Schneider Arena

Schneider Arena
Location Providence, Rhode Island
Owner Providence College
Operator Providence College Dept. of Athletics
Capacity 3,030 (hockey)
Surface 200x85 ft (hockey)
Construction
Broke ground 1973
Opened September 24, 1973
Renovated 2006, 2012–2013 (ongoing)
Construction cost $1.8 million
Tenants
men's and women's ice hockey

Schneider Arena is a 3,030-seat hockey arena in Providence, Rhode Island. It is home to the Providence College Friars men's and women's ice hockey teams.

It was opened on September 24, 1973 with a 1-0 win over the University of Pennsylvania hockey team, and was named in honor of Rev. Herman D. Schneider, O.P., the founder of Providence College hockey and a longtime teacher at the school. It is located at the far northern end of campus, on the corner of Huxley Ave. and Admiral St., and is notable for the reflective energy-conserving ceiling that was installed in 1992. In 1999, the arena's scoreboard was replaced. The arena was intended to move the hockey team from its various off-campus arenas, such as the Rhode Island Auditorium, one year after the men's basketball team left its own on-campus arena, Alumni Hall, in favor of the larger, downtown Providence Civic Center.[1]

The arena is also used extensively by local hockey organizations and is the traditional site of the state high school ice hockey championships. It is also occasionally used for concerts, although most school-sponsored concerts are held in Alumni Hall. Due to its low ceiling, it has never been used for basketball.

On June 16, 2006, Providence College announced an anonymous donation of $340,000 made to be used for renovations to the arena. The original red and yellow seats, which checkerboard throughout the arena, were replaced with modern seats that are black and silver (black and white are the school colors, with silver being the current accent color). In addition, upgrades were made to the Friends of Friar room (behind the east end of the arena), a new training room, new office space, updated locker rooms, and updated concession areas.[2]

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Coordinates: 41°50′47″N 71°26′01″W / 41.846260°N 71.433632°W / 41.846260; -71.433632


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