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Herb Brooks Arena

Venue in Lake Placid, New York

Summary

Venue in Lake Placid, New York

Field	Value
name	Herb Brooks Arena
image	[[File:HerbBrooksArena.jpg	250px]]
caption	Interior of arena (2010)
fullname	1980 Rink – Herb Brooks Arena
former_names	Field House International Ice Rink (1980)
Olympic Center Ice Rink (1980-2002)
Verizon Sports Complex Arena (2002-05)
location	Lake Placid Olympic Center
coordinates
address	2634 Main St
Lake Placid, NY 12946-3648
broke_ground	Spring 1975
opened
owner	Town of North Elba
architect	Distin & Wilson
project_manager	Funk & Wilcox
general_contractor	Gilbane Building Company
capacity	7,700
record_attendance	11,000

Olympic Center Ice Rink (1980-2002) Verizon Sports Complex Arena (2002-05) Lake Placid, NY 12946-3648 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 the late 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.

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.

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.

References

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

References

Kekis, John. (2005-02-24). "1980 hockey rink named in honor of Herb Brooks". [[USA Today]].
(March 19, 2016). "ECAC Men’s Championship to Remain in Lake Placid".
Dwyer, Brian. (May 6, 2015). "Herb Brooks Arena to host Pro Game for the First Time". Time Warner Cable News.
(November 25, 2020). "NWHL ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR SEASON AND ISOBEL CUP PLAYOFFS AT LAKE PLACID'S 1980 RINK-HERB BROOKS ARENA".

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