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45-851: San Diego Gulls ( WHL ) (1966–74) San Diego Mariners ( WHA ) (1974–77) San Diego Mariners/Hawks ( PHL ) (1977–79) San Diego Gulls ( IHL ) (1990–95) San Diego Gulls ( WCHL / ECHL ) (1995–2006) San Diego Gulls ( AHL ) (2015–present) San Diego Riptide ( AF2 ) (2002–05) San Diego Seduction ( LFL ) (2009–10) San Diego Strike Force ( IFL ) (2019–2024) San Diego Sockers ( NASL / MISL I / CISL ) (1980–96) San Diego Sockers ( WISL / MISL II ) (2001–04) San Diego Sockers ( MASL ) (2012–2024) San Diego Sockers 2 ( M2 ) (2017–19, 2021–2024) San Diego Seals ( NLL ) (2018–present) San Diego Barracudas ( RHI ) (1993–96) San Diego Friars ( WTT ) (1975–78) San Diego Friars/Buds ( TT ) (1981–85) San Diego Aviators (WTT) (2014) Pechanga Arena

90-664: A bankruptcy auction for $ 4.4 million in June 1975. The Totems folded following the 1974–75 CHL season after acquiring $ 2 million in debt, leaving the city without hockey for the first time in two decades; the Seattle Breakers (now the Thunderbirds) would begin play in 1977 in the junior Western Canada Hockey League . After a failed attempt by Abbey to purchase the California Golden Seals in June,

135-560: A medley of " I'm Down " and " Long Tall Sally " recorded at the show. Duran Duran played two nights there on April 16, 1984, and April 17, 1984, as part of their Sing Blue Silver World Tour. They played there again July 28, 1987, as part of their Strange Behaviour World Tour; also that night American all-female band The Bangles joined them on stage to sing their hit " If She Knew What She Wants ". They also played there on February 25, 2005, as part of their Astronaut World Tour when they reformed

180-640: A pro team until the San Diego Gulls came to town. The Gulls arrived in 1966 and the Sky Hawks went out of business in 2006. The Gulls were coached by Max McNab for six seasons from 1966 to 1972, and by Jack Evans for two seasons from 1972 to 1974. Willie O'Ree , the first black athlete to play in the NHL , was an All-Star for the team. His jersey is retired . Source: Legend : Pct =Winning percentage Seattle Totems The Seattle Totems were

225-800: A professional ice hockey franchise in Seattle, Washington . Under several names prior to 1958, the franchise was a member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (renamed the Western Hockey League in 1952) between 1944 and 1974. In their last season of existence, the Totems played in the Central Hockey League in the 1974–75 season. They played their home games in the Civic Ice Arena and later at

270-907: Is an indoor arena in San Diego, California . Opened in 1966, the arena has been home to numerous athletic teams in various sports. It is the home of the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Of the major professional sports leagues , the arena hosted the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s San Diego Rockets from 1967 to 1971 and San Diego Clippers from 1978 to 1984. The arena hosted

315-494: The 1971 NBA All-Star Game and the 1973 Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton boxing fight. In June 2023, Stan Kroenke 's development group, the Kroenke Group, announced that it would be the chief investor for the redevelopment of the site; a project known as Midway Rising. The proposal includes a modern 16,000-seat arena, housing units, multi-acre urban park, and a mixed-use entertainment, arts, and cultural district. The arena

360-666: The Anaheim Ducks relocated their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate to San Diego to become the current iteration of the San Diego Gulls , using the arena for their home games. On August 7, 2016, the arena played host to the Arena Football League 's Los Angeles Kiss as they faced the Cleveland Gladiators in the first round of the AFL Playoffs. The game was moved to San Diego due to

405-496: The Arena Football League announced it was folding. The Stone Poneys played there on January 13, 1968. Led Zeppelin , Jethro Tull , and Surprise Package played there on August 10, 1969. Jimi Hendrix recorded his 13-minute jam version of " Red House " there, on May 24, 1969. The full concert was released in 1991 as part of the Stages box set. Elvis Presley played there on November 15, 1970, and April 24, 1976. Attendance

450-665: The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced that billionaire owner Joseph Tsai of Alibaba had been awarded an NLL franchise to begin playing in November 2018 for the 2018–2019 season. The team is known as the San Diego Seals . In November 2018, the Indoor Football League (IFL) announced an expansion team for the 2019 season called the San Diego Strike Force . The IFL became the top level of professional indoor football in November 2019 when

495-657: The Oakland market, where Oakland Arena had just received a renovation project). Mieuli changed his team's name to the Golden State Warriors for the upcoming season in order to target the state of California as a whole for a fanbase, instead of a single metropolitan area . The Warriors planned to split the season's home games between the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego. The Warriors ultimately hosted just six regular season home games at

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540-544: The Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL), a major professional league on the West Coast in the 1910s and 1920s, was resurrected as a semi-professional loop. Seattle, as a notably strong hockey town and the first city outside of Canada to host a Stanley Cup champion (the 1917 Seattle Metropolitans ), was granted two franchises, one of which were the Seattle Ironmen . The club had been founded as an amateur team

585-607: The San Diego Gulls (then a member of the Western Hockey League ) win their season opener, 4–1, against the Seattle Totems . In 2013, U-T San Diego named the arena #3 on its list of the 50 most notable locations in San Diego sports history. The arena has had multiple names: iPayOne, a real estate savings company based in Carlsbad, California , held the arena's naming rights from 2004 until 2007. The deal

630-548: The Seattle Center Coliseum . The Totems won three WHL Lester Patrick Cup championships in 1959, 1967 and 1968. The Totems were one of the few American-based professional clubs to play a touring Soviet team. On December 25, 1972, the Totems lost to the Soviets 9–4. A rematch between the two teams was held on January 4, 1974, where, led by Don Westbrooke's three goals, the Totems won 8–4. After World War II,

675-567: The St. Louis Hawks , narrowly losing 98–99. On January 12, 1971, the Rockets hosted the 1971 NBA All-Star Game at the arena. At the conclusion of the 1970–71 NBA Season , the Rockets were sold and relocated to Houston . As a result, San Francisco Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli, who was looking for more support for his franchise, decided to make a play for the San Diego market (in addition to

720-707: The World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1977, the San Diego Friars of World Team Tennis (WTT) from 1975 to 1978, the San Diego Sockers indoor soccer team, which won 10 titles in the arena, and other minor professional sports franchises. The San Diego Sockers made their return to the arena in 2012 for their fourth season in the PASL-Pro from Del Mar Arena . The San Diego Aviators of WTT relocated from New York City prior to

765-662: The World Hockey Association 's Jersey Knights relocated to San Diego, becoming the San Diego Mariners . The team played its home games at the San Diego Sports Arena . Prior to the Gulls, the very first hockey team came to San Diego in the 1940s. They were called the San Diego Skyhawks and played at Glacier Gardens downtown. Even though they were a hockey team, they weren’t considered

810-419: The circus , and 16,100 for boxing and mixed martial arts . The arena opened on November 17, 1966, with the San Diego Gulls (then a member of the Western Hockey League ) winning their season opener, 4–1, against the Seattle Totems . The Gulls were the arena's first tenant. The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team join the Gulls on a part-time basis soon afterwards; they played home games at

855-694: The 2014 season and began playing their home matches in the arena. On December 29, 2014, the Aviators announced that the team would move its home matches to Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in nearby Carlsbad for the 2015 season . 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 arena has hosted a series of UFC events. The arena hosted UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko on August 1, 2010. The arena hosted UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee on July 15, 2015. The arena hosted UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz on August 13, 2022. In 2015,

900-488: The Americans were Val Fonteyne , notable as the least penalized player of all time, future Vezina winner Charlie Hodge , and future National Hockey League general managers Emile Francis and Keith Allen . The team's final season as the Americans, in 1958, saw the first time the franchise would win a playoff series. The Americans were renamed the Seattle Totems for the 1958–59 season, the name by which it would go for

945-562: The Central Hockey League for 1974–75. After missing a number of deadlines while scrambling to secure financing, the NHL threatened to pull the franchise as there were a number of other suitors in the wings. Abbey allegedly passed on an opportunity to purchase a WHA team for $ 2 million during this period, and he missed an opportunity to acquire an existing franchise when the Pittsburgh Penguins were sold in

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990-560: The Clippers' departure. In both 1979 and 1981 at the San Diego Indoor Track Meet, Irish distance runner Eamonn Coghlan broke the world record for the indoor mile. A photo of him crossing the finish line appeared around the world including on the cover of Sports Illustrated . Coghlan's time for the 1981 race is still the world record for the indoor mile. The arena has also been home of the San Diego Mariners of

1035-493: The Ironmen's most notable stars were Gordon Kerr , the team's leading scorer in those years with 235 points in 244 games, William Robinson , Eddie Dartnell and Joe Bell . Among other notables for the team were future NHL star goaltender Al Rollins and legendary Philadelphia Flyers coach Fred Shero . The Ironmen served as inspiration for the 2022 Reverse Retro alternate uniform for the NHL's Seattle Kraken . In 1952,

1080-774: The Kiss' home arena, the Honda Center in Anaheim hosting the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus that weekend. The Kiss would lose to the Gladiators 56–52 in front of a crowd of 4,692. It was the first AFL game ever to be played at the arena and the first arena football game played there since 2005, when the AF2 's San Diego Riptide played their home games at the arena from 2002 to 2005. On August 29, 2017,

1125-528: The NBA to relocate the team to Los Angeles in 1982 and again in 1984, did so anyway following the 1983–84 NBA season , which led to a lawsuit from the league. The team ultimately remained in Los Angeles, however, following a counter-lawsuit brought on by Sterling. The franchise has kept the Clippers name despite its reference being to the ships of San Diego Bay . San Diego has not hosted an NBA regular game since

1170-748: The Sails, would cease operations just 11 games into the 1975–76 ABA season on November 12, 1975, when the ABA announced that it was folding the San Diego Sails franchise. The Sails were scheduled to host the Indiana Pacers on that day but the game was not played. In 1972, the Republican Party considered the arena for its National Convention. With little warning, however, the GOP decided to hold

1215-804: The San Diego Sports Arena, one each month of the 1971–72 season (October–March). The remainder of the Warriors' home games that season were played at Oakland Arena, where the Warriors settled full-time the following season. As the Warriors returned to the Bay Area full-time after their brief experiment in San Diego, the NBA's primary competitor league, the American Basketball Association (ABA) awarded its first—and as it turned out, only—expansion team to San Diego. Dr. Leonard Bloom (President and CEO of

1260-535: The Totems, guiding the team to a first-place finish in 1959 and to the playoffs six out of the seven years of his tenure. The Totems played the 1974–75 season in the Central Hockey League after the WHL folded. On June 12, 1974, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced that a Seattle group headed by Vince Abbey had been awarded an expansion team to begin play in the 1976–77 season. A $ 180,000 deposit

1305-616: The United States Capital Corporation) paid a $ 1 million expansion fee to the league to start the team. The San Diego Conquistadors began play in the 1972–73 ABA season ; however, they were unable to use the Sports Arena for their first two seasons of existence due to a feud between Bloom and Peter Graham, manager of the city-owned 14,400-seat Sports Arena. The Conquistadors (or "Q's" as they were commonly known locally), played at Peterson Gymnasium on

1350-721: The World Tour on December 16, 1977. The band's last performance was on July 5, 1980, while on The Game Tour . The gatefold photograph inside KISS ' album Alive II was shot there in 1977. Alice Cooper played there on many occasions and it was the venue for his concert film The Strange Case of Alice Cooper in 1979. The Bee Gees played to a sold-out crowd on July 5, 1979, during their Spirits Having Flown Tour . ABBA played there during their 1979 world tour. Bob Marley and The Wailers performed there on November 21, 1979, Survival Tour . Heart performed there on August 24, 1980. The band's Greatest Hits/Live included

1395-473: The arena off-and-on to supplement their on-campus, much smaller venue, Peterson Gymnasium . The Aztecs played at the arena until 1997, when they opened their new on-campus venue, Viejas Arena . On October 14, 1967, an NBA expansion team, the San Diego Rockets , became the arena's first professional basketball tenant when they played their season opener and first game in franchise history against

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1440-495: The band to its original lineup. The German heavy metal rock group The Scorpions performed there during their 1984 World Wide live tour. San Diego Gulls (1966%E2%80%9374) The San Diego Gulls were a professional ice hockey team based in San Diego, California , that competed in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team, the first to use the Gulls nickname, was founded in 1966. The Gulls ceased operations in 1974, when

1485-441: The campus of San Diego State University from 1972 until 1974 as a result of the feud. In late 1974, the Q's were finally allowed to use the Sports Arena, but their first season at the arena would turn out to be their only full season there. In 1975, the ABA, facing mounting financial difficulties, was rumored to be discussing a merger with the NBA and the San Diego franchise was not to be included. The Conquistadors, freshly renamed

1530-847: The city of San Diego. Valley View Casino's naming rights expired November 30, 2018, leaving the arena without an official name until the city council announced on December 4, 2018, that the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians , owners of Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula , had acquired for $ 400,000 per year the naming rights to the arena, officially renaming it "Pechanga Arena". The agreement expired in May 2020. The arena seats 12,000 for indoor football , 12,920 for ice hockey , indoor soccer and box lacrosse , 14,500 for basketball and tennis , 5,450 for amphitheater concerts and stage shows, 8,900–14,800 for arena concerts, 13,000 for ice shows and

1575-478: The convention in Miami Beach . To compensate for this blow to local prestige, then-mayor (and future California governor) Pete Wilson gave San Diego the by-name of "America's Finest City", which is still the city's official moniker. The arena was the host of the 1973 Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton boxing fight, which, by split decision, San Diego resident Norton won. The 1975 NCAA men's basketball Final Four

1620-530: The league changed its name to the Western Hockey League (WHL), and the Ironmen themselves changed their name to the Seattle Bombers the following season. The team continued to play poorly for two seasons, and the only bright spot was the debut for Seattle of the greatest minor league scorer of all time, Guyle Fielder . After two seasons of increasing travel costs—for which the Bombers received aid from

1665-479: The league—Seattle suspended operations for the 1955 season. The team rejoined the WHL as the Seattle Americans the following season, finishing in first place in 1957 led by a tremendous season by Fielder, who broke the professional single season scoring record with 122 points en route to Most Valuable Player honors and the first of four straight scoring championships for Seattle. Among other notables for

1710-641: The previous year in the Northwest Industrial Hockey League, where they were known as the Seattle Isaacson Iron Workers . As NIHL teams were operated by war industry companies, most players for the Iron Workers additionally worked at the production lines of the U.S. Navy's Isaacson Steel plant in nearby Tukwila, Washington . When the club entered the new PCHL in its inaugural 1944–45 season, it

1755-455: The rest of its existence. Fielder and Filion remained the team's great stars, but like many other WHL teams the Totems had very stable rosters, and players such as Marc Boileau , Gerry Leonard , Bill MacFarland , Jim Powers , Gordie Sinclair and future NHL coach and general manager Tom McVie spent many seasons each in Seattle colors. Allen was the team's coach its first seven seasons as

1800-578: Was 14,659 in 1970 and 17,500 in 1976. The Grateful Dead played there on November 14, 1973. Queen performed there four times to sold-out crowds. Their first concert was on March 12, 1976, for their A Night at the Opera Tour which was the band's first headline tour in the US. They next performed on March 5, 1977, as part of their A Day at the Races Tour . Their next concert was during their News of

1845-719: Was built in 1966 for $ 6.4 million by Robert Breitbard , a local football player who played for the San Diego State Aztecs . The arena seated 13,000 for hockey and 13,700 for basketball. At 77 feet tall, the arena was built six years before the current 30 foot maximum height restriction was put into place by the State Coastal Commission in the Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan. The arena opened on November 17, 1966, when more than 11,000 pro hockey fans watched

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1890-484: Was due by the end of 1975 and the total franchise fee was $ 6 million. Additionally, Abbey had to repurchase the shares in the Totems held by the Vancouver Canucks , who were using the minor-league Totems as a farm club. The expansion announcement also included a franchise for Denver , and with the loss of two more of its major markets, the WHL announced on the same day that it was folding. The Totems joined

1935-511: Was held at the arena from March 15, 1975, until the national championship game on March 31, where UCLA was victorious in John Wooden 's final game. In 1978, less than three years after the Sails folded and the ABA's four surviving teams merged with the NBA, the NBA returned to San Diego with the relocation of the Buffalo Braves , which became the San Diego Clippers . In 1981, the Clippers were bought by Los Angeles -based developer Donald Sterling . Sterling, despite failing to gain approval from

1980-421: Was renamed the Seattle Ironmen and hired Frank Dotten as its new head coach. The club had modest success, finishing in first place in the 1947–48 regular season. When the league itself became fully professional for the 1948–49 season, only four of the previous season's players remained, leaving the roster to be replaced by amateur players from Tacoma and the team to finish last in its division. Over its existence,

2025-408: Was worth $ 2.5 million over five years. In April 2007 the leasing rights holder Arena Group 2000 cancelled the remainder of the contract due to non-payment by iPayOne. On October 12, 2010, it was announced that the arena's name had been changed to the "Valley View Casino Center", under a $ 1.5 million, 5-year agreement between the arena operator AEG, the San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians and

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