Venue Detail
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
RSV Pro Facilities Report
March, 2015
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
55 Main St Bridgeport, CT 06604 Phone: 203-334-4625 Fax: 203-335-1719 URL: www.soundtigers.com Owner: Charles Wang League: American Hockey League, East Division
Venue
Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, 1073 N Benson Rd, Bridgeport, CT 06430 Owner: City of Bridgeport Managed by: Harbor Yard Sports and Entertainment Built: 2001 Capacity: 10,000 Permanent concession stands: 7 Concessionaire: Centerplate Soft drink: Coca Cola
Naming rights
Sold to: Webster Bank Price: $3,500,000 Term: 10 years Expires: 2021
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $532 to $1,444 Single tickets range from $15.00 to $47.00
Attendance
2012 average attendance: 4,875
Suites
Quantity: 41 Term: 1 to 5 years Price: $16,000 to $35,000 Seats: 10 to 62 Includes: Hockey tickets. Party suites have 20 or 24 seats.
Club seats
Quantity: 1,300 Term: 1 to 5 years Price: $1,295 to $1,295 Includes: Hockey tickets.
Financing
The $57.3 million arena was funded from a $35 million state grant. The team and Volume Services will pay the remainder. A state grant of $16 million is helping to pay for a parking lot shared by the adjacent Atlantic League Bluefish.
The Sound Tigers made their debut in this new arena in 2001. In addition to its regular offerings, the team also has a 12-seat loge box selling for $12,500 per year. The price includes only hockey tickets.
The Arena at Harbor Yard turned a profit in its first year, although not as large a surplus as projected. The 10,000-seat venue logged 120 events, including hockey, giving the city $205,000 in net earnings and $858,377 to the state in tax money.
With total crowds of 435,479, the arena took in $5.9 million in ticket sales during its first fiscal year which ran from October 2001 to August 2002. Projections called for 147 events and attendance of 765,000, but that was based on a 12-month period. (Facilities, Ice Hockey, Professional Sports, Venue)