Capital Centre
Former NHL arena
Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, was the NHL home of the Washington Capitals from 1974 to 1997. It opened on December 2, 1973.
Arena facts
- Location
- Landover, Maryland
- NHL teams
- Washington Capitals
- Opened
- December 2, 1973
- Closed
- March 23, 2002
- Hockey capacity
- 18,130
- Other names
- Later USAir Arena
Capital Centre today
Imploded on December 15, 2002. A shopping center replaced it, and that was torn down in 2019 for the Carillon development.
More
- The Washington Capitals now play at Capital One Arena.
- See every former NHL arena in the Record Book.
Sources: Wikipedia: Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland) · Wikipedia: List of National Hockey League arenas. Years are NHL seasons. Capacity figures vary by source. Last updated November 4, 2026. See something wrong? Contact us.