NHL Arenas Ranking: Smallest to Largest by Capacity, List of All Stadiums by NHL Teams

— Just like some NHL teams, some arenas are simply different than others, most notably by design and capacity.

We’ve Sportshistori.com created a list of every NHL arena according to the venue’s max capacity for NHL games. Here, we take a look at these venues and share some interesting facts about their history.

NHL Arenas Ranked by Size: Smallest to Largest NHL Arenas by Capacity.

32. Canada Life Centre – 15,321

Home team: Winnipeg Jets

31. Prudential Center – 16,514

Home team: New Jersey Devils

30. UBS Arena – 17,113

Home team: New York Islanders

29. Gila River Arena – 17,125

Home team: Arizona Coyotes

28. Climate Pledge Arena – 17,151

Home team: Seattle Kraken

27. Bridgestone Arena – 17,159

Home team: Nashville Predators

26. Honda Center – 17,174

Home team: Anaheim Ducks

25. T-Mobile Arena – 17,368

Home team: Vegas Golden Knights

24. SAP Center – 17,562

Home team: San Jose Sharks

23. TD Garden – 17,565

Home team: Boston Bruins

22. Ball Arena – 17,809

Home team: Colorado Avalanche

21. Xcel Energy Center – 17,954

Home team: Minnesota Wild

20. Madison Square Garden – 18,006

Home team: New York Rangers

19. Enterprise Center – 18,096

Home team: St. Louis Blues

18. Nationwide Arena – 18,144

Home team: Columbus Blue Jackets

17. Crypto.com Arena – 18,230

Home team: Los Angeles Kings

16. Rogers Place – 18,347

Home team: Edmonton Oilers

15. PPG Paints Arena – 18,387

Home team: Pittsburgh Penguins

14. Capital One Arena – 18,506

Home team: Washington Capitals

13. American Airlines Center – 18,532

Home team: Dallas Stars

12. Canadian Tire Centre – 18,652

Home team: Ottawa Senators

11. PNC Arena – 18,680

Home team: Carolina Hurricanes

10. Rogers Arena – 18,910

Home team: Vancouver Canucks

9. KeyBank Center – 19,070

Home team: Buffalo Sabres

8. Amalie Arena – 19,902

Home team: Tampa Bay Lightning

7. FLA Live Arena – 19,250

Home team: Florida Panthers

6. Scotiabank Saddledome – 19,289

Home team: Calgary Flames

5. Little Caesars Arena – 19,515

Home team: Detroit Red Wings

4. Wells Fargo Center – 19,543

Home team: Philadelphia Flyers

3. United Center – 19,717

Home team: Chicago Blackhawks

2. Scotiabank Arena – 19,800

Home team: Toronto Maple Leafs

1. Bell Centre – 21,302

Home team: Montreal Canadiens

Ranked: List of NHL Teams & Arenas by Alphabetical Order, NHL Stadiums Locations, Size, Age

The National Hockey League (NHL) was established in 1917 and it quickly grew into one of the biggest sporting organizations in the entire world. Today there are 32 NHL teams divided into 4 divisions. Each team plays 82 games in the regular season before the best 16 teams progress to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Team — Arena — Location — Seat Capacity — Open Year

Anaheim Ducks - Honda Center  —  California 17,174 - 1993

Arizona Coyotes - Gila River Arena  —  Arizona 17,125 - 2003

Boston Bruins - TD Garden  — Massachusetts 17,565 - 1995

Buffalo Sabres - KeyBank Center  —  New York 19,070 - 1996

Calgary Flames - Scotiabank Saddledome  — Alberta 19,289 - 1983

Carolina Hurricanes - PNC Arena  —  North Carolina 18,680 - 1999

Chicago Blackhawks - United Center  —  Illinois 19,717 - 1994

Colorado Avalanche - Pepsi Center  —  Colorado 17,809 - 1999

Columbus Blue Jackets - Nationwide Arena  —  Ohio 18,144 - 2000

Dallas Stars - American Airlines Center — Texas 18,532 - 2001

Detroit Red Wings - Little Caesars Arena — Michigan 19,515 - 2017

Edmonton Oilers - Rogers Place — Alberta 18,347 - 2016

Florida Panthers - BB&T Center — Florida 19,250 - 1998

Los Angeles Kings - Crypto.com — California 18,230 - 1999

Minnesota Wild - Xcel Energy Center — Minnesota 17,954 - 2004

Montreal Canadiens - Bell Centre — Quebec 21,302 - 1996

Nashville Predators - Bridgestone Arena — Tennessee 17,113 - 1996

New Jersey Devils - Prudential Center — New Jersey 16,514 - 2007

New York Islanders - UBS Arena/Nassau Coliseum — New York 15,250/13,900 - 2021/1972

New York Rangers - Madison Square Garden  — New York 18,006 - 1968

Ottawa Senators - Canadian Tire Centre — Ontario 18,652 - 1996

Philadelphia Flyers - Wells Fargo Center — Pennsylvania 19,543 - 1996

Pittsburgh Penguins - PPG Paints Arena — Pennsylvania 18,387 - 2010

San Jose Sharks - SAP Center — California 17,562 - 1993

St. Louis Blues - Enterprise Center — Missouri 18,724 - 1994

NEW: Seattle Kracken - Climate Pledge Arena — Washington 17,459 - 2021

Tampa Bay Lightning - Amalie Arena — Florida 19,092 - 1996

Toronto Maple Leafs - Scotiabank Arena — Ontario 18,819 - 1999

Vancouver Canucks - Rogers Arena — British Columbia 18,910 - 1995

Vegas Golden Knights - T-Mobile Arena — Nevada 17,368 - 2016

Washington Capitals - Capital One Arena — Washington, D.C. 18,506 - 1997

Winnipeg Jets - Canada Life Centre — Manitoba 15,321 - 2004

Fun Facts About NHL Teams & Arenas, Trivia, Stats

There are currently 11 NHL arenas that are shared with the NBA.

The Montreal Canadiens hold the record for the most Stanley Cup titles (27).

California and New York each contain the most NHL teams (3) out of any state.

The Boston Bruins joined the NHL in 1924, making them the first American team in the league.

The New York Islanders split home games between two different stadiums in two different cities.

The Seattle Kracken are the newest team in the league and will play their first game during the 2021-22 NHL season.

Detroit's Little Caesars Arena is the newest arena in the league (2017) whereas New York's Madison Square Garden is the oldest (1968). Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena will be the newest arena to join the NHL when it hosts its first game in 2021 but the arena itself was built long before this.

Montreal's Bell Centre is the largest arena in the NHL with a seating capacity of 21,302. Winninpeg's Canada Life Centre is the smallest arena with a seating capacity of 15,321.

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What is the largest city without an NHL team?

America's fourth-largest city, Houston, is still without an NHL franchise.

The city in southern Texas has a population of over 2 million people, and has more than 7 million people in its metropolitan area.

However, although Houston does not currently have an NHL team, it remains on the league's list of potential cities to take on a team via expansion or relocation.

What is the smallest city with a NHL team?

Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba is the smallest city with an NHL team and one of the smallest cities with a professional sports team in North America.

The ice cold city has a population just over 800,000 in its metropolitan area, making it about the same size as the metro area of Charleston, South Carolina.

However, Winnipeg is not the smallest city with a professional sports team from one of the Big Four leagues. That honor, of course, belongs to Green Bay, Wisconsin.

What is the largest NHL hockey stadium/arena?

The largest NHL stadium is Bell Centre Arena in Montreal, Canada, which is the home of the Montreal Canadiens.

The Arena/stadium seats around 21,302 people.

A close second is the United Center in Chicago, Home Arena for both of the Blackhawks and the Bulls.

What is the smallest NHL hockey stadium/arena?

Right now, the smallest NHL arena is Mullett Arena, home of the Arizona Coyotes.

The arena was built for the purpose of being a venue for Arizona State University's collegiate athletics. The Arizona Coyotes have signed a multi-year lease at the arena as they try to get a new one built in the state.

The seating capacity for an NHL game is 4,600 people.

NOW, Arizona Coyotes Home arena is Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, which have seating capacity are 17,125.

What NHL team has the loudest arena?

PNC Arena, home of the Carolina Hurricanes, has been dubbed the "Loudest House in the NHL."

More than 18,000 "Caniacs" pack into the arena for regular and postseason games, voicing deafening cheers and jeers as they root on the home team.

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