporate-sponsor-16984072.php}}</ref>
The arena houses 33 executive suites, 1,300 club seats, 3 hospitality suites and a [[Sony]] Jumbotron serving as a [[scoreboard]].<ref>{{cite web |title=What's New at Webster Bank Arena|first=Travis|last=Betts|url=https://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=205734534|publisher=Bridgeport Sound Tigers|date=November 12, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> The arena offers [[luxury box]]es to corporate sponsors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Premium Seating|url=https://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=204770936|publisher=Bridgeport Sound Tigers|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref>
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 [[Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey|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.
==College sports==
===Fairfield Stags basketball=== [[File:ArenaatHarborYards.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fairfield Stags basketball setup]] Total Mortgage Arena was home to the [[Fairfield Stags]] [[Fairfield Stags men's basketball|men's]] and [[Fairfield Stags women's basketball|women's]] college basketball teams until [[Fairfield University]] opened the on-campus [[Leo D. Mahoney Arena]] in November 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fairfield Basketball Signs Agreement To Continue Playing At Webster Bank Arena|url=http://www.fairfieldstags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32500&ATCLID=209364838|publisher=Fairfield University Department of Athletics|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> Fairfield is a member of the [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]] (MAAC) where the Stags annually compete against perennial MAAC powers including the [[Iona Gaels]], the 1995 and 2004 NCAA Tournament Cinderella [[Manhattan Jaspers]], the [[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara Purple Eagles]], and the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Tournament Cinderella [[Siena Saints men's basketball|Siena Saints]]. The arena was the site of the men's two postseason appearances in the [[National Invitation Tournament]]. During the first round of the [[2003 National Invitation Tournament]], the Stags, led by the nation's blocked shots leader [[Deng Gai]] and Nick Delfico played the [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College Eagles]] featuring future [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players [[Troy Bell]] and [[Craig Smith (basketball, born 1983)|Craig Smith]]. During the second round of the [[2011 National Invitation Tournament]], the Stags, led by head coach [[Ed Cooley]] and Derek Needham played the [[Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball|Kent State Golden Flashes]]. In recent years, Fairfield has brought several perennial national college basketball powers to the arena including the [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown Hoyas]], [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence Friars]] and [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball|St. Joseph's Hawks]].
===Connecticut 6 Classic=== The Arena at Harbor Yard hosted the inaugural Connecticut 6 Classic, a men's [[college basketball]] tripleheader featuring Connecticut's six [[mid-major]] teams, on November 13, 2009.<ref>[http://www.connecticut6.com Connecticut's 6 Website] {{dead link|date=June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UConn on Back Burner, at Least for One Day|first=Dave|last=Solomon|url=https://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/05/28/sports/28-solomon.txt|newspaper=[[New Haven Register]]|date=May 28, 2009|access-date=May 28, 2009}}</ref> The [[Sacred Heart University|Sacred Heart Pioneers]] defeated the [[Yale Bulldogs]] 92–86 in the tip-off game of the night. The [[Fairfield Stags men's basketball|Fairfield Stags]] defeated the [[Central Connecticut State University|Central Connecticut Blue Devils]] 67–58 in game two, and the night concluded with the Quinnipiac Bobcats defeating the [[University of Hartford|Hartford Hawks]] 85–74.<ref>{{cite web |title=Six Division One Basketball Programs Featured in the Connecticut Six Tourney|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7UywZob4Jc|publisher=Fairfield University Department of Athletics|date=February 5, 2010|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref>
===MAAC basketball tournaments=== [[File:20011 MAAC Tournament at Webster Bank Arena.jpg|thumb|right|250px|2011 MAAC tournament]] The arena and [[Fairfield University]] along with the [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|City of Bridgeport]] and the Fairfield County Sports Commission have hosted the [[MAAC men's basketball tournament|MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships]] two times. The [[MAAC men's basketball tournament|MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships]] features all 20 of the league's teams competing for an automatic berth in the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] and the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship]].<ref name="maacsports.com">{{cite web |title=Bank of America MAAC Basketball Championships 2007|url=https://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=941070&SPID=10427&SPSID=87819|publisher=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> In 2007, the [[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara Purple Eagles]] defeated the [[Siena Saints men's basketball|Siena Saints]] to win the 2007 [[MAAC men's basketball tournament|MAAC Men's Basketball Championships]] and the [[Marist Red Foxes]] defeated the [[Iona Gaels]] to win the 2007 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship. And in 2011, the [[St. Peter's College (New Jersey)|St. Peter's Peacocks]] defeated the [[Iona Gaels]] to win the 2011 [[MAAC men's basketball tournament|MAAC Men's Basketball Championships]] and the [[Marist Red Foxes]] defeated the [[Loyola Greyhounds]] to win the 2011 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship.<ref name="maacsports.com"/>
===NCAA basketball tournaments=== The arena and [[Fairfield University]] along with the [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|City of Bridgeport]] and the Fairfield County Sports Commission have brought the First and Second Rounds of [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship]] to the arena three times since 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds Home|url=https://www.fairfieldstags.com/media/NCAA/wbkb2008/NCAA_Page|publisher=Fairfield University Department of Athletics|access-date=March 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509072351/https://www.fairfieldstags.com/media/NCAA/wbkb2008/NCAA_Page|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> The [[2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2004 tournament]] featured the [[Auburn Tigers women's basketball|Auburn Tigers]], [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut Huskies]], [[Penn Quakers]], and [[North Carolina State Wolfpack]]. The [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut Huskies]] defeated the [[Auburn Tigers women's basketball|Auburn Tigers]] to win the 2004 Bridgeport Regional en route to winning the [[2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2004 tournament]] and being crowned National Champions. The [[2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006 tournament]] featured the [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut Huskies]], [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke Blue Devils]], Georgia Bulldogs, and [[Michigan State Spartans women's basketball|Michigan State Spartans]]. The [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke Blue Devils]] defeated the Connecticut Huskies to win the 2006 Bridgeport Regional before advancing to the Final Four of the [[2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006 tournament]]. And the [[2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008 tournament]] featured the [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut Huskies]], [[Cornell Big Red]], [[Minnesota Gophers]], and [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas Longhorns]]. The [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut Huskies]] defeated the [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas Longhorns]] to win the 2008 Bridgeport Regional before advancing to the Final Four of the [[2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008 tournament]]. The arena was the site of the Bridgeport Subregional during the [[2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2012 tournament]] and the Bridgeport Regional for the [[2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2013 tournament]], [[2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2016 tournament]], and [[2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2017 tournament]], and the [[2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament|2022 tournament]].
===NCAA hockey tournaments=== The arena has joined [[Fairfield University]] and [[Yale University]] in co-hosting the East Regional of the [[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship]] three times. The [[2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament]] featured the [[Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey|Air Force Falcons]], [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan Wolverines]], [[Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey|Vermont Catamounts]], and [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Yale Bulldogs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ5Te4meTxc|title=Stags on Ice: Hockey decends on Bridgeport, CT; Fairfield University Co-hosts|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> The [[Vermont Catamounts]] won a dramatic double overtime game against the [[Air Force Falcons]] to win the East Regional and advance to the 2009 Frozen Four.<ref>{{cite web |title=East Regional: Upon Further Review, Vermont Advances|first=Ken|last=McMillan|url=http://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/2009/03/29/vermont-utilizes-video-review-to-ground-air-force/|work=Inside College Hockey|date=March 29, 2009|access-date=March 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216234147/http://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/2009/03/29/vermont-utilizes-video-review-to-ground-air-force/|archive-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref> The [[2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament]] featured the [[Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey|Air Force Falcons]], [[Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs]], [[Union Dutchmen men's ice hockey|Union Dutchmen]], and [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Yale Bulldogs]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=NCAA Hockey Regional Host Committee Announced|url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/120408aaa.html|publisher=Yale University Department of Athletics|date=December 4, 2008|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> The eventual 2011 National Champion [[Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs]] upset the top seeded [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Yale Bulldogs]] to win the East Regional and advance to the [[2011 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|2011 Frozen Four]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA East Regional: Superior Effort From Duluth|first=Ken|last=McMillan|url=https://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/2011/03/27/east_final/|work=Inside College Hockey|date=March 27, 2011|access-date=March 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313091022/https://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/2011/03/27/east_final/|archive-date=March 13, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, the Union Dutchmen defeated UMass Lowell Riverhawks to advance to the Frozen Four. The arena hosted again in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Freshmen Step Up to Lift Quinnipiac Hockey|first=Michael|last=Fornabaio|url=https://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Freshmen-step-up-to-lift-Quinnipiac-hockey-5355443.php|newspaper=[[Connecticut Post]]|location=Bridgeport|date=March 28, 2014|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> Most recently, in [[2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2018]], the top-seeded [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] beat the second-seeded [[Providence Friars men's ice hockey|Providence Friars]] to win the East Regional; the [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech Huskies]] and [[Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|Clarkson Golden Knights]] also participated. The arena would again host the East Regional in 2023 on March 24 and 26, which would feature the eventual 2023 NCAA champion [[Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey|Quinnipiac Bobcats]], [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey|Ohio State Buckeyes]], [[Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|Harvard Crimson]], and [[Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey|Merrimack Warriors]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230324/mer/qui/m/ | title=Quinnipiac vs Merrimack - Regional Semifinal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230324/osu/har/m/ | title=Ohio State vs Harvard - Regional Semifinal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230326/osu/qui/m/ | title=Quinnipiac vs Ohio State - Regional Final}}</ref>
===Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey=== The arena served as the home venue for the [[Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey|Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey]] team from 2016 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shubigred.com/information/facilities/Facility_Pages/Webster_Bank/|title = Facilities}}</ref> Prior to the 2016–17 season, the Pioneers had hosted select games each year at the Arena since the 2010–11 season. During the 2019–20 season, the Pioneers were the hosts of the inaugural [[Connecticut Ice]] college hockey tournament, an in-season weekend tournament played at the Arena featuring matchups between the four NCAA Division 1 Men's Ice Hockey programs in the State of [[Connecticut]]: the [[UConn Huskies men's ice hockey]] team, the [[Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey]] team, the [[Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey]] team, and the [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey]] team. Sacred Heart would go on to win the championship game over Quinnipiac by a score of 4–1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-sp-yale-uconn-hockey-connecticut-ice-20200127-5ulf3d6lqfe4np6ovbwoe4liti-story.html|title = Connecticut Ice: Sacred Heart uses scoring burst to beat Quinnipiac in title game; UConn squanders another strong start, falls to Yale| date=January 27, 2020|website =[[Hartford Courant]]}}</ref> The Pioneers relocated to [[Martire Family Arena]] at the [[Sacred Heart University]] West Campus in [[Fairfield, CT]] starting with the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sacredheart.edu/news-room/news-listing/sacred-heart-university-to-build-premier-hockey-arena-at-its-fairfield-campus/|title=Sacred Heart University to Build Premier Hockey Arena at Its Fairfield Campus|first=Sacred|last=Heart|date=January 25, 2020|website=Sacred Heart University}}</ref>
===Park City SportsFest=== In conjunction with Webster Bank Arena hosting the MAAC and NCAA basketball and hockey tournaments, the Park City SportsFest has become an annual tradition in downtown Bridgeport. SportsFest is a free, multi-venue fan festival. During SportsFest, the City of Bridgeport closes off a portion of Main Street from its intersection with State Street to the arena in order to house the events. The SportsFest is organized by the Fairfield County Sports Commission and presented by [[People's United Bank]].<ref>{{cite web |title=4th Annual SportsFest in Bridgeport|url=https://www.fairfieldcountysports.com/sports_fest.asp|publisher=Fairfield County Sports Commission|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref>
==Professional sports==
===Bridgeport Sound Tigers/Islanders=== [[File:Total Mortgage Arena interior.jpg|thumb|Interior during a hockey game]] Total Mortgage Arena was home to the [[Bridgeport Islanders]] from 2001 to 2026, a professional [[ice hockey]] team in the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) and the affiliate of the [[New York Islanders]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). The team was known as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers from 2001 to 2021. The Sound Tigers joined the AHL in 2001 and the first event at the arena was a Sound Tigers game on October 10, 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arena at Harbor Yard Hits 1,000-Event Milestone|first=Amanda|last=Cuda|url=https://www.ctpost.com/business/article/Arena-at-Harbor-Yard-hits-1-000-event-milestone-363031.php|newspaper=[[Connecticut Post]]|location=Bridgeport|date=February 12, 2010|access-date=February 12, 2010}}</ref> During their inaugural season, the Sound Tigers won a division championship and made the [[Calder Cup]] Finals where they lost to the [[Chicago Wolves]] four games to one.
=== New York Sirens === On November 28, 2023, it was announced that Total Mortgage Arena would host the [[New York Sirens]], then named PWHL New York, for their inaugural season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Home Openers Announced For Each PWHL Team |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/home-openers-announced-for-each-pwhl-team |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130182801/https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/home-openers-announced-for-each-pwhl-team |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |access-date=28 November 2023 |website=The Hockey News}}</ref> New York's first home game took place on January 5, 2024—[[PWHL Toronto|Toronto]] defeated New York by a score of 3–2.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menning |first=Rick |date=2024-01-05 |title=Maltais' Shorthanded Marker Lifts Toronto To First Win |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/maltais-shorthanded-marker-lifts-toronto-to-first-win |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106025757/https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/maltais-shorthanded-marker-lifts-toronto-to-first-win |archive-date=2024-01-06 |access-date=2024-01-06 |work=[[The Hockey News]]}}</ref> Starting in the second season, the Sirens would play at the [[Prudential Center]] instead.
===NHL preseason hockey=== On September 30, 2006, the Arena at Harbor Yard hosted an [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) preseason game between the [[New Jersey Devils]] and the [[New York Islanders]]. The Islanders defeated the Devils, 3–0. And on October 1, 2011, the Arena at Harbor Yard hosted an NHL preseason game between the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions [[Boston Bruins]] and the New York Islanders, where the Bruins defeated the Islanders 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |title=Haley Fighting Hard to Make Islanders|first=Michael|last=Fornabaio|url=https://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Haley-fighting-hard-to-make-Islanders-2198562.php|newspaper=[[Connecticut Post]]|location=Bridgeport|date=October 2, 2011|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> On October 3, 2014, the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders played an preseason game at Webster Bank Arena. On October 1, 2016, the arena host another Islanders preseason game against the [[Washington Capitals]]. On September 22, 2017, the Islanders hosted the Rangers in a preseason game.
Webster Bank Arena served as the pre-season home for the Islanders for the 2021–22 season, as the team awaited the completion of their new permanent home, [[UBS Arena]], in [[Elmont, New York]], which opened on November 20, 2021.
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===NBA preseason basketball=== On October 18, 2003, the Arena at Harbor Yard hosted an [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) preseason game between the [[New Jersey Nets]] and [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Toronto Raptors at New Jersey Nets|url=https://www.nba.com/games/20031018/TORNJN/preview.html|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=October 18, 2003|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> The Nets defeated the Raptors 93–77. On October 15, 2005, the Arena at Harbor Yard also hosted a preseason game between the New Jersey Nets and [[New York Knicks]]. The Knicks defeated the Nets 93–84 in the contest.
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===International basketball=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date ! Teams ! Attendance |- | September 7, 2018 || [[Japan national basketball team|Japan]] {{flagicon|JPN}} 69–76 {{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Canada women's national basketball team|Canada]]''' ||align=center| 0 |- | September 8, 2018 || [[Canada women's national basketball team|Canada]] {{flagicon|CAN}} 68–74 {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[United States women's national basketball team|United States]]''' ||align=center| 3,258 |}
===Westchester Knicks=== After it was announced that their arena, the [[Westchester County Center]], would be unable to host them for the [[2021-22 NBA G League season]] for it being a temporary makeshift COVID-19 hospital, Webster Bank Arena served as the home of the [[Westchester Knicks]], a professional [[basketball]] team in the [[NBA G League]] and the affiliate of the [[New York Knicks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). On June 21, 2022, the Westchester Knicks announced that their home games would continue at the Total Mortgage Arena for the [[2022–23 NBA G League season|2022–23 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://westchester.gleague.nba.com/news/westchester-knicks-announce-2022-23-home-games-to-be-played-at-total-mortgage-arena|title=Westchester Knicks Announce 2022–23 Home Games to be Played at Total Mortgage Arena|date=June 21, 2022|website=NBA.com|accessdate=December 6, 2022}}</ref>
==Special events== ===Gymnastics=== On November 12, 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|publisher=usagym.org|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>
===Mixed Martial Arts=== On August 24, 2019, [[Bellator MMA in 2019#Bellator 225|Bellator 225]] was hosted at Webster Bank with the headliner being [[Matt Mitrione|Mitrione]] vs. [[Sergei Kharitonov|Kharitonov]] 2.
===President Obama Rally=== On October 30, 2010, the [[President of the United States]] [[Barack Obama]] joined [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidates, including former Stamford Mayor and candidate for Governor [[Dan Malloy]], Attorney General [[Richard Blumenthal]] and Congressman [[Jim Himes]] at a "Moving America Forward Rally" at the Arena at Harbor Yard.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obama Rallies Democrats in Bridgeport|first=Ken|last=Dixon|url=https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Obama-rallies-Democrats-in-Bridgeport-755892.php|newspaper=[[Connecticut Post]]|location=Bridgeport|date=October 30, 2010|access-date=October 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=President Obama's Connecticut Speech Interrupted|first=Tahman|last=Bradley|url=https://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/10/president-obamas-connecticut-speech-interrupted.html|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=October 30, 2010|access-date=October 30, 2010}}</ref>
===Professional Wrestling=== The 15th Anniversary of ''[[Monday Night Raw]]'' special took place from formerly known The Arena at Harbor Yard on December 10, 2007.
On June 1, 2019, [[NXT TakeOver: XXV]] took place from now formerly known Webster Bank Arena.
On February 23, 2022, [[All Elite Wrestling]] made its Connecticut debut and took place from now formerly known Webster Bank Arena.
On December 9, 2023, WWE held [[NXT Deadline (2023)|NXT Deadline]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-deadline-announced-december-9|title=NXT Deadline Announced For December 9|date=September 28, 2023|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=September 28, 2023}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Ice hockey}} * [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|https://www.totalmortgagearena.com/}} * [https://rinkatlas.com/rinks/5 RinkAtlas listing for Webster Bank Arena]
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