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Broke ground
  
Spring, 1965

Opened
  
25 February 1967

Capacity
  
5,000

Construction cost
  
$1.8 million

Phone
  
+1 419-372-2264

BGSU Ice Arena

Location
  
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

Owner
  
Bowling Green State University

Operator
  
Bowling Green State University

Surface
  
200' x 85' (ice hockey)

Address
  
417 N Mercer Rd, Bowling Green, OH 43402, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 6AM–10PMMonday6AM–10PMTuesday6AM–10PMWednesday6AM–10PMThursday6AM–10PMFriday6AM–10PMSaturday6AM–11PMSunday6AM–11PM

Similar
  
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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. The arena originally had seating for 2,863 until 1989 when it was expanded to its current size of 5,000.

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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
  • 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.

    References

    BGSU Ice Arena Wikipedia