Yost Ice Arena

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Yost Ice Arena
Location 1000 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Broke ground January, 1922
Opened November 10, 1923
Owner University of Michigan
Operator University of Michigan
Surface 200' x 85'(hockey)
Construction cost $563,168 (original)
$8.1 million (combined renovations of 1992, 1996 & 2001)
Former names Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse
(1924-1973)
Tenants Michigan Wolverines
(ice hockey)
Capacity 6,377 (hockey)

Yost Ice Arena (formerly the Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the home of the University of Michigan varsity ice hockey team of the CCHA. Built in 1923 as a field house, the facility is named in honor of Michigan's legendary football coach and athletic director, Fielding Yost. A multi-purpose indoor athletic venue, it was one of the first of its kind in the United States. For many years, it housed the Michigan men's and women's basketball teams, until those teams relocated their sporting events to the larger Crisler Arena in 1967. In 1973, it was converted into an ice arena, and the Michigan hockey team has used it ever since. The University of Michigan's Senior and Collegiate synchronized skating and freestyle teams also practice at Yost. In addition, local high school teams, recreational leagues (AAAHA) and the university's intramural hockey league call it home. It has since undergone a number of renovations to modernize its facilities and improve amenities for spectators. Current capacity is 6,637.

Yost Ice Arena is usually sold out for Michigan hockey games, and its crowds are known for their enthusiasm and raucous behavior. The arena is considered to have one of the greatest home-ice advantages of any NCAA hockey venue. Since at least 2002, the Michigan Athletic Department has requested that the student section cut back on the profanity used in their highly organized cheers. Usually, they focus on the last of a long string of expletives known as the C-Ya Cheer because it is usually the most offensive and most clearly heard by the entire arena (and television audience). Yost Arena has hosted NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament games five times in its history, most recently in 2003.

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