Wachovia Arena

Built in 1998, the Arena was originally named First Union Arena until in the summer of 2003 when First Union Bank merged into Wachovia.
Recognition and events
The Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza has been recognized by many entertainment magazines as one of the best in the country for arenas under 10,000 in capacity, especially for its attendance and ease of show setup and teardown. The Penguins hold the American Hockey League record for most sellouts in a season, selling out all 40 home games in 2002-03 and 2003-04, and ran a streak of 144 consecutive sellouts in the building from 2000-2004.The team is consistently among the AHL's leaders in attendance.
Other than Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey games and Pioneers football games, other events that occur at the arena include NBA exhibition games, NCAA Division I basketball, circus performances, an annual Christmas-time Trans-Siberian Orchestra performance, professional ice skating shows, WWE RAW, SmackDown!, house shows, concerts, Harlem Globetrotters and the annual graduation ceremonies for nearby King's College, University of Scranton, Luzerne County Community College, and Marywood University.
For instance, two such concerts performed there include a November 2003 spectacular of ten American Idol finalists and, once, a Cher farewell concert. Elton John has performed in front of a sellout crowd at the Arena twice.