Profile Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY

Capacity: 19,763

Located in the heart of Manhattan, New York, Madison Square Garden is the oldest arena for both the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association. Originally created in 1879, MSG has been rebuilt at four different times. The most recent version was built on February 11^th 1968, at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza major intersections 8^th avenue and 33^rd street.

Since 1968, fans betting on the Rangers, Knicks have experienced many highs and lows at the Gardens. In 1994 the Gardens were home to the two biggest betting events for fans of each team, as in 1994, both squads played in the finals for each of their leagues. That year’s Ranger squad led by hall of famers Mark Messier and Brian Leetch was able to defeat the Vancouver Canucks in seven games at Madison Square Gardens, in order to capture the elusive Stanley Cup. Prior to winning the Stanley Cup in 1994 at home at the Gardens, many fans believed the team was cursed at home, as their last cup prior the 1994 success was around the beginning of World War 2 in 1939 -1940.

Conversely, the Knicks were unable to cash in during their 1994 dream run to the NBA finals, which saw the team lose to the Houston Rockets in seven games, despite winning all three games at MSG. Further, in 1999, the Knicks went on another dream run, before falling to the San Antonio Spurs in five games.

Aside from various playoff and championship runs over the years, Madison Garden has also been home to professional wrestling’s biggest event, Wrestlemania. The Gardens have hosted three Wrestlemania’s, they hosted the inaugural event in 1985, as well as Wrestlemania 10 and 20.

Although it is one of the oldest venues in professional sports, Madison Square Garden, can hold up to 20,000 people in total capacity.