Honda Center

Honda Center in Anaheim, just across from Angel Stadium, is the home of the Ducks. Its steep, well-angled hockey bowl earned it a reputation as one of the loudest buildings in the NHL during the Ducks' peak years, and it remains a reliable stop on major concert tours in addition to hockey. The arena's Orange County location draws a passionate, hockey-hungry crowd in a market once considered non-traditional for the sport. Game nights carry a distinct SoCal energy, blending hockey tradition with the area's broader entertainment scene.

The arena opened on June 19, 1993 (originally as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) with a Barry Manilow concert ahead of the expansion Mighty Ducks' first season. It hosted the Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup championship, clinched at home with a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators — the first Cup won by a California-based NHL franchise. The building has gone through several naming iterations over the decades before becoming Honda Center, while remaining the Ducks' continuous home since the franchise's inception. It stands as one of the earliest proof points that NHL hockey could thrive in Southern California.