Editing MVP Arena (section)

==History==
The arena was opened on January 30, 1990, as the Knickerbocker Arena with a performance by [[Frank Sinatra]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Times Union Enters a New Arena|first=Carol|last=DeMare|url=http://alb.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6397454|newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)]]|date=May 5, 2006|access-date=June 10, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234423/http://alb.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6397454|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[naming rights]] of the arena were sold to [[Pepsi]] in 1997 and it was known as Pepsi Arena from 1997 to 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=Did You Know? |url=https://www.mvparena.com/center-info/did-you-know/ |website=mvparena.com |publisher=ASM Global |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> In May 2006, the naming rights were sold to the ''[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]'', a regional newspaper, and the name of the arena became the Times Union Center on January 1, 2007. In October 2021, the Times Union relinquished naming rights. On November 15, 2021, it was announced that health care provider MVP Health Services had successfully acquired the naming rights.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rooney|first=Chris|date=November 15, 2021|title=MVP Arena will be new name for Times Union Center|url=https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/mvp-arena-will-be-new-name-for-times-union-center-albanty/6302293/|website=WNYT.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115155042/https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/mvp-arena-will-be-new-name-for-times-union-center-albanty/6302293/ |archive-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> The Times Union, which is the largest newspaper for the Albany area, had declined to renew its naming rights, leading to MVP Arena's renaming. The new name took effect on January 1, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes|first=Steve|date=September 29, 2021|title=Times Union declines naming rights on Albany arena|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Times-Union-declines-naming-rights-on-Albany-arena-16349340.php/|access-date=September 30, 2021|newspaper=Times Union}}</ref>

The building is managed by ASM Global.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Michael |title=Albany's Times Union Center has new management firm |url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Times-Union-Center-merger-14808343.php |website=timesunion.com |date=November 4, 2019 |publisher=Hearst |access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref>

The New York State [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Convention nominated then-[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Hillary Clinton]] as its [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] candidate at their statewide convention at Times Union Center on May 16, 2000. Her husband, President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]], attended the event.<ref>{{cite web |title=DID YOU KNOW? |url=https://www.timesunioncenter-albany.com/center-info/did-you-know/ |website=timesunioncenter-Albany.com |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>

When the [[New Jersey Devils]]' AHL [[Albany Devils|franchise]] relocated to this arena in the summer of 2010, the arena received a new scoreboard, LED ribbons above the luxury suites and new outside lighting, as well as an upgraded home team locker room.<ref>{{cite news |title=Devils Era Begins at Refurbished Times Union Center|first=Pete|last=Dougherty|url=http://blog.timesunion.com/hockey/devils-era-begins-at-refurbished-times-union-center/6121/|newspaper=[[Times Union (Albany)]]|date=October 9, 2010|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref>

The arena is home to the [[Siena Saints men's basketball]] of the [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]] since the arena opened in 1990, the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League beginning in 2024 and the [[Albany FireWolves]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] since late 2021.