Places I've Seen a College Hockey Game

[wildcatdc]

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my weak contribution...

Agganis Arena
Walter Brown Arena
Conte Forum
Matthews Arena
Tsongas Arena
Snively
Whittemore Center
Schneider Arena
Lawler Arena
Magness
Yost
Mariucci
Xcel Energy Center
Boston Garden
Fleet Center
Fenway Park
Spartan Stadium
Worcester Centrum
Pepsi Center
Verizon (Manchester)
Verizon (DC)

Can I get partial credit for watching most games these days on Wildcat Athletic Network sitting alone on my couch in Rio? I'm a freaking party animal, I tell ya.

[PcFriars13]

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College Rinks:
Alfond Forum - University of New England
Biddeford Ice Arena - University of New England
Dayton Arena - Bowdoin College
USM Ice Arena - University of Southern Maine
Portland Ice Arena - University of Southern Maine

I went to two summers of hockey camp at Dayton Arena, but I never saw a college hockey game there. I've seen high school games/actually played at just about every Maine rink you've listed, though.

[Spartanforlife4]

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Well, mine is embarrassingly small.

Joe Louis Arena - GLI 4x, Big Ten Tourney
Munn - Somewhere around 250 games
Spartan Stadium - Cold War
Van Andel - Regionals once upon a time

Might be able to hit up Northeastern this year.

[Critical Thinker]

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For anyone feeling embarrassed by their short list, here's mine to make you feel better;

Eweigleben Arena
BGSU Ice Arena
Schottenhein Center

I'm hoping to double that this year with trips to Lawson Arena, Taffy Able Arena, and Goggin Ice Arena. Maybe more if bgbill has an extra plane ticket to Alaska just lying around somewhere. ;-)

[Sean Pickett]

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For anyone feeling embarrassed by their short list...

A short list means you actually have a life beyond college hockey. A long list, not so much.

Sean

[Ralph Baer]

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Another short list.

RPI (Houston) Field House
Boston Arena (RPI-BU ECAC playoff game, 1969)
Madison Square Garden (ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival, December 1969)
Tampa Bay Times Forum (Lightning College Hockey Classic, December 2007)
Verizon Center (2009 FF)

I have yet to see RPI win a game away from the HFH.

[Scarlet]

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Here's mine....

College Rinks:
Alfond Arena - University of Maine
Whittemore Center - UNH
Snively Arena (was it called Arena? Always called it Lively Snively) - UNH
Gutterson Fieldhouse - UVM
Agganis Arena - BU
Walter Brown Arena - BU
Conte Forum - BC
McHugh Forum - BC
Tully Forum - Lowell
Tsongas Arena - Lowell
J. Thom Lawler Arena - Merrimack
Matthews Arena - Northeastern
Schneider Arena - Providence
Mullins Center - UMass
Bright Arena - Harvard
Houston Field House - RPI
Baker Rink - Princeton
Appleton Arena - SLU
Clarkson
Dartmouth
Yost - MI
Munn - MSU
Mariucci - MN
Dane County Coliseum - WI
Kohl Center - WI
Sullivan - Alaska Anchorage
Engelstad - North Dakota
Magness - Denver
World Arena - Colorado College

Other Rinks for College Games:
Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, Maine
Verizon Wireless Arena - Manchvegas, NH
Worcester Centrum/DCU Center - Worcester, MA
Providence Ciciv Center/Dunkin Donuts Center - Providence, RI
Pepsi Center/Times Union Arena - Albany, NY
Boston Garden - Boston, MA
Boston Garden/Fleet Center/TD Banknorth... - Boston, MA
HSBC Arena - Buffalo, NY
St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh, PA
Ford Field - Detroit, MI
Xcel Energy Center - Minneapolis, MN
Scottrade Center - St. Louis, MO
Bradley Center - Milwaukee, WI
Verizon Center - Washington, DC
Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, PA
Value City Arena - Columbus, OH
Great Western Forum - Los Angeles, CA
Madison Square Garden - New York City
Fenway Park - Boston, MA
Can't recall the name of the arena in Hoffman Estates, IL where the Shill-however it's spelled tournament
Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, MI

I think that's it.......

[Chris Lerch]

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Some great lists here!

I started this list (link below) a few years ago and have kept it updated. I've covered college hockey games as either a writer or broadcaster in 71 different venues. I didn't include venues I visited as a spectator only, which are Walker (former Clarkson) the old Mariucci (former Minnesota), World Arena (Colorado College), Value City (2005 Frozen Four), Sabreland (University of Buffalo when it was varsity), and Smith Rec Center (St. Bonaventure when it was varsity). That would bring the total to 77.

The list is here.

[hockeyplayer1015]

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Here goes:

D-1

Appleton Arena - SLU
Cheel Arena - Clarkson
Gutterson - UVM
1980 Olympic Rink - ECAC Tourney
Houston Field House - RPI
Messa - Union
Albany Times Union Center - ECAC Tourney/NCAA Regional(s)
Worcester (DCU I think it was) - 2001 NCAA Regional
Ingalls/The Whale - Yale
Bridgeport, CT - NCAA Regional
Milford Ice Pavillion - Sacred Heart
Meehan Morgue - Brown
TD Bank (Our rink has too many names) - Quinnipiac
Hobey Baker - Princeton
Wells Fargo - Frozen Four
St. Pete Times Forum/Amalie Arena - Frozen Four
Germain Arena - Florida College Hockey Classic
Scotiabank Place - Ottawa (SLU/Clarkson non-conference massacre)

D-3

Maxcy Hall - SUNY Potsdam
Massena Arena - (Potsdam vs Manhattanville when Maxcy was being renovated)
1980 Olympic Rink - (National Semifinals)

[Timmah!]

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I started following college hockey in '99/'00. I've been to 48 different venues for a game thus far, but have cut way back over the last few years. I completed the quest to see every D1 team play in 2014...but probably won't attempt going to every D1 arena. Might get back to seeing a few more when my son is a bit older....


HE
BC - Conte
BU - Walter Brown & Agganis
UConn - Freitas
Maine - Alfond
UMass - Mullins
Lowell - Tsongas Arena/Center
Merrimack - Lawlor
UNH - Whittemore
Northeastern - Matthews
Providence - Schneider
UVM - Gutterson

ECAC
Brown - Meehan
Clarkson - Cheel
Colgate - Starr
Cornell - Lynah
Dartmouth - Thompson
Harvard - Bright
Princeton - Hobey Baker
Quinnipiac - TD Banknorth/ TD Bank Center
RPI - Houston Field House
St Lawrence - Appleton
Union - Achilles
Yale - Ingalls

AH
AIC - Olympia Ice Center
Army - Tate
Bentley - Ryan
Holy Cross - Hart
Sacred Heart - Milford Ice Pavilion

B1G
Michigan - Went inside Yost, but not for a game.
Minnesota - Went inside Mariucci, non game.
Ohio State - Walked around Schottenstein, non game

NCHC
St Cloud - Went inside NHC, non game.

WCHA
UAH - Von Braun
UAA - Sullivan

Off Campus Sites
Pepsi Arena (Albany)- ECAC's & NCAA Reg
Fenway Park (Boston)- Frozen Fenway 1
Fleet Center/TD Banknorth/ TD Garden (Boston) - Beanpot & HE Tourney & FF
Arena @ Harbor Yard (Bridgeport) - NCAA Reg
Pepsi Center (Denver) - FF
Ford Field (Detroit) - FF
Joe Louis Arena (Detroit) - CCHA's & GLI
Glens Falls Civic Center - RPI/Union
Hyannis Youth & CC - Colgate/Army
Olympic Center (Lake Placid) - ECAC's & Halloween Faceoff
Verizon Wireless (Manchester) - NCAA Reg & UNH/Maine
Madison Square Garden (NYC) - BU/Cornell
Consol (Pittsburgh) - FF
Cumberland County CC (Portland) - Maine/RPI
XCel Energy (St Paul) - Ice Breaker/ WCHA's/ FF
Tampa Bay Times Forum (Tampa) - FF
DCU Center (Worcester) - NCAA Reg

[WeAreNDHockey]

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The Joyce Center (originally called the Athletic and Convocation Center)
The Compton Family Ice Arena

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids MI
Huntington Center, Toledo
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne

The Pepsi Center, Denver
The XCel Energy Center, St Paul


Ewigleben Arena
Lawson Ice Arena Arena
Munn Ice Arena
Taffy Abel Arena
Yost Ice Arena
BGSU Ice Arena
Value City Arena
OSU Ice Rink
Steve Cady Arena @ Goggin Ice Center (current MU rink)
Goggin Ice Arena (old MU rink)

UIC Pavilion, Chicago

[FlagDUDE08]

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Oh, let's see...

All 12 of the current ECAC rinks (Houston, Messa, Appleton, Cheel, Starr, Lynah, Thompson, Bright, Meehan, Ingalls, Hobey Baker, and whatever the heck Quinnipiac calls their rink now; it was called TD BankNorth Sports Center when I was there).
Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid NY
Times Union Center in Albany NY
Joe Louis Arena in Detroit MI
Pavillion de la Jeunesse in Quebec PQ
Ritter (RIT)
Dwyer (Niagara)
Tate (Army)
Northford Ice Pavilion (where Quinnipiac used to play)
Tennity (Syracuse; obviously I'm including both men and women)
Freitas (UCONN)
Cumberland County Civic Center (Maine)
NHC (St. Cloud State)

[gscott13]

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I went to two summers of hockey camp at Dayton Arena, but I never saw a college hockey game there. I've seen high school games/actually played at just about every Maine rink you've listed, though.

I grew up in Brunswick, so Dayton was a second home for me. If I wasn't playing, I was watching some game there... When Dayton was rockin' it was a tremendous atmposphere... when Bowdoin would play Colby, it was as good as it gets... Bowdoin students throwing grilled cheese sandwiches or tennis balls in the direction of the Colby net on Bowdoin's first goal of the game... it was great...

new arena is a palace and sterile by comparison... still gets loud, but nothing like the Dayton....

[gscott13]

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Another one I missed. The only rink were I have seen the Zamboni door open up! That gets me up to 55 different rinks.

Sean

BU beat Bowdoin 6-1 at Dayton back in 1992.

[drshoen]

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Another short list.

RPI (Houston) Field House
Boston Arena (RPI-BU ECAC playoff game, 1969)
Madison Square Garden (ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival, December 1969)
Tampa Bay Times Forum (Lightning College Hockey Classic, December 2007)
Verizon Center (2009 FF)

I have yet to see RPI win a game away from the HFH.

Ralph, I can get you tickets to RPI @ Clarkson anytime