Home is FLA Live Arena in the interim

The Florida Panthers announced on Tuesday that they have begun a search for a new arena naming rights partner and that, in the interim, their arena will be called FLA Live Arena.

BB&T had been the Panthers’ arena naming rights partner since 2012 before but Florida and BB&T, now Truist, agreed to not extend the deal effective immediately.

“We want to thank the leadership at BB&T now Truist for their loyal support and partnership for the past 11 years,” said Panthers chief commercial officer Shawn Thornton in a statement released by the team. As we move forward in identifying a new naming rights partnership for the arena, we will seek to build on this incredible momentum with an innovative long-term partner that aligns with our culture, brand and growth trajectory as South Florida’s hockey market continues to grow exponentially.”

Located across the street from Sunrise’s Sawgrass Mills mall, the 20,000-seat arena hosts hundreds of major concerts, events, and performance acts each year, from Elton John and the Billboard Latin Music Awards to WWE Live in years past, with upcoming acts that include Harry Styles, Luke Combs, and more.

In addition to the BB&T Center (201221), the arena was also called the Bank Atlantic Center (2005-12), Office Depot Center (2002-05) and the National Car Rental Center (1998-2002). During construction, the arena was referred to as the Broward County Civic Center until the naming rights were won by National Car Rental.

Arena media accounts have been renamed. Fans can visit FlaLiveArena. com for more information on concerts, shows, events and hockey games and can follow @FlaLiveArena on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for the latest arena announcements.

The Panthers are coming off of one of their best regular seasons in franchise history. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning in a six-game series.

The Panthers will begin their 2021-22 preseason with a doubleheader at FLA Live Arena against the Nashville Predators on Sept. 26, and open their regular season at home versus the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 14.

Visit FloridaPanthers.com/TicketCentral for more information on tickets for the 2021-22 season.