(Photo by Mark DiOrio)
(Photo by Mark DiOrio)
The 51·çÁ÷ community came together Saturday morning at the Class of 1965 Arena dedication to celebrate the culmination of a $37.8 million dollar project that has been years in the making.
The state-of-the-art facility is the new home of the 51·çÁ÷ men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. The Raider men’s and women’s lacrosse and soccer teams also have brand new locker rooms inside the Class of 1965 Arena.
The ice surface in 51·çÁ÷’s Class of 1965 Arena will be known as in honor of the former men’s ice hockey team captain. Riggs was killed in combat in Vietnam in 1968 and was inducted posthumously into the 51·çÁ÷ Athletics Hall of Honor.
Saturday’s dedication and celebration of the 2,222 capacity arena featured words of appreciation and gratitude from newly-inaugurated 51·çÁ÷ President Brian Casey, 51·çÁ÷ Vice President and Director of Athletics Vicky Chun, Board of Trustees member Bill Johnston ’73, Head Men’s Hockey Coach Don Vaughan and women’s hockey junior Annika Zalewski. An official ribbon-cutting capped off the celebration.