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UNH Ice Rink
Construction
Location	124 Main St. Durham, New Hampshire, USA, 03824
Owner	University of New Hampshire
Operator	University of New Hampshire
Opened	January 1926
Closed	February 1955
Demolished	yes
Tenants
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey

The UNH Ice Rink was the first ice surface operated by the University of New Hampshire for its ice hockey program. The facility was a temporary, open-air ice rink that was subject to weather conditions and could only be used for part of the year.^[1]

History

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In 1924, football coach Hank Swasey announced the formation of an ice hockey team for UNH that would begin play that year. That team played just 4 games but, without a home venue, were forced to travel for each match. The following year, plans for an on-campus rink were finalized and the UNH Ice Rink was erected behind New Hampshire Hall on Main street. The Wildcats were able to use their rink more often than most due to their typically cold winters, however, they were affected by adverse weather conditions like snow and rain that could render the ice surface unusable. In order to protect the rink, it was moved to Lewis Field on the opposite side of Main street in 1939 to help protect it from inclement weather. Despite these issues, the ice hockey team continued to call the Rink home for nearly 30 years. It wasn't until a series of warm winter in the late 1940s that plans were put in place for a more suitable home for the program. In the mid-50s, alumnus Harry C. Batchelder donated equipment to build the first artificial rink for the program. The new rink was completed in February 1955, allowing the UNH Ice Rink to be taken down for the last time.

References

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^ "UNH Hockey: A Proud History". UNH Magazine Online. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

v t e University of New Hampshire
Academics	Business and Economics Law Carsey School of Public Policy
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's soccer
Facilities	Hamel Recreation Center Jesse Hepler Lilac Arboretum InterOperability Laboratory Lundholm Gym Memorial Union Building New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts New Hampshire PBS Shoals Marine Laboratory University of New Hampshire at Manchester University of New Hampshire Observatory Thompson Hall Whittemore Center Wildcat Stadium
Programs	Green Launching Pad
Organizations	New Hampshire Outing Club Not Too Sharp University of New Hampshire Wildcat Marching Band
Media	The New Hampshire WUNH
Related	Bill Knight Trophy List of University of New Hampshire alumni "On to Victory" "UNH Alma Mater" University Press of New England Wildcat Sports Network

v t e New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey
Formerly the New Hampshire Bulls
Playing venues	UNH Ice Rink (1926–1955) Harry C. Batchelder Rink (1955–1965) Snively Arena (1965–1995) Whittemore Center (1995–present)
Head coaches	Hank Swasey (1924–1925) Ernest Christensen (1925–1936, 1937–1938) Carl Lundholm (1936–1937) George Thurston (1938–1939) Anthony Dougal (1939–1943, 1946–1947) Joseph Petroski (1947–1951) Horace "Pepper" Martin (1951–1962) A. Barr Snively (1962–1964) Rube Bjorkman (1964–1968) Charlie Holt (1968–1986) Bob Kullen (1986–1987, 1988–1990) Dave O'Connor (1987–1988) Dick Umile (1990–2018) Michael Souza (2018–present)
Seasons	1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1964, 1966–1984) ECAC 2 (1964–1966) Hockey East (1984–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth Maine
All-time leaders	Ralph Cox (243 Points) Ralph Cox (127 Goals) Kevin Regan (70 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1977 1979 1982 1998 1999 2002 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1977 1979 1982 1983 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1979 Hockey East: 2002 2003
Hobey Baker winners	Jason Krog (1999)

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