The Florida Panthers play their home hockey games at Amerant Bank Arena, located in Sunrise, Florida. Sunrise is a city in Broward County, situated just west of Fort Lauderdale and north of Miami, within the Miami metropolitan area. The arena, which opened in 1998, has a seating capacity of about 19,250 for hockey games and has gone through several name changes, including BB&T Center and FLA Live Arena before becoming Amerant Bank Arena. It is the largest arena in Florida and ranks seventh in the NHL by seating capacity