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 PeoplesBank Arena (Formely XL Center) has been the second home to the UConn Men’s Basketball team since January of 1976 and the UConn Women’s Basketball program since 1980. The UConn Men's Hockey program made the XL Center their home arena in 2014.