M&T Bank Arena

{{Infobox venue

| name = M&T Bank Arena

| nickname =

| image = TDBankNorthCenter.jpg

| image_size = 253px

| caption = M&T Bank Arena in February 2007

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=253|zoom=15|type=point}}

| fullname =

| former_names = TD Banknorth Sports Center (2007–2009)
TD Bank Sports Center (2009–2018)
People's United Center (2018–2022)

| location = 305 Sherman Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518

| coordinates = {{Coord|41.413833|-72.911157|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground = October 7, 2004{{cite web |url=http://www.uscho.com/2004/11/02/between-the-lines-nov-2-2004/ |title=Between the Lines: Nov. 2, 2004 |first=Adam |last=Wodon |work=USCHO.com |date=November 2, 2004 |accessdate=October 16, 2022}}

| built =

| opened = January 27, 2007

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Quinnipiac University

| operator = Quinnipiac University

| construction_cost = $52 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|52000000|2007}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})

| architect = Centerbrook Architects & Planners

| structural engineer = Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Engineers and Architects {{cite web |title=Quinnipiac University – People's United Center|date=29 March 2007|url=http://www.gmsllp.com/portfolio/quinnipiac-university-td-bank-sports-center/|publisher=Gilsanz Murray Steficek|access-date=May 22, 2008}}

| services engineer = R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP{{cite web|title=Quinnipiac University, People's United Center|url=http://www.vanderweil.com/portfolio.php?p=sports&project=165|publisher=R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP|access-date=February 9, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102085013/http://www.vanderweil.com/portfolio.php?p=sports&project=165|archive-date=November 2, 2014}}

| general_contractor = Dimeo Construction

| capacity = 3,570 (Basketball)
3,386 (Ice Hockey)

| surface = Multi-surface (200 x 85 ft for hockey)

| tenants = Quinnipiac Bobcats (NCAA) (2007–present)

}}

M&T Bank Arena, previously known as TD Bank Sports Center and People's United Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Hamden, Connecticut. Its design is unusual in that it consists of two separate playing and seating areas, one intended for basketball and one intended for ice hockey, joined together within a common facility. It seats 3,570 for basketball and 3,386 for hockey. Officially, the hockey side is known as the Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena.

The center opened on January 27, 2007, and is home to the Quinnipiac University men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. It replaced Burt Kahn Court for the basketball team and the Northford Ice Pavilion for ice hockey. It is located on Quinnipiac's York Hill Campus and is part of a large expansion project for that campus.

The center cost $52 million to build.{{cite news |title=New Quinnipiac Coach Is Expected to Build a Winner|first=Michael|last=Weinreb|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/sports/ncaabasketball/26quinnipiac.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 26, 2007|access-date=April 24, 2009}} Its creation is part of an ambitious plan by Quinnipiac to improve its drawing power for student athletes.