CHEEL ARENA Well Over a Million Fans Have Seen the Golden Knights Boast a Very Impressive 297-147-54 Record at Cheel Arena Since the Building's Opening in 1991
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CHEEL ARENA Well over a million fans have seen the Golden Knights boast a very impressive 297-147-54 record at Cheel Arena since the building's opening in 1991. Golden Knights CHEEL CAMPUS CENTER egarded by many as among the enthusiasm generated at Cheel Arena, where the Knights have posted a Rfi nest college hockey facilities 297-147-54 home record the past 27 seasons, indicates Clarkson hockey in the country, Cheel Arena has continues to dominate on its home ice. The Knights boasted the third best proved to be an ideal venue in which home-winning percentage (.842%) in the nation in 2015-16. to watch some of the best hockey The Campus Center currently provides the University with a that the NCAA has to off er. From the 110,000-square-foot campus center and multipurpose arena. A major gift inaugural 9-3 opening night victory commitment from Helen Snell Cheel resulted in the building being called over Boston College on October the Cheel Campus Center. The arena features a regulation ice surface 26, 1991, to their ECAC Hockey measuring 85' x 200' and approximately 3,000 individual backed seats, quarterfi nal-round playoff series win reached from sloping aisles. Every seat off ers unobstructed sight lines over Colgate last March, the Golden to the ice surface. The arena will accommodate an additional 400-900 Knights have supplied their loyal fans spectators in the standing-room areas along its perimeter. Five spacious with plenty to cheer about within the carpeted dressing rooms for Clarkson's men's and women's teams, and spectacular confi nes of the 3,000-seat visiting teams, plus a complete training room, a fully equipped weight arena at the Cheel Campus Center. room, players lounge, and coaches’ offi ces, as well as storage and skate- Now, nearly 30 years after it sharpening areas, are included in the lower level of the complex. The upper opened as “Clarkson’s front door” to level features a coaches suite and hospitality area that overlooks the arena the world, the Cheel Campus Center surface from center-ice. Highlighting the arena high above center-ice is a and Arena is undergoing a major overhaul that will modernize the Fairplay board 14’by 13’-- 48” by 60 “ full color for animations, pictures, building’s infrastructure and expand its footprint to add more state-of- and message center. the-art features to enhance programmatic off erings, hockey facilities and In addition to hosting some of the fi nest hockey in the Northeast, the student life at Clarkson while also providing further economic benefi ts multipurpose arena also serves the entire Clarkson community, which can to the surrounding community. congregate in one place for convocations, commencement, concerts, and The fi rst phase of this multi-phase project is to build out an addition other events for the fi rst time in many years. This facility is located on the to the front to encompass athletic and wellness facilities – including a hill campus, adjacent to the CAMP Building, Snell Field and the indoor climbing wall as an extension of the popular Munter trails -- as well as Recreation Center. Final design of the Campus Center was conducted by serve as a hub for professional development for students interested in Daniel F. Tully Associates Inc. of Boston. Construction began June 15, construction engineering and health and safety experiences. 1990, and was completed in late August 1991. When all phases are completed, more than 30,000 square feet will Through the fi rst 27 seasons at Cheel, 1,356,637 fans have witnessed be added to the building. The project will be implemented over several the Knights play. Clarkson has drawn over 3,000 fans to one game 167 construction phases to ensure the space is at least partially functional at times, and the opening contest against Boston College attracted 3,843, all times. The entire facility is expected to be completed before April more than double the listed capacity of 1,800 at Walker Arena. On January 1, 2020, and will be among the venues for the Adirondack Global Sports 18, 2003 a record Cheel Arena crowd of 4,125 saw the Golden Knights Commission to use in the World University Games in 2023. battle arch-rival St. Lawrence. On the main level, a state-of- the-art collegiate fi tness facility for use by the entire campus community will be built. It will serve approximately 4,000 students, faculty, and staff . Nearly 50 student-athletes from the men’s and women’s hockey teams will have access to state-of-the- art training facilities and fi tness equipment on the basement level. The Knights enjoyed a tremendous home-ice advantage at old Walker Arena for the previous 53 years prior to Cheel's opening. The success and 10 www.clarksonathletics.com Clarkson and St. Lawrence have played before 17 of the 20 largest crowds at Cheel Arena with the Knights winning 12 of those games. CHEEL ARENA FACTS CLARKSON'S OVERALL RECORD AT CHEEL A RENA (1991-2018): 297-147-54, - .651 winning percentage vs ECAC: 172-85-39, .647 vs ECAC (nl): 1-2-0, .333 vs Big 10: 2-2-0, .500 vs HEA: 21-15-0, .583 vs WCHA: 2-10-4, .250 vs AH: 19-4-4, .778 vs. NCHC: 4-0-0, 1.000 vs CCHA: 9-8-3, .525 vs. CHA: 8-2-1, .772 vs Independ.: 5-2-2, .667 vs Div. III: 2-0-0, 1.000 vs Canadian: 17-3-1, .833 Playoffs: 35-14-0,, .714 Att. Date Opponent Score 1. 4,125 - 1/18/03 vs St. Lawrence L 3-2 2. 4,115 - 11/3/01 vs St. Lawrence W 7-6 ot 3. 3,965 - 12/6/13 vs St. Lawrence W 5-4 4. 3,914 - 1/27/06 vs St. Lawrence W 3-2 5. 3,899 - 1/21/12 vs St. Lawrence W 4-3 6. 3,865 - 1/23/99 vs St. Lawrence W 5-4 7. 3,843 - 10/26/91 vs Boston Coll. W 9-3 @ 3,843 - 10/24/09 vs St. Lawrence W 4-1 9. 3,840 - 1/25/97 vs St. Lawrence W 8-3 10. 3,832 - 11/18/95 vs St. Lawrence W 6-4 11. 3,825 - 11/1/14 vs St. Lawrence L 4-0 12. 3,817 - 11/22/03 vs St. Lawrence W 3-1 13. 3,811 - 1/19/13 vs St. Lawrence T 3-3 ot 14. 3,755 - 1/15/05 vs St. Lawrence L 7-2 15. 3,721 - 11/20/10 vs St. Lawrence W 3-1 16. 3,723 - 11/15/97 vs St. Lawrence W 4-3 17. 3,719 - 1/31/15 vs St. Lawrence L 2-1 18. 3,702 - 1/20/96 vs Vermont L 6-3 19. 3,695 - 10/20/07 vs St. Lawrence W 5-4 ot 20. 3,657 - 10/30/93 vs Boston Coll. W 4-3 ot * Top 20 All-Time Crowds at Cheel Arena at Cheel All-Time Crowds 20 Top @ First Game, * Season Opener, $ ECAC Playoff 11 2018-19 CLARKSON HOCKEY Clarkson has defeated Princeton more times (30) than any other team at Cheel, including ECAC Hockey fi rst-round playoff series sweeps in 2014 and 2016. Golden Knights All-time Record vs Opponents at Cheel Alabama-Huntsville ........................1-0-1 HolyH Cross ...................................... 0-1-0 PolishP National ................................1-0-0 American International ................... 4-0-0 LakeL Superior ..................................1-1-0 ProvidenceP .......................................6-0-0 Arizona State ...................................0-2-0 LowellL .............................................1-7-0 Queen’sQ ........................................... 2-0-0 Bemidji State ...................................1-1-0 MaineM .............................................. 1-1-0 QuinnipiacQ .......................................6-7-1 Bentley ............................................1-0-1 MassachusettsM ................................. 1-1-0 RensselaerR ...................................19-12-4 Boston College ...............................5-0- 0 McGillM .............................................1-0-0 RITR ..................................................5-0-1 Boston University ........................... 2-0-0 MichiganM ..........................................1-0-0 RussiaR Natl. B ................................. 0-1-0 Bowling Green ................................3-3-1 MinnesotaM .........................................0-1-0 SacredS Heart ....................................3-0-0 Brown ............................................22-5-5 Minnesota-DuluthM ...........................0-2-0 St.S Cloud ......................................... 1-1-0 Canisius ...........................................1-1-1 MinnesotaM State ...............................1-1-0 St.S Lawrence ................................. 24-8-2 Carleton ...........................................1-2-0 MiamiM ..............................................3-1-0 TorontoT ............................................3-0-0 Colgate ........................................14-12-9 MerrimackM .......................................2-1-0 UNHU ................................................2-3-0 Colorado College ............................2-1-3 MercyhurstM ......................................5-1-0 U.S.U Under 18 Natl. .........................2-1-1 Concordia ........................................2-0-0 NiagaraN ............................................4-2-2 UnionU ........................................... 16-10-1 Cornell ...........................................13-8-8 NorthN Dakota ...................................0-2-0 VermontV .......................................11-10-1 Dartmouth .....................................18-6-3 NortheasternN ....................................1-1-0 WaterlooW ..........................................1-0-0 Denver .............................................0-2-0 NorthernN Michigan ..........................0-2-0 WayneW State .....................................2-1-0 Elmira ..............................................1-0-0 OhioO State ........................................1-1-2 WesternW Michigan ...........................2-1-1 Ferris State ......................................1-0-0 OttawaO .............................................1-0-0