Olympia Ice Center

Olympia Ice Arena
Tenants
Location	125 Capital Dr West Springfield, MA 01089
Capacity	2,200 (hockey)
Surface	200x85 feet (hockey)
Opened	1998
AIC Yellow Jackets 1998-2016 (men's ice hockey)

Olympia Ice Center is a 2,200-seat hockey rink in West Springfield, Massachusetts. It was home to the American International College Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey team from 1998-2016. The team began playing at the venue when they moved to Division I for ice hockey in 1998. It is located approximately six miles from the AIC campus. The building has two other ice surfaces for use as practice facilities or for local teams and also serves as an alternative site for Springfield College once to three times per season.

External links

Olympia Ice Center website

Atlantic Hockey

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American International Yellow Jackets (MassMutual Center)
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Bentley Falcons (John A. Ryan Arena)
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Mercyhurst Lakers (Mercyhurst Ice Center)
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RIT Tigers (Gene Polisseni Center)
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NCAA
List of champions
Blue Cross Arena (conference tournament site)

American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Olympia Ice Center (1998–present)
Head coaches	William Turner (1948–1957, 1965–1970) Joe Bucholz (1957–1964) Wally Barlow (1970–1972) Peter Esdale (1972–1974) Paul Thornton (1974–1978) Wayne LaChance (1978–1982) Lincoln Flagg (1982–1984) Gary Wright (1984–2016) Eric Lang (2016–present)
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1964–1985) ECAC East (1985–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
All-time leaders	Guillaume Caron (117 Points) Guillaume Caron (61 Goals) Ben Meisner (30 Wins)
American International College Springfield, MA

Coordinates: 42°8′18″N 72°37′12″W / 42.13833°N 72.62000°W / 42.13833; -72.62000

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