J. Howard Starr Rink is a 2,000-seat

arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...

Hamilton, New York Hamilton is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 6,690 at the 2010 census. The town is named after American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. The Town of Hamilton contains a village also named Hamilton, the s ...

. It opened in 1959 and was the home of the

Colgate Raiders The Colgate Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Colgate University. The teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming & diving, track and field and tennis. Men's sports include ...

men's and women's ice hockey teams until 2016. The arena was dedicated in honor of former head coach

John Howard Starr John Howard "Howie" Starr (1898 – November 14, 1989) was head coach of the Colgate University hockey team for 15 years. He was born on John Street in New London, Connecticut, in 1898. He died November 14, 1989, in Florida. A 40-year member of t ...

on December 11, 1959. The hockey arena was built as the southern half of the William A. Reid Athletic Center, a twin barrel-vaulted complex which also houses

Cotterell Court Cotterell Court is a 1,750-seat multi-purpose arena in Hamilton, New York. It was built in 1959 and is home to the Colgate University Raiders basketball and volleyball teams. It is named for Wesley M. Cotterell '19, a two-time letterwinner in b ...

. The complex is located on the western side of campus next to

Andy Kerr Stadium Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium is a 10,221-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, New York, United States. It is the home of Colgate University's football and men's lacrosse teams. Colgate opened the stadium in 1939, originally as Colgate ...

and across Broad Street from Huntington Gymnasium, the school's former athletics facility. Prior to its completion, all Colgate home games were played on open-air surfaces and the lack of available ice caused the men's program to be shuttered from 1951 through 1957. The Rink served as the home of the women's program from their move to varsity status in 1997 until the

Class of 1965 Arena Class of 1965 Arena is a 2,222-seat multi-purpose arena in Hamilton, New York. It opened to the Colgate University Raiders men's and women's ice hockey team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve ...

was completed, upon which both programs migrated to the new facility. Currently, the building is being used as a basketball practice facility.

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