Hart Center

Hart Recreation Center
Tenants

Full name	Rev. Francis J. Hart Recreation Center
Location	1 College Street Worcester, MA 01610
Owner	College of the Holy Cross
Operator	College of the Holy Cross
Capacity	3,600 (basketball) 1,400 (hockey)
Surface	200' x 85' (ice arena)
Opened	December 1, 1975
Holy Cross Crusaders Athletics

The Hart Recreation Center is the main athletic center at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1975 and is home to the Holy Cross Crusaders athletic teams. It is named for the Rev. Francis J. Hart, S.J., the guiding force behind intramurals at Holy Cross for more than 40 years.

The basketball arena seats 3,600, and has hosted the Patriot League men's basketball tournament numerous times. The hockey rink seats 1,400 and hosts the Division I men's hockey team and the Division III women's hockey team, which was formed in 1998. The rink also was the site of the 1999 and 2002 MAAC hockey championships. It also contains a swimming pool, rowing tanks, and racquetball & squash courts. In 1997, the Carol & Park B. Smith Wellness Center was opened as an addition to the building, and houses strength and conditioning facilities.

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External links

GoHolyCross.com - Athletic Facilities

College of the Holy Cross

Athletics	Patriot League Football Mens' Basketball Hart Recreation Center Fitton Field Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium

Campus	List of buildings Fenwick Hall Dinand Library Hogan Campus Center

History	Seal

People	Alumni Faculty Presidents

Student life	"Alma Mater" Goodtime Marching Band WCHC

Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Hart Center (1975–present)

Head coaches	Bill Kane (1966–1976) Mike Addesa (1976–1979) Peter Van Buskirk (1979–1988, 1996–1997) Bill Bellerose (1988–1994) Paul Pearl (1994–1996, 1997–2014) David Berard (2014–present)

Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1967–1985) ECAC East (1985–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)

All-time leaders	Joe Lunny (219 Points) Larry Murphy (119 Goals)

NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2006

Conference Tournament champions	MAAC: 1999 Atlantic Hockey: 2004 2006

College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA

Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball

Venues	Hart Center (1975–present)

Culture & lore	History The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Crusader Pep Band

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 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 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 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

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Basketball arenas of the Patriot League

Bender Arena (American) Christl Arena (Army) Agganis Arena / Case Gym (Boston University) Sojka Pavilion (Bucknell) Cotterell Court (Colgate) Hart Center (Holy Cross) Kirby Sports Center (Lafayette) Stabler Arena (Lehigh) Reitz Arena (Loyola) Alumni Hall (Navy)

Atlantic Hockey

Air Force Falcons (Cadet Ice Arena) American International Yellow Jackets (Olympia Ice Center) Army Black Knights (Tate Rink) Bentley Falcons (John A. Ryan Arena) Canisius Golden Griffins (HarborCenter) Holy Cross Crusaders (Hart Center) Mercyhurst Lakers (Mercyhurst Ice Center) Niagara Purple Eagles (Dwyer Arena) Robert Morris Colonials (84 Lumber Arena) RIT Tigers (Gene Polisseni Center) Sacred Heart Pioneers (Milford Ice Pavilion)

NCAA List of champions Blue Cross Arena (conference tournament site)

Coordinates: 42°14′06″N 71°48′23″W / 42.235046°N 71.806381°W / 42.235046; -71.806381