LaBahn Arena

LaBahn Arena is the home ice of the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team. It was the second arena to be purpose-built for a women's collegiate hockey team; the first was Minnesota's Ridder Arena. The arena is connected via a tunnel to the Kohl Center, which the women's team shared with the men's team from its inception in 1999 until 2012. The men's team also practices there. The facility also houses locker rooms for the swimming and diving teams.

LaBahn Arena
LaBahn Arena in June of 2017
LaBahn Arena
Location in Wisconsin
LaBahn Arena
Location in the United States
Location105 East Campus Mall
Madison, Wisconsin 53715
Coordinates43.0694°N 89.39697°W / 43.0694; -89.39697
OwnerUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
OperatorUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Capacity2,273
Surface200' x 90'
Construction
Broke groundMay 11, 2011
OpenedOctober 19, 2012
ArchitectKahler Slater, Inc.
Tenants
Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey (2012–present)

Naming

The arena is named for longtime Badger boosters Chuck and Mary Ann LaBahn, its main fundraisers.

Background

Before 2012, the women's ice hockey team drove from its headquarters at the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center to the Kohl Center. Whenever the Kohl Center was being readied for a basketball game, the women drove to a rink in nearby Verona for practice. The men often practiced at the Bob Johnson Hockey Facility three miles from campus or the Memorial Sports Center when the Kohl Center was being readied for basketball. Some questioned the safety of the players during these drives, especially during Madison's often snowy and icy winters.[1]

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References
  1. Baggot, Andy. "Home ice advantage at new LaBahn Arena". Wisconsin State Journal, October 2, 2012.
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