Slater Family Ice Arena Explained

Stadium Name:Slater Family Ice Arena
Former Names:BGSU Ice Arena (1967–2016)
Location:Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
Coordinates:41.379°N -83.6278°W
Broke Ground:Spring, 1965
Opened:February 25, 1967
Owner:Bowling Green State University
Operator:Bowling Green State University
Surface:200' x 85' (ice hockey)
Construction Cost:$1.8 million
Architect:Buegher & Stowe, Toledo, Ohio
Former Names:BGSU Ice Arena
Tenants:Bowling Green Falcons (NCAA) 1967–present
Bowling Green Curling Club 1968–2016
Seating Capacity:5,000 (ice hockey)

The Slater Family Ice Arena is a 5,000-seat hockey arena on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is home to the university's men's ice hockey team, the Bowling Green Falcons, which plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. It was built from 1965 to 1967 for a cost of $1.8 million and opened in February 1967.[1] The arena originally had seating for 2,863 until 1989 when it was expanded to its current size of 5,000.[2] Formerly known as the BGSU Ice Arena, it was renamed in 2016.[3]

Ice hockey

Figure skating

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. On October 21, 2017, the move was completed.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kevin . Gordon . BGSU Ice Arena renovations on hold . FoxToledo.com . Toledo, Ohio . . January 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216171618/http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/media_partners/wupw_Sentinel_Tribune_BGSU_Ice_Arena_renovations_on_hold . February 16, 2012 .
  2. Web site: BGSU Ice Arena . . . March 12, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130805231734/http://bgsufalcons.com/sports/2009/6/25/GEN_0625093242.aspx?path=mhockey . August 5, 2013 .
  3. News: Kuebeck . Peter . BGSU trustees give OK to Slater Family Ice Arena name . April 21, 2017 . Sentinel-Tribune . December 9, 2016 . Bowling Green, Ohio .
  4. News: Romaker . Janet . City of Bowling Green gears up to observe A Golden Moment . March 12, 2014 . . Toledo, Ohio . February 15, 2009 .
  5. Web site: Black Swamp Curling Center celebrates grand opening . www.13abc.com . October 7, 2019 . en .