Herb Brooks Arena

44°17′00″N 073°59′08″W / 44.28333°N 73.98556°W / 44.28333; -73.98556OwnerTown of North ElbaCapacity7,700Record attendance11,000^[1]ConstructionBroke groundSpring 1975OpenedSeptember 20, 1979 (1979-09-20)ArchitectDistin & WilsonProject managerFunk & WilcoxGeneral contractorGilbane Building Company

The Herb Brooks Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Lake Placid, New York. This surface, along with the USA Rink, was built for the 1980 Winter Olympics.

About

The arena hosted various events during the 1980 Winter Olympics, most famously the ice hockey tournament that saw the United States' 4–3 victory over the Soviet Union, the game commonly referred to as the Miracle on Ice. In 2005, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the American victory, the arena was named after Herb Brooks, who coached the American team during the 1980 Olympics. Other events the arena hosted during the 1980 games include figure skating events and the closing ceremony.

The arena has been used several times for college hockey championships in the United States. It hosted the 1984 and 1988 men's NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, commonly referred to as the Frozen Four. The arena has hosted the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship as well, in 2007. From 1993 to 2002, the arena annually hosted the ECAC Hockey League's championships every March. The ECAC announced in July 2012 that the league would again crown its champion in Herb Brooks Arena for the 2013–14, 2014–15, and 2015–16 seasons. In March 2016 the contract was extended for another three years through the 2019 ECAC tournament.^[2]

The Glens Falls-based Adirondack Thunder ice hockey team have used the arena for a few games because of high school basketball championship games being held at the Glens Falls Civic Center.^[3]

Over a two-week period in late January through early February 2021, the National Women's Hockey League held its 2020–21 season at the arena in an isolation bubble due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

See also

• Herb Brooks National Hockey Center

References

• 1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 47–59.

External links

Media related to Herb Brooks Arena at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website, hosted by the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority

Winter Olympics
Sporting positions
Preceded by Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado	Host of the Men's Frozen Four 1970	Succeeded by Onondaga War Memorial Syracuse, New York
Preceded by Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota	Host of the Men's Frozen Four 1984	Succeeded by Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan
Preceded by Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan	Host of the Men's Frozen Four 1988	Succeeded by Saint Paul Civic Center St. Paul, Minnesota
Preceded by Boston Garden	Host of the ECAC Hockey Championship Game 1994–2002	Succeeded by Times Union Center
Preceded by Mariucci Arena Minneapolis	Host of the Women's Frozen Four 2007	Succeeded by DECC Duluth, Minnesota
Preceded by Wessman Arena Ridder Arena Ridder Arena Utica Memorial Auditorium LECOM Harborcenter	Host of the Division III men's Frozen Four 2008 / 2009 / 2010 2012 / 2013 2016 2018 2022	Succeeded by Ridder Arena Androscoggin Bank Colisée Utica Memorial Auditorium K.B. Willett Arena Raymond J. Bourque Arena