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SAP Center at San Jose facts for kids

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SAP Center at San Jose when it was known as HP Pavilion at San Jose

The SAP Center at San Jose is a sports arena in San Jose, California. The arena opened on September 7, 1993, and is the current home to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League (AFL).

The arena was originally known as San Jose Arena from 1993 to 2001, the Compaq Center at San Jose from 2001 to 2002, and as HP Pavilion at San Jose from 2002 to 2013. SAP acquired the naming rights for the arena in June 2013 and renamed the arena SAP Center at San Jose.

The arena has held many WWE events as well including: the Royal Rumble in 1998, SummerSlam in 2001, and The Great American Bash in 2007.


Images for kids

  • SAP Center at Night

    Nighttime view of SAP Center

  • SAP Center San Jose

    Aerial view of SAP Center from a landing at San Jose International Airport (SJC)

  • HP Pavillon

    Side view of SAP Center

  • SAP Center

    Inside view of SAP Center during a game between the San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames in January 2015

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: SAP Center para niños

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