Amerant Bank Arena

Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida is the home of the NHL's Florida Panthers, a suburban South Florida arena that has become one of hockey's loudest environments despite sitting in a warm-weather market. The bowl is intimate by NHL standards, with the crowd right on top of the ice, and rat-toy showers have become a signature postgame ritual after Panthers goals and wins. Sunrise draws a mix of transplanted Northeast hockey fans and converted South Florida locals, giving game nights a distinct energy for a non-traditional market. It's part of the broader Sunrise entertainment district anchored around the arena and adjacent shopping and dining.

Opened in 1998 as the National Car Rental Center, the arena has cycled through several corporate names (Office Depot Center, BankAtlantic Center, BB&T Center, FLA Live Arena) before becoming Amerant Bank Arena. It has been the Panthers' home for their entire arena tenure, culminating in the franchise's first-ever Stanley Cup championship in 2024, followed by a repeat title in 2025 that cemented South Florida as an unlikely modern hockey hotbed. The building has also hosted major concerts, WWE events, and Panthers playoff runs that transformed the arena's reputation from a quiet outpost into one of the league's rowdiest road trips.