What is SAP Center at San Jose?
[[Image:HP Pavilion (angle).jpg|thumb|right|250px|SAP Center at San Jose when it was known as HP Pavilion at San Jose]] The '''SAP Center at San Jose''' is a [[sport]]s [[arena]] in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]]. The arena opened on September 7, 1993, and is the current home to the [[San Jose Sharks]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and the [[San Jose Sabercats]] of the [[Arena Football League]] (AFL). The arena was originally known as '''San Jose Arena''' from 1993 to 2001, the '''Compaq Center at San Jose''' from 2001 to 2002, and as '''HP Pavilion at San Jose''' from 2002 to 2013. [[SAP AG|SAP]] acquired the naming rights for the arena in June 2013 and renamed the arena '''SAP Center at San Jose'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/06/05/confirmed-sap-center-new-name-for-hp.html|accessdate=2013-12-04|title=Confirmed: Goodbye, HP Pavilion. Hello, SAP Center|publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal}}</ref> The arena has held many [[WWE]] events as well including: the [[Royal Rumble (1998)|Royal Rumble]] in 1998, [[SummerSlam (2001)|SummerSlam]] in 2001, and [[The Great American Bash (2007)|The Great American Bash]] in 2007. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.sapcenteratsanjose.com/ Official website] {{NHL Arenas}} {{authority control}} {{sport-stub}} [[Category:Stadiums in the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Sports buildings in California]] [[Category:Sports in San Jose, California]] [[Category:1993 establishments in California]] [[Category:San Jose Sharks]]