BGSU Ice Arena
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| Location |
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°22′44″N 83°37′40″W / 41.378958°N 83.627801°WCoordinates: 41°22′44″N 83°37′40″W / 41.378958°N 83.627801°W |
| Owner | Bowling Green State University |
| Operator | Bowling Green State University |
| Capacity | 5,000 (ice hockey) |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (ice hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | Spring, 1965 |
| Opened | February 25, 1967 |
| Construction cost | $1.8 million |
| Architect | Buegher & Stowe, Toledo, Ohio |
| Tenants | |
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Bowling Green Falcons (ice hockey) | |
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 WCHA. 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]
Ice hockey
- Bowling Green State University's NCAA Division I men's team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). 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
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.
Curling
The BGSU Ice Arena was home to the Bowling Green Curling Club for 48 years (1968-2016). In the spring of 2016, the Club began a move to a dedicated curling facility.
External links
- BGSU men's ice hockey
- BGSU Men's Club Ice Hockey
- BGSU Curling Club
- Bowling Green Curling Club
- Bowling Green Youth Hockey Association
References
- ↑ KEVIN GORDON/Sentinel Assistant Sports Editor. "BGSU Ice Arena renovations on hold". Foxtoledo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ "BGSU Ice Arena". Bowling Green Athletics. BGSU. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ Romaker, Janet (15 February 2009). "City of Bowling Green gears up to observe A Golden Moment". The Blade. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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