Lawson Arena

Lawson Ice Arena
Construction
Full name	Harry W. Lawson Ice Arena
Location	Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
Coordinates	42°16′33″N 85°37′04″W / 42.275937°N 85.617765°W / 42.275937; -85.617765Coordinates: 42°16′33″N 85°37′04″W / 42.275937°N 85.617765°W / 42.275937; -85.617765
Owner	Western Michigan University
Operator	WMU Auxiliary Enterprises
Capacity	3,667
Record attendance	5,168^[1]
Surface	200' x 85' (ice hockey)
Opened	November 15, 1974 (1974-11-15)
Renovated	1993, 1998, 2006^[1]
Tenants
WMU ice hockey (1974–present) WMU men's basketball (1992–1994) WMU women's basketball (1992–1994) WMU synchronized skating (1999–2004)
Website
www.wmich.edu/lawson

Harry W. Lawson Ice Arena is a 3,667-seat multi-purpose arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The arena's first game was on November 15, 1974 against Algoma University College of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. It is home to the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team.

The building is connected to the Gabel Natatorium and is located at the southwest end of the Kalamazoo campus. It is named for Harry W. Lawson, the founder the WMU hockey club team in 1956. The notoriously rowdy student section, referred to as the "Lawson Lunatics", is 1,400 students strong and admittance to the section usually involves long lines outside the arena before games. From 1992 to 1994, while University Arena was being renovated, the basketball teams also called Lawson home.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lawson Ice Arena and Gabel Natatorium". Western Michigan University. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

External links

Official website for Lawson Ice Arena and Gabel Natatorium

Western Michigan University

Academics	Haworth College of Business International Congress on Medieval Studies New Issues Poetry & Prose Paper engineering Sunseeker

Athletics	Basketball Broncos Buster Bronco Central Collegiate Hockey Association Ebert Field Football Hyames Field Ice hockey Kanley Track Lawson Arena Michigan MAC Trophy Mid-American Conference Seelye Athletic Center Soccer University Arena Waldo Stadium WMU Soccer Complex WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy

Campus	East Campus Kalamazoo Miller Auditorium Oakland Drive Campus

History	William McCracken Bill Spaulding Buck Read Charles Van Riper Dwight B. Waldo Western State Normal Railroad

People	Alumni John Dunn P. J. Fleck Diether Haenicke Steve Hawkins Paul L. Maier Andy Murray Michael Swords

Student life	Western Herald WIDR WMUK

Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

Venues	East Hall gymnasium (1913–1938) Oakland Gymnasium (1938–1957) Read Fieldhouse (1957–1992) Lawson Arena (1992–1994) University Arena (1994–present)

Rivalries	In-state MAC schools

Culture and lore	Buster Bronco The Zoo

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	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

Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Lawson Arena (1974–present)

Head coaches	Bill Neal (1973–1978) Glen Weller (1978–1982) Bill Wilkinson (1982–1999) Jim Culhane (1999–2010) Jeff Blashill (2010–2011) Andy Murray (2011–present)

Conference affiliations	Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) (1975–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–)

All-time leaders	Dan Dorion (293 points) Dan Dorion (115 goals) Bill Horn (71 wins)

NCAA Tournament appearances	1986 1994 1996 2011 2012

Conference Tournament champions	CCHA: 1986 2012

Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan

National Collegiate Hockey Conference

Teams	Colorado College Tigers Denver Pioneers Miami RedHawks Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs North Dakota Omaha Mavericks St. Cloud State Huskies Western Michigan Broncos

Venues	World Arena (Colorado College) Magness Arena (Denver) Steve Cady Arena (Miami) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota–Duluth) Ralph Engelstad Arena (North Dakota) UNO Community Arena (Omaha) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) Lawson Arena (Western Michigan)