Joyce Center Rink
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| Joyce Center Rink | |
|---|---|
| Location | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 |
| Broke ground | June, 1966 |
| Opened | December 1, 1968 |
| Owner | University of Notre Dame |
| Operator | University of Notre Dame |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (hockey) |
| Construction cost | $8.6 million (entire ACC) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Architects, Saint Paul, MN |
| Former names | |
| Athletic & Convocation Center Rink (1968-1987) | |
| Tenants | |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (hockey) |
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| Seats | |
| 2,713 (hockey) | |
The Joyce Center Rink is a 2,713-seat hockey rink in South Bend, Indiana. It is home to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish ice hockey team. The rink is the northern part of the Joyce Center, which also houses the basketball and volleyball teams in the southern half of the center, and the Rolfs Aquatic Center (which was added on in 1985) in the rear of the building. It is located across the street from Notre Dame Stadium, and the center's two domes could easily be seen rising above the stadium's east side prior to its expansion. The 10-acre building was built in twenty-nine months, and opened the first week of December, 1968 as the Athletic & Convocation Center. It was renamed in 1987 to honor the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Notre Dame's executive vice president from 1952 to 1987.
