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{{short description|Multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.}}
{{Redirect-confused|Seattle Center Coliseum|Seattle Center Arena}}
{{redirect|KeyArena|the arena in Buffalo where KeyBank currently has naming rights|KeyBank Center}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name = Climate Pledge Arena
| nickname = 
| fullname = Climate Pledge Arena at [[Seattle&nbsp;Center]]
| former names = {{ubl
 | Washington State Pavilion (1962)
 | Washington State Coliseum {{nowrap|(1962–1964)}}
 | Seattle Center Coliseum {{nowrap|(1964–1994)}}
 | KeyArena at Seattle Center {{nowrap|(1995–2018)}}
}}
| logo_image = Climate Pledge Arena logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
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| image = Climate Pledge Arena N.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Aerial view from south in 2022
| address = 334 [[1st Avenue (Seattle)|1st Avenue]]&nbsp;N.
| location = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States
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| opened = {{Start date and age|1962|04|21|br=y}}
| renovated = 1964, 1994–95, 2018–21
| expanded = 
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| demolished = 
| reopened = October 26, 1995<br>(as KeyArena)<br />October 19, 2021<br>(as Climate Pledge Arena)
| owner = City of Seattle
| operator = [[Oak View Group]]
| surface = 
| scoreboard = 
| cost = [[United States dollar|$]]7 million (1962)<ref>{{cite news|last=Turner|first=Wallace|title=FAIR IN SEATTLE TO SHOW A PROFIT; Debentures Are Paid Off as Turnstiles Click Steadily Governments Put Up Funds Monorail a Success Dining Room Crowded|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/08/12/archives/fair-in-seattle-to-show-a-profit-debentures-are-paid-off-as.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 12, 1962}}</ref><br />{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|7000000|1960}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}}<br />$74.5 million (1995)<br />{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|74500000|1994}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}}<br />$1.15 billion (2021)
| architect = [[Paul Thiry (architect)|Paul A. Thiry]] (1962)<br />[[NBBJ]] (1995)<br />[[Populous (company)|Populous]] (2021)
| project_manager = CAA ICON (2021)
| structural engineer = Peter H. Hostmark and Associates (1962)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.modernsteel.com/archives/PDFs_61-90/1962A9_2-1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514022317/http://modernsteel.com/archives/PDFs_61-90/1962A9_2-1.pdf |archive-date=May 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />[[Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire]] (1995)<ref name="DJC">{{Cite news|last=Burton|first=Howard|year=1995|title=Key Arena: recycling on a grand scale|work=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]]|url=https://www.djc.com/special/design95/10002590.htm|access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref><br />[[Thornton Tomasetti]] (2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=New Arena at Seattle Center |url=https://www.thorntontomasetti.com/project/new-arena-seattle-center |website=[[Thornton Tomasetti]] |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>
| services engineer = 
| general_contractor = [[Howard S. Wright Construction]] (1962)<ref>{{cite news |title=Winston D. Brown, Builder of Landmarks|first=Sherry|last=Grindeland|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030409/brownobit09e/winston-d-brown-builder-of-landmarks|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=April 9, 2003|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref><br />[[PCL Construction]] (1995)<ref name="DJC" /><br />[[M.A. Mortenson Company|Mortenson Construction]] (2021)
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| capacity = [[Basketball]]: 18,300 <br />[[Concerts]]: 17,200 <br />[[Ice hockey]]: 17,151<ref name="Arena Overview" />
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| tenants = [[Seattle Kraken]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (2021–present)<br />[[Seattle Redhawks men's basketball|Seattle Redhawks]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1964–1980, 2008–2018, 2021–present)<br />[[Seattle Storm]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) (2000–2018, 2022–present)<br />[[Seattle Totems]] ([[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]/[[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]) (1964–1975)<br />[[Seattle SuperSonics]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1967–1978, 1985–1994, 1995–2008)<br />[[Seattle Thunderbirds]] ([[Western Hockey League|WHL]]) (1989–2008)<br />[[Seattle SeaDogs]] ([[Continental Indoor Soccer League|CISL]]) (1996–1997)<br />[[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington Huskies]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1999–2000)<br />[[Rat City Roller Derby]] ([[Women's Flat Track Derby Association|WFTDA]]) (2009–2018)<br />[[Coachella Valley Firebirds]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) (2022)<br />[[PWHL Seattle]] ([[Professional Women's Hockey League|PWHL]]) (2025–present)
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'''Climate Pledge Arena''' is a multi-purpose indoor [[arena]] in [[Seattle]], Washington, United States. It is located north of [[downtown Seattle]] in the {{convert|74|acre|adj=on}} entertainment complex known as the [[Seattle Center]], the site of the [[1962 World's Fair]],<ref name="Storm">{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/storm/tickets/keyarena.html |title=STORM: KeyArena Information |publisher=Wnba.com |access-date=December 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021120244/http://www.wnba.com/storm/tickets/keyarena.html |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for which it was originally developed. After opening in 1962, it was subsequently bought and converted by the city of Seattle for entertainment purposes. From 2018 to 2021, the arena underwent a $1.15 billion redevelopment;<ref>{{cite web|last1=Daniels |first1=Chris |last2=Thomasseau |first2=Allison |last3=Bernhard |first3= Jimmy |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/arena/new-seattle-center-arena-to-cost-an-estimated-850-million/281-621138581 |title=New Seattle Center arena to cost an estimated $850 million |publisher=KING5.com |date=December 4, 2018 |access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Eide |first1=Andrew |title=Seattle NHL expansion team working hard on rebuilding arena |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-nhl-expansion-team-aiming-for-june-2021-arena-opening/c-306877692 |website=NHL.com |date=April 18, 2019 |access-date=April 23, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/hockey/keyarena-renovation-project-now-pegged-at-900-million-with-reopening-pushed-back-to-june-2021/|title=KeyArena renovation project now to exceed $900 million, with reopening pushed back|last=Baker|first=Geoff|date=2019-04-18|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> the renovation preserved the original exterior and roof, which was declared a [[List of Seattle landmarks|Seattle Landmark]] in 2017 and was listed on the [[Washington Heritage Register]] as well as the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2018.<ref name="Seattle list">{{cite web|title=Landmarks and Designation|publisher=City of Seattle|url=https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/programs-and-services/historic-preservation/landmarks/landmark-list}}</ref><ref name="Woonerf - KING 5">{{cite news |last1=Daniels |first1=Chris |title=What's a 'woonerf?' Seattle Center arena could have one |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/arena/whats-a-woonerf-seattle-center-arena-could-have-one/281-544833311 |access-date=October 25, 2021 |work=[[KING-TV|KING 5 News]] |date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name = "NRHPnom"/> The renovated venue has a capacity of 17,151 for ice hockey and 18,300 for basketball.<ref name="Arena Overview">{{cite web |title=Arena Overview |url=https://climatepledgearena.com/arena/overview |website=Climate Pledge Arena |publisher=Oak View Group |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

The arena is currently the home to the [[Seattle Kraken]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), the [[Seattle Storm]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA), [[PWHL Seattle]] of the [[Professional Women's Hockey League]] (PWHL), the [[Seattle Redhawks men's basketball|Seattle University Redhawks]] men's basketball team, and the [[Rat City Roller Derby]] league of the [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]].<ref>{{cite web |work=West Seattle Herald|url=http://www.westseattleherald.com/2009/02/10/features/rat-city-roller-girls-rock-n-roll-key-arena-debut |title=Rat City Roller Girls rock n' roll in KeyArena debut|access-date=March 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2009274414_zliv29ratcity.html |title=Rat City Rollergirls closes its fifth season — and first at KeyArena |access-date=March 2, 2010 |work=The Seattle Times |first=Christy |last=Karras |date=May 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611214418/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2009274414_zliv29ratcity.html |archive-date=June 11, 2009}}</ref> It has also played host to the [[Pac-12 Conference]]'s [[Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament|women's basketball tournament]].

The arena was previously most notable as the long-time former home of the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). The SuperSonics first played at the facility, then known as the '''Seattle Center Coliseum''', from their founding in [[1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season|1967]] to [[1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season|1978]]. After a seven-season stint in the higher capacity [[Kingdome]], they returned to the arena in [[1985–86 Seattle SuperSonics season|1985]]. The facility underwent an extensive renovation after the [[1993–94 Seattle SuperSonics season|1993–94]] season, which necessitated the relocation of SuperSonics home games to the [[Tacoma Dome]] for the [[1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season|1994–95]] season,<ref name=crnvntac>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QfhPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6827%2C5224406 |work=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |title=Coliseum renovation to send Sonics to Tacoma |date=March 17, 1994 |page=C5}}</ref> and it was renamed '''KeyArena''' after [[KeyBank|KeyCorp]] bought the naming rights in 1995. The SuperSonics left KeyArena in [[2007–08 Seattle SuperSonics season|2008]] amid a [[Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City|controversial relocation]] to [[Oklahoma City]]. The arena was also known for hosting minor professional hockey teams, first as home to the [[Seattle Totems]] of the original [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|Western Hockey League]] and the [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] from 1964 to 1975, followed by the [[Seattle Thunderbirds]] of the current [[Western Hockey League]] from 1989 to 2008.

The arena was the first publicly financed one in the area that was fully supported by earned income from the building.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhatt |first=Sanjay |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2014001650_keyarena22m.html |title=Business & Technology &#124; KeyArena's name to change; bank drops sponsorship &#124; Seattle Times Newspaper |publisher=Seattletimes.com |date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> Arena finances were bolstered for several years by a payment following the settlement with the SuperSonics in 2008, but the lower level of activity and revenue during the time between the departure of the team and the arrival of the NHL left little reserve beyond basic building maintenance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seattle.gov/financedepartment/11adoptedbudget/documents/CENfromARTSCULTUREANDRECREATION.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-date=July 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728062954/http://www.seattle.gov/financedepartment/11adoptedbudget/documents/CENfromARTSCULTUREANDRECREATION.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The naming rights deal with KeyCorp concluded at the end of 2010, but the building maintained the KeyArena name until its 2018 closure for the redevelopment. [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] bought the naming rights to the arena in June 2020, dedicating the arena name to bringing attention to [[climate change]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Condor |first=Bob |title=Making the 'Climate Pledge' |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/climate-pledge-arena/c-317257744 |website=NHL.com/Kraken |date=June 24, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2021 |language=en-US }}</ref> specifically the pledge promoted by the advocacy group Global Optimism for businesses to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2040.