Goggin Ice Center

 

Goggin Ice Center
Oxford, Ohio
Goggin Ice Center
General information
Type	Ice arena
Architectural style	Neo-Georgian
Location	Oxford, Ohio
Country	United States
Coordinates	39°30′14″N 84°44′14″W
Opening	August 2006
Cost	$34.8 million
Technical details
Floor area	17000 gsf

Goggin Ice Center is a multi-purpose sports facility in Oxford, Ohio, serving the Miami University community. It replaced the Goggin Ice Arena. Like its predecessor, it is named for Lloyd Goggin, former school vice president who was instrumental in building the original ice arena.

"The Goggin" features two ice rinks aptly named the “A Pad” and the “B Pad”. In addition to being the home for Miami's varsity hockey and synchronized skating programs, the building also hosts intramural hockey and broomball programs, hockey camps, skating lessons, and other events. The intramural hockey and broomball programs are among the top in the country.

History

From 1976 to 2006, Miami University’s ice home was Goggin Ice Arena. “The Goggin”, as it was known as then, needed to be replaced. In 2002, then university president Dr James Garland, made the executive decision that the new arena would be located across campus from the old “Goggin”.

Then Senior Athletic Director Phred Barnet was put in charge of the new ice arena project. A former player himself, Barnet was more than qualified to head this task. The new building could not have been completed without the generous donations from Tom Brown, a former Miami goaltender, now CEO of Second Curve Capital in New York City

Architecture

The teamwork of 360 Architecture, KKG, and GBBN Architecture headed up the project of designing the arena. After 104 weeks of work and over 41,000 man-hours, the project was completed. It was the most labor intensive project in university history. The project also called for a 500-car parking garage, adjacent to the university.

Steve Cady Arena

Steve Cady Arena, the “A Pad” ice rink inside Goggin Ice Center, includes 2,800 general seats, 102 club-level seats, 4 opera suites and 6 private boxes as well as a large dining area. Including standing-room-only seats, the arena can hold up to nearly 4,000.

The club seating area and press box has seating for 18, with room for two 4-person radio booths.

The arena also includes locker rooms for varsity hockey and synchronized skating, as well as 13 other locker areas for intramural sports and recreational sports.

Intramural sports

Intramural Hockey

The Goggin Ice Center’s intramural sports programs are among the top in the country. Goggin offers “Division 1”, “Division 2”, “Division 3”, and “Almost Beginner” leagues in ice hockey for fall, winter, and spring seasons, as well as Men’s, Women’s, and Co-Ed broomball leagues for each season. More than 500 teams sign up each season.

References

• Goggin Ice Center: News, http://www.ice.muohio.edu, retrieved 10-6-2010 
• Goggin Ice Center, January 5, 2007, http://www.pfd.muohio.edu/building/which.jsp, retrieved 10-6-2010 
• 360 Architecture, 2010, http://www.360architects.com/Goggin_portfolio_360.html, retrieved 10-6-2010 
• Miami University Redhawks Official Athletic Site, 2010, http://www.muredhawks.com/facilities/mioh-goggin-ice-arena.html, retrieved 10-6-2010 

External links

• Official Goggin Page
• 360 Architecture
• MURedhawks.com
• MU Physical Facilities