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2016 OPENED RINK BREAKDOWN 1 200' x 85' NHL-SIZE RINK $225/hour ICE TIME , Self-tinting wall-to- ceiling glass, a parking ramp for easy access, various restaurants and stores in building, general managers observation deck/press box, storage room, newly installed wi-fi, two locker rooms with showers and restrooms, sled hockey-capable bench equipment. REFRIGERATION SYSTEM: 10 heat pumps, refrigeration is R410A CONCRETE RINK FLOOR LIGHTING IN ARENA LED several years working at Bowling Green State University. A Minnesota native, she's spent her whole life surrounded by hockey and is excited to explore the game out East. Jorgensen had only worked at Colgate a week by the time she talked to RINK, and it was a whirlwind. "When I was at Bowling Green, we celebrated the 50 years of their ice arena. So definitely quite a drastic change from our 52-year- old rink there to the two-year-old one here at Colgate," Jorgensen says. "I'm looking forward to the season and getting into that." A Long Time Coming The Class of 1965 Arena has been in the works for more than a decade. Painter says a coach reported going to his first meeting about the facility in the early 2000s, and potential student recruits probably heard promises about the new arena for a while. The rink finally opened in 2016. More than 500 donors gave to the $37.8 million facility. Alumni from the class who graduated in 1965 were key funders. SKATING/HOCKEY PROGRAMS: Club men's and women's ice hockey, broomball, open skate, figure skating club 20 / NOVEMBER.DECEMBER.2018 USICERINKS.COM PHOTOS: COLGATE UNIVERSITY Press box SPECIAL FEATURES: Featured Rink Class of 1965 Arena | | Hamilton, New York ICE RESURFACER: ONE ELECTRIC LOCKER ROOMS 2,222 SEATING CAPACITY Colgate women's hockey 98,000 SQUARE FEET TENANTS: Colgate Raiders men's and women's hockey teams, Colgate University Figure Skating Club, Colgate Raiders men's and women's lacrosse and soccer. RINK FACT: The university named the Steven J. Riggs '65 Rink after the former ice hockey team captain, who died in combat during the Vietnam War.