Cheel Arena

Helen S. Cheel Arena
Construction
Location	Clarkson University 8 Clarkson Avenue Potsdam, New York 13699
Coordinates	44°39′50″N 75°00′07″W / 44.663836°N 75.001946°W / 44.663836; -75.001946Coordinates: 44°39′50″N 75°00′07″W / 44.663836°N 75.001946°W / 44.663836; -75.001946
Owner	St Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency
Operator	Clarkson University
Capacity	3,000 (hockey)
Surface	Ice
Broke ground	June 15, 1990
Opened	October 26, 1991
Architect	Daniel F. Tully Associates, Boston
Tenants
Clarkson Golden Knights (men's and women's ice hockey)

Cheel Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Potsdam, New York at Clarkson University.^[1] Cheel Arena was opened on October 26, 1991, and is named after Helen Snell Cheel, a long-time benefactor of Clarkson University, who provided a major gift towards the project.^[2]

It is home to the Clarkson University Golden Knights Men's and Women's hockey programs, which play at the NCAA Division I level. Ice is maintained throughout a large portion of the year for campus and community usage ranging from intramural hockey and broomball, Section X High School Championships, and figure skating.^[3] When the ice is removed, the facility is used for Clarkson's graduation and other local events.^[4] Cheel Arena typically hosts a concert every April featuring several music and comedy acts, presented by Clarkson Union Board.^[2]^[5]

The attendance record of 4,125 was set on January 18, 2003 against arch-rival St. Lawrence University,^[2] although many consider it to be unofficial due to the large number of empty seats at the game.^[6] The previous record was 4,115 set against the same team the previous year.^[6]

Students are admitted to most regular season hockey games free of charge.^[7]

The arena is located within Cheel Campus Center which was the former student center for Clarkson. The center contains eateries, administrative offices, and Club 99. It replaced Walker Arena, the 1,800 seat home of Clarkson since 1938.^[2]

References

ECAC Hockey

Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Dutchmen men women Yale Bulldogs men women

Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Class of 1965 Arena (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) TD Bank Sports Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Boardwalk Hall (Men's tournament)

Championships & awards	Men's champions Women's champions Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award Student-Athlete of the Year Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Walker Arena (1938–1991) Cheel Arena (1991–Present)

Head coaches	Gordon Croskery (1920–1929) Jack Roos (1929–1948) William Harrison (1948–1958) Len Ceglarski (1958–1972) Jerry York (1972–1979) Bill O'Flaherty (1979–1985) Cap Raeder (1985–1988) Mark Morris (1988–2002) Fred Parker (2002–2003) George Roll (2003–2011) Casey Jones (2011–Present)

Conference affiliations	Tri-State League 1950–1972 ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)

Rivalries	St. Lawrence RPI

All-time leaders	Dave Taylor (251 Points) Kevin Zappia (103 Goals)

Frozen Four appearances	1957 1958 1962 1963 1966 1970 1991

NCAA Tournament appearances	1957 1958 1962 1963 1966 1970 1981 1982 1984 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2007 2008

Conference Tournament champions	1966 1991 1993 1999 2007

Clarkson University Potsdam, NY

Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey

All-time record	251–146–48

Playing venues	Cheel Arena

Head coaches	Rick Seeley (2003–2008) Shannon Desrosiers (2008–14) Matt Desrosiers (2008–present)

Seasons	2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey

Rivalries	St. Lawrence Cornell

National championships	2014

Women's Frozen Four appearances	2014 2016

NCAA Tournament appearances	2010 2013 2014 2015 2016

Patty Kazmaier winners	Jamie Lee Rattray

Clarkson University Potsdam, NY

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