Alfond Arena

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Harold Alfond Sports Arena| nickname = "The Alfond"
location = Orono, Maine
broke_ground = 1976 opened = November 18 1977
closed =
demolished =
owner = University of Maine
operator = University of Maine| surface = 200x85 ft (hockey)
construction_cost=
architect =
former_names = | tenants = University of Maine men's and women's basketball and hockey
seating_capacity = 5,633 (basketball)
5,445 (hockey)

Alfond Arena is a 5,633-seat multi-purpose arena in Orono, Maine, USA. The arena opened in 1977. It is home to the University of Maine Black Bears ice hockey and basketball teams. It is recognizable for its distinctive multi-angular roof design, which was also used in the Pavilion at Villanova University and the Brown University Smith Swim Center. It was expanded from its original capacity of 3,800 in 1992 in order to accommodate more spectators and bring the basketball team back from its temporary home at the Bangor Auditorium. More skyboxes have been added since then, so the arena's capacity has been reduced. A new Daktronics ProStar scoreboard will be installed over the summer of 2008. It is named for Harold Alfond, a longtime Maine booster, whose name also adorns Alfond Stadium, the school's main outdoor stadium.

Scott Hamilton's Stars on Ice opened in Alfond Arena in 1986Fact|date=May 2007. Hillary Clinton appeared at the arena in 1994. It's takes two hours to make the transition from basketball to hockey, and about 2 1/2 from hockey to basketball. New, energy-efficient lighting was installed in late 2006 because of previous power-outages and too much electricity usage.

External links

* [http://goblackbears.collegesports.com/facilities/main-alfond.html Alfond Arena at GoBlackBears.com]