McMullen Hockey Arena

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McMullen Hockey Arena
McMullen Hockey Arena
Location64 Greenbury Point Road, Annapolis, Maryland
Coordinates 38°59′37″N76°27′33″W / 38.99361°N 76.45917°W / 38.99361; -76.45917
OwnerU.S. Naval Academy
OperatorU.S. Naval Academy
Capacity 2,648 (hockey)
Surface200x98 feet (ice hockey)
Construction
Opened2007
Construction cost$16.5 million
(entire Brigade Sports Complex)
Tenants
Navy Midshipmen
(men's and women's hockey)

The McMullen Hockey Arena is a 600-seat ice hockey rink, located on the campus of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland and is named for Dr. John J. McMullen, Naval Academy Class of 1940. [1] It is home to the USNA's 2 Club Men's Hockey teams and one Women's Club Hockey team , currently competing at the ACHA Division I level in the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association and the Delaware Valley College Hockey Conference.

The arena features a regulation, Olympic-sized ice sheet for ice hockey, seating for around 600 spectators, and room for expansion.

McMullen Hockey Arena was built in 2007 as part of the Thornton D. and Elizabeth S. Hooper Brigade Sports Complex, which also includes the Tose Family Tennis Center, rugby venues, an indoor hitting, chipping and putting facility for the golf team and club members, the pro shop for the golf course, a fitness center, athletic training rooms, locker rooms, office space, meeting rooms, and a restaurant. [2]

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References

  1. Although formally called the Dr. John J. McMullen Hockey Rink, it is colloquially referred to as the McMullen Hockey Arena or McMullen Arena. The arena is part of the Brigade Sports Complex. For photos, floor plan, and overhead view of the Brigade Sports Complex, see McMullen Hockey Arena Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine . Navy Hockey website. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  2. For description, information, and photos, see Facilities: Brigade Sports Complex. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-05-27. For photos, floor plan, and overhead view of the Brigade Sports Complex, see McMullen Hockey Arena Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine . Navy Hockey website. Retrieved 2010-05-27.