Class of 1923 Arena

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Class of 1923 Arena
"Penn Ice Rink"
Location 3130 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Owner University of Pennsylvania
Operator University of Pennsylvania Business Services
Capacity 2,500 (hockey/indoor football)
Surface Ice
85 ft (26 m) × 200 ft (61 m)
Construction
Broke ground 1968
Opened 1972
Architect Robert C. McMillian Associates
Tenants
Penn Quakers (NCAA) (1972–present)
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets (AIF) (2016–present)
Website
www.upenn.edu/icerink

The Class of 1923 Arena is the skating rink of the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1968, alumni from the Class of 1923 formed the group "Friends of Pennsylvania Hockey," led by Howard Butcher, III. Butcher himself donated over 3 million dollars for the creation of the facility, and along with John Cleveland and Bill R. Wise, organized the largest class donation in the history of the university. The arena was named after the class to commemorate its generosity.

The arena is located in the eastern part of Penn's campus in the University City section of Philadelphia. It can seat nearly 3,000 people. The building, designed by Robert C. McMillian Associates, was constructed primarily of poured concrete and is supported by four 22-foot concrete columns. The lower concourse includes locker rooms for the university's teams, food services, and the "Quaker Room", which overlooks the rink. The ice surface itself measures 85' × 200' and totals 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2). The upper concourse includes restrooms and old concession stands that are no longer in use, with entrances on Walnut Street.

The Class of 1923 Arena is the second-largest collegiate hockey venue in Pennsylvania, after Penn State's Pegula Ice Arena.

While best known for the skating rink that is in the arena during the regular hockey season (September to March), throughout the rest of the year the ice is removed and the arena is used for other events, such as Wharton's Fight Night[1] or Roller Derby.[2]

The arena has hosted a variety of teams: Penn Varsity and club ice hockey, Drexel University Ice Hockey, Villanova and Saint Joseph's University ice hockey, the Philadelphia Flyers, even Philadelphia Bulldogs professional roller hockey. The arena also regularly hosts teams from the National Hockey League, when the teams don't have time to travel home for their regular morning skate.[3][4][5] The arena is the home of the Philadelphia Fiesta Ice Hockey Club (a.k.a. The Saturday Morning Game), a men's travel tournament team who were the CanAm Cup (Montreal) gold medal champions in 2000, 2002, and 2004.

Beginning in 2016, it is the planned home of the Philadelphia Yellow Jackets of American Indoor Football.

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