Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum

Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum
Construction
Former names	UConn Ice Arena
Location	Storrs, CT
Owner	University of Connecticut
Operator	University of Connecticut
Capacity	2,000 (hockey)
Surface	200' x 85' (ice arena)
Broke ground	1996
Opened	November 7, 1998
Tenants
UConn Huskies (Women's ice hockey) E.O. Smith/Tolland Bucks (High School) Northeast Junior Ice Dogs (Youth Hockey)

Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum is a 2,000-seat hockey rink in Storrs, Connecticut. It is the home arena for the University of Connecticut women's and practice facility of men's college ice hockey teams. It opened on November 7, 1998, replacing the outdoor UConn Ice Arena, which was in use since the 1960s. The Forum was constructed as part of the UCONN 2000 commitment by the State of Connecticut to help rebuild, renew, and enhance the campuses of the University of Connecticut. It was opened in time for the hockey team's elevation to Division I status. The arena was used for the 2000 MAAC Championship (won by UConn), the 2001 MAAC tournament, and the 2002 ECAC women's hockey tournament. It hosted the 2008 Hockey East Women's Tournament. The building was named for Mark E. Freitas '81, a former hockey letter winner and benefactor, on February 5, 2005.

The men's hockey team had used the venue for home games prior to them becoming the newest member of Hockey East in 2014, but have since moved to the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut as their primary arena. As of the 2015-16 season they currently play all home games at the XL Center, which has a hockey capacity of 15,635.

The venue is also home to a high school hockey team, the Bucks, which are a co-op of both E. O. Smith High School and Tolland High School. The team is known for their atmosphere and was voted as Connecticut's best high school student section in 2014 and 2015.

External links

UConn Athletics: Facilities

Hockey East

Men	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) Connecticut Huskies (XL Center) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Compton Family Ice Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UMass Minutemen (Mullins Center) UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)

Women	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) Connecticut Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Arena) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)

Related articles	Lamoriello Trophy List of champions: Men / Women Tournament sites: TD Garden / Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum

Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey

Playing venues	UConn Ice Rink (1961–1998) Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (1998–present) XL Center (2014–present)

Head coaches	John Chapman (1960–1981) Ben Kirtland (1981–1988) Bruce Marshall (1988–2013) Dave Berard (2012–13) (interim) Mike Cavanaugh (2013–present)

Seasons	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1985) ECAC East (1985–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–2014) Hockey East (2014–present)

All-time leaders	Bryan Krygier (219 Points) Todd Krygier (99 Goals) Louis Parker (54 Wins)

Conference Tournament champions	MAAC: 2000

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT

Coordinates: 41°48′0″N 72°15′17″W / 41.80000°N 72.25472°W / 41.80000; -72.25472

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