LaBahn Arena

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LaBahn Arena
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LaBahn Arena in June of 2017
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LaBahn Arena
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LaBahn Arena
Location in the United States
Location105 East Campus Mall
Madison, Wisconsin 53715
Coordinates 43°04′10″N89°23′49″W / 43.0694°N 89.39697°W / 43.0694; -89.39697
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Owner University of Wisconsin–Madison
Operator University of Wisconsin–Madison
Capacity 2,273
Surface200' x 90'
Construction
Broke groundMay 11, 2011
OpenedOctober 19, 2012
Construction cost$34 million [1]
ArchitectKahler Slater, Inc.
Tenants
Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey (2012–present)
Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey (2020–2021)

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. The arena is connected via a tunnel to the Kohl Center, [2] 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. [3]

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Naming

The arena is named for longtime Badger boosters Chuck and Mary Ann LaBahn, its main fundraisers. [3]

Background

Arena exterior, photographed in 2024 LaBahn Arena IMG 7250 (a) (adjusted).jpg
Arena exterior, photographed in 2024
2024 game at the arena St. Cloud State Huskies at Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey IMG 7281.jpg
2024 game at the arena

Before 2012, the women's ice hockey team drove from its headquarters at the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center to the Kohl Center. Whenever the Kohl Center was being readied for a basketball game, the women drove to 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, especially during Madison's often snowy and icy winters. [4]

In the 2020-21 season, the men's ice hockey team also played at LaBahn Arena for cost and league reasons. As the Big Ten Conference mandated all conference games be played behind closed doors, and the cost of converting Kohl Center between basketball and hockey during the pandemic without attendance, the team played games at LaBahn, which also serves as the backup venue for men. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "LaBahn Arena nearly complete". Channel3000.com. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Milewski, Todd (14 January 2021). "Move out, clean, move in: A look inside the craziness of Badgers hockey doubleheader days at LaBahn Arena". Wisconsin State Journal . ProQuest   2477311805. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 Baggot, Andy (12 May 2011). "UW athletics: LaBahn Arena donations show dedication". Wisconsin State Journal . ProQuest   865979810. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Baggot, Andy (October 2, 2012). "Home ice advantage at new LaBahn Arena" . Wisconsin State Journal . ProQuest   1081831931. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ Milewski, Todd (27 October 2020). "Badgers men's hockey team will play home games at LaBahn Arena in 2020-21 season" . Wisconsin State Journal . ProQuest   2454564248. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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