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Total Mortgage Arena (formerly The Arena at Harbor Yard and Webster Bank Arena) is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose
arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...
in downtown
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, United States. It is the home venue of the Bridgeport Islanders of the
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(AHL). Managed by the
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, 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
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. The arena houses 33 executive suites, 1,300 club seats, 3 hospitality suites and a
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Jumbotron serving as a
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. The arena offers
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es to corporate sponsors. Since 2008, the
Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2023, the university had about 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,200 gra ...
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
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, were also scheduled to play five regular season games in Bridgeport during the 2014–15 season.


College sports


Fairfield Stags basketball

Total Mortgage Arena was home to the
Fairfield Stags The Fairfield Stags are the athletic programs representing Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Most of the programs are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and classified as Division I (non-football) in the Nat ...
men's and women's college basketball teams until
Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2023, the university had about 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,200 gra ...
opened the on-campus Leo D. Mahoney Arena in November 2022. Fairfield is a member of the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, ) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I. Its current 13 full members are located in five Northeastern states: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachuse ...
(MAAC) where the Stags annually compete against perennial MAAC powers including the Iona Gaels, the 1995 and 2004 NCAA Tournament Cinderella
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, the
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, and the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Tournament Cinderella Siena Saints. The arena was the site of the men's two postseason appearances in the
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. During the first round of the
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, the Stags, led by the nation's blocked shots leader
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and Nick Delfico played the
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featuring future
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players Troy Bell and 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. In recent years, Fairfield has brought several perennial national college basketball powers to the arena including the Georgetown Hoyas,
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and St. Joseph's Hawks.


Connecticut 6 Classic

The Arena at Harbor Yard hosted the inaugural Connecticut 6 Classic, a men's
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tripleheader featuring Connecticut's six
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teams, on November 13, 2009. The Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated the
Yale Bulldogs The Yale Bulldogs are the college sports teams that represent Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school sponsors 35 varsity sports. The school has won two National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA national championships ...
92–86 in the tip-off game of the night. The
Fairfield Stags The Fairfield Stags are the athletic programs representing Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Most of the programs are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and classified as Division I (non-football) in the Nat ...
defeated the Central Connecticut Blue Devils 67–58 in game two, and the night concluded with the Quinnipiac Bobcats defeating the Hartford Hawks 85–74.


MAAC basketball tournaments

The arena and
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along with the City of Bridgeport and the Fairfield County Sports Commission have hosted the MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships two times. The MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships features all 20 of the league's teams competing for an automatic berth in the
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and the
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
. In 2007, the
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defeated the Siena Saints to win the 2007 MAAC Men's Basketball Championships and the
Marist Red Foxes The Red Foxes are the athletic teams of Marist University. The Marist Red Foxes compete in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) the only exception being football, a member of the Pioneer Football L ...
defeated the Iona Gaels to win the 2007 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship. And in 2011, the St. Peter's Peacocks defeated the Iona Gaels to win the 2011 MAAC Men's Basketball Championships and the
Marist Red Foxes The Red Foxes are the athletic teams of Marist University. The Marist Red Foxes compete in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) the only exception being football, a member of the Pioneer Football L ...
defeated the Loyola Greyhounds to win the 2011 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship.


NCAA basketball tournaments

The arena and
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along with the City of Bridgeport and the Fairfield County Sports Commission have brought the First and Second Rounds of
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
to the arena three times since 2004. The 2004 tournament featured the
Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) a ...
, Connecticut Huskies, Penn Quakers, and North Carolina State Wolfpack. The Connecticut Huskies defeated the
Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University, a public four-year university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) a ...
to win the 2004 Bridgeport Regional en route to winning the 2004 tournament and being crowned National Champions. The 2006 tournament featured the Connecticut Huskies,
Duke Blue Devils The Duke Blue Devils are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the N ...
, Georgia Bulldogs, and
Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 Varsity team, varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan Army, Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the sc ...
. The
Duke Blue Devils The Duke Blue Devils are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the N ...
defeated the Connecticut Huskies to win the 2006 Bridgeport Regional before advancing to the Final Four of the 2006 tournament. And the 2008 tournament featured the Connecticut Huskies,
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, Minnesota Gophers, and
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. The Connecticut Huskies defeated the
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to win the 2008 Bridgeport Regional before advancing to the Final Four of the 2008 tournament. The arena was the site of the Bridgeport Subregional during the 2012 tournament and the Bridgeport Regional for the 2013 tournament, 2016 tournament, and 2017 tournament, and the 2022 tournament.


NCAA hockey tournaments

The arena has joined
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and
Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
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
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,
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,
Vermont Catamounts The Vermont Catamounts are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of the University of Vermont, based in Burlington, Vermont, United States. The school sponsors 18 athletic programs (8 men's, 10 women's), most of which compete in the Natio ...
, and
Yale Bulldogs The Yale Bulldogs are the college sports teams that represent Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school sponsors 35 varsity sports. The school has won two National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA national championships ...
. The
Vermont Catamounts The Vermont Catamounts are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of the University of Vermont, based in Burlington, Vermont, United States. The school sponsors 18 athletic programs (8 men's, 10 women's), most of which compete in the Natio ...
won a dramatic double overtime game against the
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to win the East Regional and advance to the 2009 Frozen Four. The 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament featured the
Air Force Falcons The Air Force Falcons are the College athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the United States Air Force Academy, located in El Paso County, Colorado north of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs. Th ...
, Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Union Dutchmen, and
Yale Bulldogs The Yale Bulldogs are the college sports teams that represent Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school sponsors 35 varsity sports. The school has won two National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA national championships ...
. The eventual 2011 National Champion Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs upset the top seeded
Yale Bulldogs The Yale Bulldogs are the college sports teams that represent Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school sponsors 35 varsity sports. The school has won two National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA national championships ...
to win the East Regional and advance to the 2011
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. In 2012, the Union Dutchmen defeated UMass Lowell Riverhawks to advance to the Frozen Four. The arena hosted again in 2014. Most recently, in
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, the top-seeded
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beat the second-seeded
Providence Friars The Providence Friars are the College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Providence College, located in Providence, Rhode Island. They compete in the Big East Conference (NCAA Division I) for every sport exc ...
to win the East Regional; the Michigan Tech Huskies and
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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 The Quinnipiac Bobcats are the 21 sports teams representing Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut in intercollegiate athletics. The Bobcats compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, joining o ...
,
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,
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, and Merrimack Warriors.


Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey

The arena has served as the home venue for the Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team since the 2016–17 season. 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 Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
: the
UConn Huskies men's ice hockey The UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (NCAA), Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Hockey East conf ...
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. The Pioneers are expected to move for the 2022–23 season upon the completion of a 4,000-seat arena at the
Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private, Roman Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1963 by Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart was the first Catholi ...
West Campus in Fairfield, CT.


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.


Professional sports


Bridgeport Sound Tigers/Islanders

Webster Bank Arena is home to the Bridgeport Islanders, a professional
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team in the
American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...
(AHL) and the affiliate of the
New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...
of the
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(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. During their inaugural season, the Sound Tigers won a division championship and made the
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Finals where they lost to the
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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. New York's first home game took place on January 5, 2024—
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defeated New York by a score of 3–2. Starting in the second season, the Sirens would play at the
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instead.


NHL preseason hockey

On September 30, 2006, the Arena at Harbor Yard hosted an
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(NHL) preseason game between the
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and the
New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...
. 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
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and the New York Islanders, where the Bruins defeated the Islanders 3–2. 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 The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...
. 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
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, which opened on November 20, 2021.


NBA preseason basketball

On October 18, 2003, the Arena at Harbor Yard hosted an
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(NBA) preseason game between the
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and
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. 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
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. The Knicks defeated the Nets 93–84 in the contest.


International basketball


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 The Westchester Knicks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in White Plains, New York, and are affiliated with the New York Knicks. The Knicks play their home games at Westchester County Center in White Plains, N ...
, a professional
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team in the
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and the affiliate of the
New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the Na ...
of the
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(NBA). On June 21, 2022, the Westchester Knicks announced that their home games would continue at the Total Mortgage Arena for the 2022–23 season.


Special events


Gymnastics

On November 12, 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.


Mixed Martial Arts

On August 24, 2019, Bellator 225 was hosted at Webster Bank with the headliner being Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2.


President Obama Rally

On October 30, 2010, the
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joined Democratic Party candidates, including former Stamford Mayor and candidate for Governor Dan Malloy, Attorney General
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and Congressman
Jim Himes James Andrew Himes (born July 5, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2009. Himes is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Pa ...
at a "Moving America Forward Rally" at the Arena at Harbor Yard.


Professional Wrestling

The 15th Anniversary of ''
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'' 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,
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made its Connecticut debut and took place from now formerly known Webster Bank Arena. On December 9, 2023, WWE held
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See also

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List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas This is a list of arenas that currently serve as the home venue for NCAA Division I college basketball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the 2024–25 season; all affiliation changes officially took effect on July 1, 2024. The aren ...


References


External links


Official SiteRinkAtlas listing for Webster Bank Arena
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