Houston Field House
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| Former names | RPI Field House (1949–1978) |
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| Location |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York |
| Owner | RPI |
| Operator | RPI |
| Capacity | 4,780 (hockey) |
| Surface | 200x85 ft (hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1948 |
| Opened | October 13, 1949 |
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RPI Engineers men's hockey (NCAA) (1949–present) |
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RPI Engineers men's hockey (NCAA) (1949–present)
RPI Engineers women's hockey (NCAA) (1976–present)
Adirondack Jr. Wings (USPHL) (2012–present)
Capital District Islanders (AHL) (1990–1993)
Houston Field House is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. It is the nation's third-oldest college hockey rink, behind Northeastern University's Matthews Arena and Princeton University's Hobey Baker Memorial Rink. Further, it is the second-oldest arena in the ECAC Hockey League, behind Princeton's rink. Until the opening of the Times Union Center in Albany in 1990, it was the largest arena in the Capital Region.
Popular legend holds that Houston Field House was previously an airplane or dirigible hangar for the United States armed forces during World War II. In reality, it originated as a warehouse for the United States Navy in Davisville, Rhode Island.
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