Alfond Arena
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| Harold Alfond Sports Arena | |
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| "The Alfond" | |
| Location | Orono, Maine |
| Opened | November 18, 1977 |
| Owner | University of Maine |
| Operator | University of Maine |
| Surface | 200x85 ft (hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| University of Maine, men's and women's basketball and hockey | |
| Capacity | |
| 5,712 (basketball) 5,641 (hockey) |
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Alfond Arena is a 5,712-seat multi-purpose arena in Orono, Maine, USA. The arena opened in 1977. It is home to the University of Maine Black Bears ice hockey & basketball teams. It is recognizable for its unique multi-angular roof design, which was also used in the similarly-designed Pavilion at Villanova University. It was expanded from its original capacity of 3,800 in 1992 in order to accommodate more spectators, and in order to bring the basketball team back from its temporary home at the Bangor Auditorium. It is named for Harold Alfond, a longtime Maine booster, whose name also adorns Alfond Stadium, the school's main outdoor stadium.
Alfond Arena was also where Scott Hamilton's Stars on Ice had it's opening night in 1986.
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| Current Hockey East Arenas |
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| Agganis Arena (Boston University) • Alfond Arena (Maine) • Gutterson Fieldhouse (Vermont) • Kelley Rink (Boston College) • Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (Connecticut) • Matthews Arena (Northeastern) • Mullins Center (UMass-Amherst) • Schneider Arena (Providence) • Tsongas Arena (UMass-Lowell) • Volpe Complex (Merrimack) • Whittemore Center (New Hampshire) |
| Current Basketball Arenas in the America East Conference |
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| Agganis Arena (Boston University) • Alfond Arena (Maine) • Binghamton University Events Center (Binghamton) • Case Gym (Boston University) • Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (Hartford) • Lundholm Gym (New Hampshire) • Patrick Gym (Vermont) • Retriever Activities Center (UMBC) • SB Sports Complex (Stony Brook) • SEFCU Arena (Albany) |
