PeoplesBank has renamed the former Hartford Civic Center, most recently called the XL Center, as PeoplesBank Arena in a deal announced this week. It’s a deal costing $20 million over 10 years, according to published reports and a big move forward for the Holyoke-based,

The part-time home of the storied UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams in Hartford has a new name: PeoplesBank Arena. Connecticut Gov.

XL Center in Hartford will become the PeoplesBank Arena. The naming rights were announced during a news conference on Monday afternoon. The building was called the Civic Center when it opened in 1975.