Toscano Family Ice Forum

41°48′00″N 72°15′21″W / 41.800025°N 72.255839°W / 41.800025; -72.255839OwnerUniversity of ConnecticutOperatorUniversity of ConnecticutCapacity2,691Surface200' × 85' (hockey) [CONVERT]ConstructionBroke groundMay 22, 2021Construction cost$70 million (estimate)ArchitectJCJ Architecture www.jcj.com/TenantsUConn Huskies men's ice hockey (2023–)
UConn Huskies women's ice hockey (2023–)

The Toscano Family Ice Forum is an ice hockey arena on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The arena opened in January 2023 and has a capacity of 2,600 spectators.

History

Despite being a NCAA Division I school, the UConn Huskies operated their ice hockey program at the Division III level for many years.[1] During this time, the team's home rink was the UConn Ice Arena, an outdoor facility. The team was finally promoted to D-I in 1998 when the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum was completed. The Huskies used the Forum as their home for the next 18 years.

In 2014, UConn joined Hockey East despite the Ice Forum not meeting the league's requirements.[2] The Huskies used the larger XL Center in nearby Hartford, Connecticut as a stop-gap measure while they decided on a permanent, on-campus solution.

In 2021, the athletic department settled on building a new rink across from the Ice Forum which was scheduled to be completed in time for the start of the 2022–23 season.[3] The arena hosted its first UConn women's hockey game on January 13, 2023 and its first UConn men's hockey game on January 14, 2023.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Connecticut Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "UConn Moving Forward to Build New On-Campus Ice Hockey Rink". University of Connecticut. April 30, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "UConn's new crown jewel of an arena set to prove that bigger isn't always better". USCHO. May 28, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "An inside look at UConn's new hockey arena". December 22, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

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