BGSU Ice Arena
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| Location | Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio, USA |
| Broke ground | Spring, 1965 |
| Opened | February 25, 1967 |
| Owner | Bowling Green State University |
| Operator | Bowling Green State University |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (ice hockey) |
| Construction cost | $1.8 million |
| Architect | Buegher & Stowe, Toledo, Ohio |
| Capacity | 5,000 (ice hockey) |
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| Bowling Green Falcons (ice hockey) |
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The Bowling Green State University Ice Arena is a 5,000-seat hockey arena in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is home to the BGSU Falcons ice hockey team of the CCHA. It was built from 1965 to 1967 for a cost of $1.8 million and opened in February 1967.[1] The arena originally had seating for 2,863 until 1989 when it was expanded to its current size of 5,000.[2]
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[edit] Ice hockey
- Bowling Green State University's NCAA Division I men's team competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The team began in 1969 and played in the MCHA for the first two seasons before joining the CCHA as a charter member for the 1971-72 season.
- BGSU men's club team- ACHA Division II/GLIHA
- BGSU women's club team (independent)
- Bowling Green High School varsity and junior varsity teams
- BGSU intramural broomball, curling, and hockey
- Bowling Green Youth Hockey Association
[edit] Figure skating
- BGSU Synchronized Skating Team
- Bowling Green Figure Skating Club
- Other individual skating programs and competitions[3]
- Future skating greats who learned how to skate at the BGSU Ice Arena: Scott Hamilton, Alissa Czisny.[citation needed]
[edit] Curling
The BGSU Ice Arena used to house a Curling Ice Sheet. It is now a skating rink but is still used by the BGSU Curling Club, who compete in College Curling USA, the public, and the Bowling Green Curling Club.
[edit] External links
- BGSU ice hockey
- BGSU men's club ice hockey
- BGSU Curling Club
- Bowling Green Curling Club
- Bowling Green Youth Hockey Association
[edit] References
- ^ by KEVIN GORDON/Sentinel Assistant Sports Editor. "BGSU Ice Arena renovations on hold". Foxtoledo.com. http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/media_partners/wupw_Sentinel_Tribune_BGSU_Ice_Arena_renovations_on_hold. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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- ^ https://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090215/NEWS16/902150299/0/NEWS15
Coordinates: 41°22′44″N 83°37′40″W / 41.378958°N 83.627801°W
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