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Named after the computer company Hewlett-Packard in a naming rights arrangement, the HP Pavilion houses the following sports teams:
The arena opened in 1993 as San Jose Arena. Later, naming rights were sold to Compaq, and the facility became Compaq Center at San Jose; the geographic identifier was needed because at the time, there was a Compaq CenterCompaq Center Facility Statistics Location10 Greenway Plaza Houston, Texas 77046 Opened November 2, 1975 ClosedDecember 2003 OwnerThe City of Houston Construction Cost$27 million USD Architect Former Names The Summit 1975- 1998 Tenants Houston Aeros ( WHA in HoustonHouston redirects here. For other meanings of the word, please see Houston (disambiguation). Downtown Houston Skyline Located in southeast Texas, Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and one of the two largest economic areas in Texas.. After HP purchased Compaq in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, its name replaced Compaq's.
The facility has also been home to the Golden State WarriorsThe Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. Founded 1946 Formerly known as Philadelphia Warriors, San Francisco Warriors Home Arena Oakland Arena Uniform colors Midnight blue, Golden yellow, and Red L of the NBA, and the former San Jose Rhinos of the RHIRoller Hockey International was a roller hockey league in North America between 1993-97 and 1999. Anaheim Bullfrogs (1993-1997;1999) Calgary Rad'z (1993-1994) Connecticut Coasters (1993) / Sacramento River Rats (1994-1997) Florida Hammerheads (1993-1994). It has also been used for other sporting events, such as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and one of the venues for the NCAA Basketball tournament (known as March Madness).
The arena is one of the most active NHL venues. It hosts an average of 184 events a year, including many non-sporting events. For the nine month period ending September 30, 2004, the HP Pavilion had sold the most tickets to non-sporting events of any venue in the United States, and the third highest in the world.
HP Pavilion also labels computers produced by Hewlett-Packard, both desktops as well as laptops.
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