Pechanga Arena San Diego hosted another successful blood and food drive on August 18, 2020. This was the arena’s third blood drive since the pandemic started and the second drive that incorporated food donations benefiting San Diego families. News 8 and sports anchor Kyle Kraska created the “Celebration of Heroes”…
American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson has announced a revised start date for the 2020-21 AHL season, as approved by the league’s Board of Governors during its 2020 Annual Meeting held today via conference call. At the recommendation of the AHL’s Return to Play Task Force, the Board…
American Hockey League (AHL) President and CEO Scott Howson has announced the winners of the league’s annual Team Business Services awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in a variety of categories including ticket sales, community service and fan experience. As part of its Team Business Services program, the AHL announced today that…
ASM Global, the world’s leading venue management and services company, has further enhanced its industry-leading VenueShield program, supporting the continued reopening of its more than 325 facilities and client partners worldwide. VenueShield’s protective capabilities have already been tested at UFC’s event at ASM Global-managed VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville,…
American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer David Andrews announced today that the league’s Board of Governors has voted to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 AHL regular season and the 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis: “After a lengthy review process, the…
Blood banks all over the country are urging people to come out and donate during these crazy times. San Diegans heard the call with over 100 people signing up to give during the San Diego Heroes Blood Drive at Pechanga Arena San Diego, CBS 8 reported. The event is a…
This week, Pechanga Arena San Diego lost a longtime member of its family. Tony Suitonu was a tenured security guard at the arena who first came to work with us in 1968. In 2014, the arena dedicated the backstage loading ramp to him, renaming it the “Tony Suitonu Ramp”. In…
In response to growing concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this week Pechanga Arena San Diego donated 3,500 single use, latex gloves to Sharp Memorial Hospital. Latex gloves are in high demand as medical professionals look to treat patient needs related to the virus and the everyday needs of medical facilities….
In celebration of America Recycles Day on November 15, Pechanga Arena San Diego partnered with a nonprofit to host a community recycle event that resulted in more than 15,000 pounds of e-waste diverted from the region’s landfills. Diego’s Recycle Event was held over three days in November in the Pechanga…
Diego’s 3nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive collected more than 200 toys for San Diego kids. Diego is the official mascot and goodwill ambassador of Pechanga Arena San Diego. During the holidays, he offered discounted parking for guests of Andrea Bocelli on December 8 who bring a new toy for Salvation…
