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]
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]