Surface 200' x 90' Architect Kahler Slater, Inc. Capacity 2,273 | Broke ground May 11, 2011 Opened 19 October 2012 | |
Location 105 East Campus Mall
Madison, Wisconsin 53715 Operator University of Wisconsin–Madison Address 105 E Campus Mall, Madison, WI 53715, USA Owner University of Wisconsin-Madison Team Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey Similar Kohl Center, University of Wisconsi, Lathrop Hall, Agriculture Hall, UW–Madison Geology Museum | ||
Ushl goal highlights madison capitols vs lincoln stars at labahn arena
LaBahn Arena is the home ice of the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team. It was the second arena to be purpose-built for a women's collegiate hockey team; the first was Minnesota's Ridder Arena.
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- Ushl goal highlights madison capitols vs lincoln stars at labahn arena
- Labahn arena ice time lapse
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The arena is named for longtime Badger boosters Chuck and Mary Ann LaBahn, its main fundraisers. The arena is connected via a tunnel to the Kohl Center, which the women's team shared with the men's team from its inception in 1999 until 2012. The men's team also practices there. The facility also houses locker rooms for the swimming and diving teams.
Before 2012, the women's ice hockey team drove from its headquarters at the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center to either the Kohl Center or a rink in nearby Verona for practice. The men often practiced at the Bob Johnson Hockey Facility three miles from campus or the Memorial Sports Center when the Kohl Center was being readied for basketball. Some questioned the safety of the players during these drives.