In October , a deal was brokered, for the Nets to play at the Prudential Center for two seasons, beginning in the —11 NBA season. The deal also included a partnership with the Prudential Center hosting sporting events Devils, Nets, Seton Hall , and the Izod Center handling concerts and family shows.
The two arenas proposed a joint venture, Jersey Presents LLC, to wrestle leverage from promoters who had been playing the two against each other. The arena has primarily served as a sports venue in its history.
It was the home arena for the NHL's New Jersey Devils hockey franchise from to and the NCAA's Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team from to as well as continuing to play host to various regular season men's college basketball, most recently on December 8, between Duke University and Temple University.
The Fordham Rams have taken over the former Nets' locker room and now use the arena as their secondary home. College basketball first arrived at the arena with the opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. Seton Hall moved its Big East Conference men's basketball games to the arena for the — season, enhancing a tradition that would soon become rich.
On eleven occasions —91, , , , , the arena hosted the semifinals and finals of the tournament's East Regional. Only Kansas City 's Municipal Auditorium , which hosted 13 regional finals from to , has hosted more.
One of the most memorable moments in the venue's history came on January 22, , when the " club" was formed. After New Jersey was hit with 20 inches of snow, only fans attended the Devils' 7—5 victory over the Calgary Flames. The New York Cosmos also used the arena to host indoor soccer games.
On February 12, , the arena hosted Strikeforce: Fedor vs. The arena also hosted the NBA Finals. The parking lot of the Izod Center has also been the scene of the Devils' championship celebrations. The arena has been a popular site for concerts, due to having been designed with acoustics in mind and to it having a lesser facility fee for artists than competing venues, such as Madison Square Garden. Jersey native Bruce Springsteen remains one of the most popular concert acts; his appearances have included a night sold-out run in , an night run in and a night sold-out run in This last feat is commemorated by a large banner hanging from the rafters, next to the banners representing the achievements of the resident sports teams.
This marked the first live performance by Queen in the US since Kiss performed on June 27, , during their Kiss Farewell Tour , which was filmed and is available on the Kissology Volume Three: — box set. The Red Hot Chili Peppers chose the arena as the venue to film their video " Snow Hey Oh ", on October 17—18, , including shots of the stairwells and tunnels of the stadium. They also performed two impromptu semi-private shows in the "Hospitality Room", where 50 fans attended the show on the 16th [15] and 30 on the 18th.
The venue has hosted World Wrestling Entertainment events such as SummerSlam in , and , as well as the King of the Ring tournament in and No Mercy In the SummerSlam WWE announced to the live crowd that the 1 Millionth Fan in attendance was recorded that night in the arena, and a banner hangs from the rafters of the arena recognizing the achievement.
Fordham University 's men's basketball team used the Izod Center as an alternate home court for four games in the —11 season. The tremendous seating area in the arena allows for an unlimited number of guests per graduate, unlike any other high school graduation in the state. American Idol held auditions at the Izod Center on September 22, The center previously hosted a Continental Airlines ticketing office.
The Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey was established in to honor athletes, teams, events and contributors associated with the state of New Jersey. Unknown Jersey about the abandoned arena in the Meadowlands, the former Izod Center. Many in the region felt that the shutting down of the Izod Center was done to help protect the investment made in Newark with the Prudential Center. Construction from the American Dream project also played into the decision to close the arena.
The hulking white structure now sits nearly surrounded by the 3 million square foot mega-mall. When the arena was shut down, the American Dream project was about to resume construction after a six-year stoppage during which Triple Five took over, renamed it American Dream and expanded the project. The massive development began its phased opening last October. All the restaurant and hospitality-type businesses lost the positive impact of event activity.
Weinberg was a vocal opponent of closing the arena. NBC Universal began leasing the arena in The high ceilings and vast floor space in the arena make it easy to hang grids for lighting and production equipment and build sets to use as a forensic lab or a living room. And the outdoor spaces near the arena help, too. For example, the old racetrack can be made to look like an airport. And the roads within the Meadowlands complex are also useful for filming.
NBC reached out to the commission when it began scouting for warehouses to use as a sound stage. They use the hockey horn to signify when the cameras are rolling. The relationship has been a boon for the local economy.
During the CBS coverage of the event, Continental signage was not shown on camera, and the arena was simply referred to as "The Meadowlands". On May 5, , the Devils played their last game at the arena, losing to the Ottawa Senators , eliminating them from the Eastern Conference semifinals Scott Gomez scored the final goal in the building.
Following the Devils' final season at the arena in , Continental Airlines opted out of the naming rights agreement. A new agreement was made with Izod, a clothing company, to rename the arena Izod Center. The columns of the arena's exterior were also repainted red as the arena assumed a new color scheme. The arena, when it was named Continental Airlines Arena, during a college basketball game.
The arena has primarily served as a sports venue in its history. It was the home arena for the NHL's New Jersey Devils hockey franchise from to and the NCAA's Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team from to as well as continuing to play host to various regular-season men's college basketball games, most recently on December 20, Izod Center uses two separate floors for NBA and NCAA basketball- a standard hardwood floor for Nets games and the arena's old parquet floor for regular-season college basketball since , the NCAA has used a uniform floor for regional sites.
College basketball first arrived at the arena with the opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. Seton Hall moved its Big East Conference men's basketball games to the arena for the — season, enhancing a tradition that would soon become rich. On eleven occasions —91, , , , , the arena hosted the semifinals and finals of the tournament's East Regional.
Only Kansas City 's Municipal Auditorium , which hosted 13 regional finals from —52, has hosted more. One of the most infamous moments in the venue's history came on January 22, , when the " club" was formed.
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