219:. Initially, the venue had seating for 1,200 with an additional 300 bleacher seats available. Shortly after opening, however, the arena was criticized by some as not living up to its name and failing to serve the local community as a whole. Within two years, Trinity purchased a removable floor that can be placed over the rink and allow the building to be used for multiple other pursuits. Additionally, seating arrangements were expanded to hold up to 3,400 spectators.
206:
In 1998, the
Connecticut Bonding Commission approved $ 2 million to fund the building of a new ice rink in downtown Hartford. While the funding was a necessary first step, the final cost of the rink would far exceed the sum from the state. Six years later, a group of several entities, including
211:
held fundraising drives to raise the additional money required. a little over 15 months later, the ground breaking ceremony was held on a plot of land just across the street from
Trinity's main campus. A year later, the doors opened for the Koeppel Community Sports Center.
1016:
238:
1142:
1127:
446:
411:
406:
1075:
1091:
1117:
439:
976:
784:
586:
1137:
56:
1054:
432:
1147:
1132:
748:
735:
624:
1026:
1021:
576:
823:
484:
850:
1006:
810:
215:
Up to that time, Trinity's ice hockey teams had to use other local rinks and had most recently been hosted at the Oxford Rink in
620:
341:
315:
985:
969:
892:
497:
455:
208:
187:
91:
566:
511:
49:
501:
925:
846:
788:
689:
683:
590:
216:
1001:
722:
712:
666:
527:
367:
1122:
962:
599:
398:
869:
726:
531:
263:
1096:
856:
693:
570:
557:
540:
906:
873:
706:
191:
41:
929:
836:
716:
580:
915:
860:
778:
679:
647:
544:
507:
289:
1043:
919:
882:
840:
774:
765:
603:
517:
761:
739:
938:
702:
637:
553:
488:
106:
1070:
896:
797:
643:
633:
195:
169:
521:
475:
471:
1111:
942:
902:
814:
801:
752:
670:
653:
886:
657:
424:
1011:
827:
183:
111:
71:
58:
198:
men's and women's ice hockey programs and has seating for 3,400 spectators.
1049:
954:
958:
428:
342:"Community Concerns Expressed at Trin Sports Center Dedication"
1017:
Institute for the Study of
Secularism in Society and Culture
222:
The rink is dedicated in honor of Albert C. Williams '64.
1084:
1063:
1035:
994:
613:
464:
163:
155:
147:
139:
134:
126:
118:
105:
97:
87:
48:
35:
1143:Buildings and structures in Hartford, Connecticut
1128:College ice hockey venues in the United States
970:
793:(men's and women's now only a women's member)
440:
172:(men's and women's ice hockey) (2006–present)
8:
19:
977:
963:
955:
447:
433:
425:
387:
18:
16:Ice hockey arena in Hartford, Connecticut
264:"STATE APPROVES FUNDS FOR TRINITY RINK"
230:
1055:Trinity International Hip Hop Festival
7:
1027:Center for Urban and Global Studies
1118:2006 establishments in Connecticut
1022:Yankee Institute for Public Policy
316:"Hockey Teams to Skate on New Ice"
14:
368:"Koeppel Community Sports Center"
239:"Koeppel Community Sports Center"
1138:Sports venues completed in 2006
26:Koeppel Community Sports Center
785:University of New England (ME)
587:University of New England (ME)
407:Division III men's Frozen Four
1:
457:New England Hockey Conference
290:"Ice Skating on Broad Street"
1148:Sports venues in Connecticut
1133:Indoor arenas in Connecticut
1164:
1002:Trinity College Long Walk
415:
403:
395:
390:
168:
31:
24:
399:Raymond J. Bourque Arena
180:Koeppel Community Center
72:41.7439648°N 72.687887°W
20:Koeppel Community Center
600:Vermont State Castleton
186:arena on the campus of
1097:Thomas Church Brownell
1007:Trinity College Chapel
621:American International
77:41.7439648; -72.687887
192:Hartford, Connecticut
42:Hartford, Connecticut
194:. It is home to the
39:175 New Britain Ave.
680:Connecticut College
508:New England College
498:Johnson & Wales
391:Sporting positions
348:. February 13, 2007
68: /
21:
1044:The Trinity Tripod
322:. November 7, 2006
1105:
1104:
952:
951:
423:
422:
416:Succeeded by
270:. October 7, 1998
176:
175:
156:Construction cost
151:November 17, 2006
1155:
988:
979:
972:
965:
956:
458:
449:
442:
435:
426:
396:Preceded by
388:
383:
382:
380:
378:
372:Hartford Courant
364:
358:
357:
355:
353:
338:
332:
331:
329:
327:
312:
306:
305:
303:
301:
294:Hartford Courant
286:
280:
279:
277:
275:
268:Hartford Courant
260:
254:
253:
251:
249:
235:
143:November 6, 2005
83:
82:
80:
79:
78:
73:
69:
66:
65:
64:
61:
22:
1163:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1152:
1123:Trinity Bantams
1108:
1107:
1106:
1101:
1080:
1059:
1031:
990:
987:Trinity College
986:
983:
953:
948:
926:Westfield State
847:Saint Michael's
690:Franklin Pierce
609:
465:Current members
460:
456:
453:
419:
410:
401:
386:
376:
374:
366:
365:
361:
351:
349:
340:
339:
335:
325:
323:
314:
313:
309:
299:
297:
288:
287:
283:
273:
271:
262:
261:
257:
247:
245:
243:Trinity College
237:
236:
232:
228:
209:Trinity College
204:
196:Trinity Bantams
188:Trinity College
170:Trinity Bantams
101:Trinity College
92:Trinity College
76:
74:
70:
67:
62:
59:
57:
55:
54:
40:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1161:
1159:
1151:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1110:
1109:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1094:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1073:
1067:
1065:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1039:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
998:
996:
992:
991:
984:
982:
981:
974:
967:
959:
950:
949:
947:
946:
936:
923:
913:
900:
890:
880:
867:
854:
851:Purple Knights
844:
834:
821:
808:
795:
782:
772:
759:
746:
733:
723:Manhattanville
720:
710:
700:
687:
677:
664:
651:
641:
631:
625:Yellow Jackets
617:
615:
614:Former members
611:
610:
608:
607:
597:
584:
574:
567:Southern Maine
564:
551:
538:
528:Plymouth State
525:
515:
505:
495:
482:
468:
466:
462:
461:
454:
452:
451:
444:
437:
429:
421:
420:
417:
414:
402:
397:
393:
392:
385:
384:
359:
346:Trinity Tripod
333:
320:Trinity Tripod
307:
296:. June 4, 2004
281:
255:
229:
227:
224:
203:
200:
174:
173:
166:
165:
161:
160:
159:$ 15.5 million
157:
153:
152:
149:
145:
144:
141:
137:
136:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
109:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
52:
46:
45:
37:
33:
32:
29:
28:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1160:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
997:
993:
989:
980:
975:
973:
968:
966:
961:
960:
957:
945:
944:
940:
937:
935:
932:
931:
927:
924:
922:
921:
917:
914:
912:
909:
908:
904:
901:
899:
898:
894:
891:
889:
888:
884:
881:
879:
876:
875:
871:
868:
866:
863:
862:
858:
855:
853:
852:
848:
845:
843:
842:
838:
835:
833:
830:
829:
825:
822:
820:
817:
816:
812:
809:
807:
804:
803:
799:
796:
794:
791:
790:
786:
783:
781:
780:
776:
773:
771:
768:
767:
763:
760:
758:
755:
754:
750:
747:
745:
742:
741:
737:
734:
732:
729:
728:
724:
721:
719:
718:
714:
711:
709:
708:
704:
701:
699:
696:
695:
691:
688:
686:
685:
681:
678:
676:
673:
672:
668:
665:
663:
660:
659:
655:
652:
650:
649:
645:
642:
640:
639:
635:
632:
630:
627:
626:
622:
619:
618:
616:
612:
606:
605:
601:
598:
596:
593:
592:
588:
585:
583:
582:
578:
575:
573:
572:
568:
565:
563:
560:
559:
558:Thoroughbreds
555:
552:
550:
547:
546:
542:
539:
537:
534:
533:
529:
526:
524:
523:
519:
516:
514:
513:
509:
506:
504:
503:
499:
496:
494:
491:
490:
486:
483:
481:
478:
477:
473:
470:
469:
467:
463:
459:
450:
445:
443:
438:
436:
431:
430:
427:
413:
409:
408:
400:
394:
389:
373:
369:
363:
360:
347:
343:
337:
334:
321:
317:
311:
308:
295:
291:
285:
282:
269:
265:
259:
256:
244:
240:
234:
231:
225:
223:
220:
218:
217:West Hartford
213:
210:
201:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
182:is an indoor
181:
171:
167:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
110:
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:
90:
86:
81:
53:
51:
47:
43:
38:
34:
30:
23:
1042:
941:
933:
928:
918:
910:
905:
895:
885:
877:
872:
870:Salve Regina
864:
859:
849:
839:
837:Saint Anselm
831:
826:
818:
813:
805:
800:
792:
787:
777:
769:
764:
756:
751:
743:
740:Trailblazers
738:
730:
725:
715:
707:Continentals
705:
697:
692:
682:
674:
669:
661:
656:
646:
636:
628:
623:
602:
594:
589:
579:
577:UMass Boston
569:
561:
556:
548:
543:
535:
530:
520:
510:
500:
492:
487:
479:
474:
405:Host of the
404:
375:. Retrieved
371:
362:
350:. Retrieved
345:
336:
324:. Retrieved
319:
310:
298:. Retrieved
293:
284:
272:. Retrieved
267:
258:
246:. Retrieved
242:
233:
221:
214:
205:
179:
177:
140:Broke ground
135:Construction
122:200 x 90 ft.
943:Nor'easters
857:Salem State
789:Nor'easters
648:Polar Bears
591:Nor'easters
541:Salem State
75: /
50:Coordinates
1112:Categories
1012:Cinestudio
907:Dutchwomen
775:Middlebury
713:Holy Cross
226:References
184:ice hockey
119:Field size
112:Ice Hockey
63:72°41′16″W
60:41°44′38″N
1064:Athletics
920:Cardinals
911:(women's)
878:(women's)
832:(women's}
819:(women's}
815:Engineers
806:(women's)
762:Merrimack
757:(women's)
753:Engineers
731:(women's)
717:Crusaders
698:(women's)
595:(women's)
549:(women's)
536:(women's)
489:Statesmen
274:March 27,
939:Williams
916:Wesleyan
874:Seahawks
779:Panthers
766:Warriors
727:Valiants
703:Hamilton
638:Mammoths
604:Spartans
554:Skidmore
532:Panthers
512:Pilgrims
502:Wildcats
377:March 6,
352:March 6,
326:March 6,
300:March 6,
248:March 6,
107:Capacity
98:Operator
36:Location
1085:History
1071:Bantams
1050:WRTC-FM
934:(men's)
897:Bantams
893:Trinity
883:Suffolk
865:(men's)
861:Vikings
798:Nichols
770:(men's)
744:(men's)
675:(men's)
671:Huskies
662:(men's)
644:Bowdoin
634:Amherst
629:(men's)
581:Beacons
571:Huskies
562:(men's)
545:Vikings
518:Norwich
493:(men's}
480:(men's)
476:Beavers
202:History
164:Tenants
127:Surface
114:: 3,400
44:, 06114
1092:People
1076:NESCAC
995:Campus
828:Tigers
694:Ravens
684:Camels
522:Cadets
485:Hobart
472:Babson
148:Opened
903:Union
841:Hawks
802:Bison
667:UConn
658:Mules
654:Colby
88:Owner
1036:Life
930:Owls
887:Rams
736:MCLA
412:2024
379:2024
354:2024
328:2024
302:2024
276:2023
250:2024
178:The
824:RIT
811:RPI
749:MIT
418:TBD
190:in
130:Ice
1114::
370:.
344:.
318:.
292:.
266:.
241:.
978:e
971:t
964:v
448:e
441:t
434:v
381:.
356:.
330:.
304:.
278:.
252:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.