Hockey Arena Groundbreaking/Progress

[CL82]

I drove by this morning and the exterior panels are not 100% complete. The panels appear to be National Flag Blue in color and look very good. Most of the remaining work is on the front facade.

They are finishing up exterior work on the parking lot on the east side. It appears that they’re waiting to complete the fire pit outside the main entrance before putting the finishing touches on the brick walkway surrounding it.

National flag blue? That’s a surprise they were an off-white in the rendering. I can’t wait to actually see it.

 

[Viet Vet]

Suggestion:

Before the opening (men's) game on January 14 @ 7:30, let's all meet at Willimantic Brewing Company, aka Willibrew, around 5:00. Any takers?

 

[UC15]

Toscano will be selling beer right?

 

[UCONNJACK]

Toscano will be selling beer right?

There’s a bar on the upper level. I believe beer will be available throughout the arena. Beer is sold at Gampel and Elliott.

 

[The Viking]

Has there every been a hockey game without beer served in the history of the world?

 

[DblCrossbar]

Suggestion:

Before the opening (men's) game on January 14 @ 7:30, let's all meet at Willimantic Brewing Company, aka Willibrew, around 5:00. Any takers?

Great idea…love that place and any excuse to go is a good one. We’ll eandeavour to see you there !

 

[DblCrossbar]

Has there every been a hockey game without beer served in the history of the world?

Yes…at the college level Yale games at Ingalls…

 

[UC15]

Yes…at the college level Yale games at Ingalls…

Yeah I was going to say some of the ECAC schools don't serve beer

 

[Brunoblue]

I would love to see a seating plan for the rink. How can there not be one out there at this date?

 

[huskymedic]

Missed this one earlier...

 

[Austin316]

That place needs some championship banners hanging… then it will be complete

 

[Palatine]

The score board is up,

Hockey Arena Live Cam

Hockey Arena Live Cam

uconnhuskies.com

 

[jho]

UConn has scheduled an open house for Toscano Family Ice Forum on Sunday, January 15th from 11:00 - 1:00. You need to reserve free tickets from the UConn Athletics website.

UConn Huskies

Online Ticket Office

uconnhuskies.evenue.net

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Storrs South]

UConn has scheduled an open house for Toscano Family Ice Forum on Sunday, January 15th from 11:00 - 1:00. You need to reserve free tickets from the UConn Athletics website.

UConn Huskies

Online Ticket Office

uconnhuskies.evenue.net

Why would they schedule this during a MBB game?

 

[huskymedic]

The Forecheck: The ice surfaces goes in at Toscano Family Ice Forum

The Huskies' new arena is one step closer to completion.

uconnhockeyhub.substack.com

 

[jho]

The “soft” opening for Toscano will be for a Women’s hockey game vs Merrimack on Friday, January 13th at 6:00. Tickets to all women’s games are free. Go to the UConn ticket website to reserve.

UConn Huskies

Online Ticket Office

uconnhuskies.evenue.net

 

[Stinger92860]

Does anyone know how thick the ice is over the decals? I did not understand the process until I saw these photos/videos.

EDIT: Found it. Only 3/4 of an inch.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[DblCrossbar]

Does anyone know how thick the ice is over the decals? I did not understand the process until I saw these photos/videos.

EDIT: Found it. Only 3/4 of an inch.

Yup, that's standard for all NHL rinks.

 

[gampelcrazies]

According to StubHub this is the seating map

 

[The Viking]

So no public sale means between season ticket holders and planned students they anticipate full building?
I’m wondering if they’re getting strong feedback on students interested in going.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

So no public sale means between season ticket holders and planned students they anticipate full building?
I’m wondering if they’re getting strong feedback on students interested in going.

What's more likely...the place is TOO SMALL.

It is the smallest college hockey facility in the state.

It will rank 49th out of 60 in capacity among D1 men's programs.

It is the third-smallest college hockey facility to open since the turn of the century.

The list of schools who opened larger, new facilities since 2000:

ASU
Penn State
Notre Dame
Sacred Heart
Colorado College
Omaha
RIT
Bemidji
Duluth
QU
Miami OH
BU
Minnesota (exclusively for their women's program!)
North Dakota
Northern Michigan
Denver

Not one of those is below 3K.

Here's the list of schools who opened smaller, new rinks since 2000:
Bentley
Colgate



There is no refuting that the size of this arena is a complete and utter failure on the part of the university. The arena looks great and is a needed upgrade for the program in terms of facilities. Otherwise, it's a complete joke and embarrassment how small it is.

Also, putting 2,500 people in a facility with a high roof muffles noise, it doesn't amplify it.

 

[DblCrossbar]

What's more likely...the place is TOO SMALL.

It is the smallest college hockey facility in the state.

It will rank 49th out of 60 in capacity among D1 men's programs.

It is the third-smallest college hockey facility to open since the turn of the century.

The list of schools who opened larger, new facilities since 2000:

ASU
Penn State
Notre Dame
Sacred Heart
Colorado College
Omaha
RIT
Bemidji
Duluth
QU
Miami OH
BU
Minnesota (exclusively for their women's program!)
North Dakota
Northern Michigan
Denver

Not one of those is below 3K.

Here's the list of schools who opened smaller, new rinks since 2000:
Bentley
Colgate



There is no refuting that the size of this arena is a complete and utter failure on the part of the university. The arena looks great and is a needed upgrade for the program in terms of facilities. Otherwise, it's a complete joke and embarrassment how small it is.

Also, putting 2,500 people in a facility with a high roof muffles noise, it doesn't amplify it.

The XL center is among the largest facilities used in College Hockey. If UConn manages and schedules right, average attendance will be more than fine. I’m hoping that fewer XL dates means significantly larger crowds there to offset the intimate capacity of Toscano. It seems that UConn realized they didn’t need to build large when then have the luxury of playing at two venues, and designed accordingly.

I suppose you could say the same for SHU who formerly played at the newly named Total Mortgage , but they’ve only been attracting 700-800 per game there, so 3600 may work in the near term due to the novelty, but we’ll see down the road as it may be too large for them on a given night,