SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA

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San Diego Gulls (WHL) (1966-1974) San Diego Rockets (NBA) (1967-1971) San Diego Conquistadors/Sails (ABA) (1974-1976) San Diego Mariners (WHA) (1974-1977) San Diego Clippers (NBA) (1978-1984) San Diego Sockers (NASL/MISL I/CISL) (1980-1996) San Diego Gulls (IHL) (1990-1995) San Diego Gulls (ECHL) (1995-2006) San Diego Sockers II (WISL/MISL II) (2001-2004) San Diego Riptide (af2) (2002-2005) San Diego Barracudas (RHI) (1993-1996) San Diego Seduction LFL (2009-present)

The San Diego Sports Arena (formerly iPayOne Center from 2004–2007) opened on November 17, 1966 when more than 11,000 pro hockey fans watched the San Diego Gulls (then a member of the Western Hockey League) win their season opener, 4–1, against the Seattle Totems.

It was the home of the San Diego Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967–1971, the San Diego Conquistadors/Sails of the American Basketball Association from 1974-1976, the San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association from 1974-1977, the San Diego Clippers of the NBA from 1978-1984, the San Diego State University Aztecs basketball teams, off and on, from 1966-1997, the San Diego Sockers indoor soccer team which won 10 titles in the arena, as well as other small sports franchises such as World Team Tennis.

The venue hosted the 1971 NBA All-Star Game and the 1975 NCAA men's basketball Final Four as well.

The Boston Bruins, whose home ice was of the same dimensions, used the San Diego Gulls as a farm team in the 1960s and 1970s. The San Diego hockey fans, of the WHA (World Hockey Association- San Diego Mariners) came to the San Diego Sports Arena in 1974.

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