- Hart Center
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stadium_name = Hart Recreation Center| nickname =
location = College of the Holy Cross
College St
Worcester, MA 01610
broke_ground =
opened = December 1, 1975
closed =
demolished =
owner = College of the Holy Cross
operator = College of the Holy Cross
surface = 200' x 85' (ice arena)
construction_cost=
architect =
former_names =
tenants =Holy Cross Athletics
seating_capacity = 3,600 (basketball)
1,400 (hockey)The Hart Recreation Center is the main athletic center at the
College of the Holy Cross inWorcester, Massachusetts . It was built in1975 and is home to the Holy Cross Crusaders athletic teams. It is named for the Rev. Francis J. Hart, S.J., the guiding force behind intramurals at Holy Cross for more than 40 years.The basketball arena seats 3,600, and has hosted the
Patriot League men's basketball tournament numerous times. The hockey rink seats 1,400 and hosts the Division I men's hockey team and the Division III women's hockey team, which was formed in 1998. The rink also was the site of the 1999 and 2002 MAAC hockey championships. It also contains a swimming pool, rowing tanks, and racquetball & squash courts. In 1997, the Carol & Park B. Smith Wellness Center was opened as an addition to the building, and houses strength and conditioning facilities.
thumbnail|left|200px|2008, Main Entrance, Hockey Centeris on Right, Basketball Arena On LeftExternal links
* [http://goholycross.cstv.com/facilities/holy-facilitylist.html#hart GoHolyCross.com - Athletic Facilities]
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