Surface 200' x 85' (hockey) Opened 17 November 1967 Construction cost 970,000 USD | Broke ground 1966 Capacity 2,399 | |
Former names BSU Fieldhouse (1967–75) Location Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN 56601 USA Operator Bemidji State University Address 19th St NE, Bemidji, MN 56601, USA Similar Chet Anderson Stadium, Sanford Center, Achilles Rink, Herb Brooks National, Ridder Arena | ||
John S. Glas Fieldhouse is a 2,399-seat hockey arena in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States. It was home to the Bemidji State University Beavers men's and women's ice hockey teams until October 2010. (The men's and women's teams play in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.) The building, a part of a larger fieldhouse which contains the BSU Gymnasium and other athletic facilities. It was opened on November 17, 1967, and was dedicated on February 10, 1968. On October 1, 1975, the building was renamed in honor of John S. Glas, the acting president of the university at the time of the building of the arena. The Beaver ice hockey teams moved into the Sanford Center in October 2010. With the Closure of the Memorial Gym in 2013, Bemidji Area Wiffle ball began playing their games in The Fieldhouse beginning in 2014