Arena Statuary

NHL Statues, Statuettes, and Sculptures – Hockey Arena Statues

This page is dedicated to the player, coach, administration, miscellaneous, and mascot(!) statues found outside of current and past NHL arenas.

Note: these are hockey related statues, and not every reference to sports figures to appear outside of the arena.

This list is under constant construction.  If you see an inaccuracy or anything missing, contact me via email or Twitter.

(s/t to The Royal Half and Jesse Cohen from All the Kings Men Podcast).

Key:
Current = statue currently standing outside of an arena
Historic = a statue was once standing, but has since moved to a new location or has disappeared
In Storage = past statues that have been placed in storage and are planned to be reinstalled
Planned = a statue soon to be installed, or still in the planning stages

Anaheim Ducks (Honda Center, Anaheim, CA)

Historic: Wild Wing (1993-2012), removed during construction of Grand Terrace.

Boston Bruins (TD Garden, Boston, MA)

Current: Bobby Orr (2010-present).

Buffalo Sabres (First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY)


Current: French Connection Line – Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert, Rick Martin (2012-present)

Calgary Flames (Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

None

Carolina Hurricanes (PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC)

None

Chicago Blackhawks (United Center, Chicago, IL)

Current: Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull (2011-present)
Current: Blackhawks 75th Anniversary statue – on site of old Chicago Stadium (2000-present)

Colorado Avalanche (Pepsi Center, Denver, CO)

None

Columbus Blue Jackets (Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH)

None

Dallas Stars (American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX)


None

Detroit Red Wings (Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI)


Current: Gordie Howe – inside concourse (2007-present) 
Current: Alex Delvecchio – inside concourse (2008-present)
Current: Ted Lindsay – inside concourse (2008-present)

Edmonton Oilers (Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)


Current: Wayne Gretzky (1989-present)

Florida Panthers (BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL)

None
Los Angeles Kings (Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA)


Current: Wayne Gretzky (2002-present)
Current: Luc Robitaille (2015-present)

Minnesota Wild (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN)

Current: Herb Brooks (2004-present)

Montreal Canadiens (Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec)

In Storage:  Jean Beliveau (2008-2012, 2016-future) – a part of Centennial Plaza, torn down in 2012 due to construction.  Will be rebuilt by 2016.
 In Storage: Guy Lafleur (2008-2012, 2016-future)
In Storage: Howie Morenz (2008-2012, 2016-future)
In Storage: Maurice "Rocket" Richard (2008-2012, 2016-future)

Nashville Predators (Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN)

None
New Jersey Devils (Prudential Center, Newark, NJ)

Current: Championship Plaza statue (2009-present)
Current: Martin Brodeur (2016-present)

New York Islanders (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY)

None

New York Rangers (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY)


None

Ottawa Senators (Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario)


None

Philadelphia Flyers (Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA)


Historic: Gary Dornhoefer's "Score!" (post-1973-2010, until demolition of The Spectrum) – in 2012, it was reinstalled at the Xfinity Live! entertainment complex on the old Spectrum site.  This is across the parking lot from the Flyers current home, Wells Fargo Center.

Historic:  Kate Smith, "God Bless America" singer (1987-2012) – also reinstalled at the Xfinity Live! complex in 2012.
Current:  Bernie Parent and Bobby Clarke lifting Cup in 1974 – "Walk Together Forever" (2013-present)
Current: Fred Shero (2014-present)

Phoenix Coyotes (Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ)


None

Pittsburgh Penguins (CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA)


Current: Mario Lemieux (and incidentally the Islanders's Rich Pilon and Jeff Norton) (2012-present)

San Jose Sharks (SAP Center, San Jose, CA)


None

St. Louis Blues (Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO)


Current: Al MacInnis (2009-present) 
Current: Brett Hull (2010-present)
Current: Bernie Federko (2002-present)

Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL)

Current: Phil Esposito (2011-present)
Current: Dave Andreychuk (2014-present)

Toronto Maple Leafs (Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)


Planned:  "Legends Row" statues (2017)

Vancouver Canucks (Rogers Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada)


Current: Roger Neilson, "Towel Power" (2011-present)

Washington Capitals (Verizon Center, Washington, DC)


None


Winnipeg Jets (MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)


None

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