Starr Hockey Rink is a 2,600-seat multi-purpose arena

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 Hamilton, New York

Hamilton (village), New York

The Village of Hamilton is a village located within the town of Hamilton in Madison County, New York, USA.-Geography and climate:The village, located at , lies in the Chenango Valley, just south of the headwaters of the Chenango River. The village is approximately southeast of Syracuse and ...

. It is home to the Colgate University

Colgate University

Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...

 Raiders men's and women's ice 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...

 team

Team

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s. It is named for John Howard Starr

John Howard Starr

John Howard "Howie" Starr , was head coach of the Colgate University hockey team for 15 years. He born on John Street in New London, Connecticut in 1898. He died November 14, 1989, in Florida. A 40-year member of the Colgate faculty, Howie retired in 1965 when the University's hockey arena was...

, the coach of the hockey team from 1936 to 1950. It takes up the western half of the William A. Reid Athletic Center, which it shares with Cotterell Court

Cotterell Court

Cotterell Court is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Hamilton, New York. It was built in 1959 and is home to the Colgate University Raiders basketball and volleyball teams. It hosted the 1996 Patriot League men's basketball tournament final. On November 4, 1977 the Grateful Dead played here as...

, the home of the basketball and volleyball teams. The athletic center, is located in the southwestern part of campus, near Andy Kerr Stadium

Andy Kerr Stadium

Andy Kerr Stadium is a 10,221-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, New York, USA. It was dedicated in honor of former Colgate football coach Andy Kerr in September 1966. There have been several upgrades to the facility in recent years. In 1991, the stadium added the permanent Fred Dunlap...

, the school's major outdoor venue. Portions of the Paul Newman hockey classic, Slap Shot were filmed in Starr Rink.
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