Cheel Arena
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Cheel Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena
in Potsdam, New York
. Cheel Arena was opened in on October 26th, 1991, and is named after Helen Snell Cheel, a long-time benefactor of Clarkson University, who provided a major gift towards the project.
It is home to the Clarkson University Golden Knights
Men's and Women's hockey
programs, which play at the NCAA Division I level. Ice is maintained throughout a large portion of the year for campus and community usage ranging from intramural hockey and broomball
, Section X High School Championships, and figure skating. When the ice is removed, the facility is used for Clarkson's graduation and other local events. Cheel Arena typically hosts a concert every April featuring several music and comedy acts, presented by Clarkson Union Board.
The attendance record of 4,125 was set on January 18th, 2003 against arch-rival St. Lawrence University
, although many consider it to be un-official due to the large number of empty seats at the game. The previous record was 4,115 set against the same team the previous year.
Students are admitted to most regular season hockey games free of charge.
The arena is located within Cheel Campus Center which is the student center for Clarkson. The center contains eateries, the student post office, and Club 99. It replaced Walker Arena, the 1,800 seat home of Clarkson since 1938.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Potsdam, New York
Potsdam (village), New York
Potsdam is a village located in the Town of Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York, USA. The population was 9,425 at the 2000 census.The Village of Potsdam is in the eastern part of the town and is northeast of Canton, the county seat....
. Cheel Arena was opened in on October 26th, 1991, and is named after Helen Snell Cheel, a long-time benefactor of Clarkson University, who provided a major gift towards the project.
It is home to the Clarkson University Golden Knights
Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey
The Clarkson Golden Knights Men's Ice Hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Clarkson University. The Golden Knights are a member of ECAC Hockey...
Men's and Women's hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
programs, which play at the NCAA Division I level. Ice is maintained throughout a large portion of the year for campus and community usage ranging from intramural hockey and broomball
Broomball
Broomball is a recreational ice game originating in Canada and played around the world. It is played in a hockey rink, either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location. Broomball is popular in the Canadian province of Manitoba, where Glenella is the Broomball Capital of the World...
, Section X High School Championships, and figure skating. When the ice is removed, the facility is used for Clarkson's graduation and other local events. Cheel Arena typically hosts a concert every April featuring several music and comedy acts, presented by Clarkson Union Board.
The attendance record of 4,125 was set on January 18th, 2003 against arch-rival St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
, although many consider it to be un-official due to the large number of empty seats at the game. The previous record was 4,115 set against the same team the previous year.
Students are admitted to most regular season hockey games free of charge.
The arena is located within Cheel Campus Center which is the student center for Clarkson. The center contains eateries, the student post office, and Club 99. It replaced Walker Arena, the 1,800 seat home of Clarkson since 1938.