Compton Family Ice Arena
Ice facility in Notre Dame, Indiana
41°41′38″N 86°13′51″W / 41.693769°N 86.230876°W / 41.693769; -86.2308762 x 100' x 100 (ice hockey)
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The Compton Family Ice Arena is a 5,022-seat,[2] two-rink ice facility in Notre Dame, Indiana on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The arena saw its first game on October 21, 2011. The ice arena replaced the 2,857-seat rink in the north dome of the Edmund P. Joyce Center.
It is named in honor of former San Jose Sharks part-owners Kevin and Gayla Compton, whose gift led funding for the project.[5]
The new ice arena is located south of the Joyce Center, just north of Edison Road, and just west of the Harris Family Track and Field facility. The majority of the general public arena seating is of the chair-back variety. The facility includes two sheets of ice (one of them Olympic-sized), with limited seating availability for the second sheet.[1] Offices, locker room, and training facilities for the Notre Dame hockey program are located within the facility. The weight room within the building is available for use by all Fighting Irish varsity athletes. Eight auxiliary locker rooms are available for campus and community use of the facility.[6]
History
On February 12, 2009, the University of Notre Dame announced it would begin construction the next year on a new, freestanding, on-campus ice arena designed to meet the needs of both the nationally ranked Irish men's hockey team and the local community. Construction began on March 15, 2010 on the 5,022-seat arena, which opened on schedule on October 18, 2011.[2][7]
The University originally had planned to renovate the current Joyce Center ice facility, but additional studies changed that plan to instead feature a new building. With the completion of the new arena, the ice plant was removed from the Joyce Center's north dome, making its space available for a variety of other events.[8]
Charles W. "Lefty" Smith Jr. Rink
The main ice arena features a 200' x 90' ice rink. The facility is named the Charles W. "Lefty" Smith Jr. Rink, in honor of the first coach in the program's history.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Notre Dame Athletics Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Ice Arena - The Compton Family Center" (Press release). University of Notre Dame. 2010-09-11. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ a b c d "2011-12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Hockey" (PDF). Sports Information Office. University of Notre Dame. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "2018-19 Box Score - College Hockey, Inc".
- ^ http://www.catholicsportsjournal.com/facilities/compton-center/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Arena fact sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "Construction starts on new Notre Dame ice rink". WSJV. 2010-03-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "New University of Notre Dame Ice Arena" (PDF). University of Notre Dame Archives.
- ^ a b "Notre Dame to Construct New Ice Arena on Campus" (Press release). University of Notre Dame. 2009-02-12. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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