Sidney J. Watson Arena, or simply Watson Arena, is an

ice hockey arena An ice hockey arena (or ice hockey venue, or ice hockey stadium) is a sport venue in which an ice hockey competition is held. Alternatively it is used for other sports such as broomball, ringette and rink bandy. Multi-purpose arenas A number of ...

on the campus of

Bowdoin College Bowdoin College ( ) is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. It was chartered in 1794. The main Bowdoin campus is located near Casco Bay and the Androscoggin River. In a ...

in Brunswick,

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. Watson Arena seats 1,900 plus additional standing room. The arena opened on January 18, 2009, and is home to the

Bowdoin Polar Bears The Bowdoin Polar Bears are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Bowdoin College, located in Brunswick, Maine. The Polar Bears compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and New England Small College Athletic Con ...

men's and women's ice hockey teams. The arena is named for former Athletic Director Sid Watson. Watson Arena was the first newly constructed ice arena built in the United States to earn

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certification.

History

Watson Arena replaced Dayton Arena, which had served as the home of Bowdoin ice hockey since 1956. On January 18, 2009, the women's ice hockey team tied

Hamilton College Hamilton College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Clinton, New York. It was established as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 and received its c ...

1–1 in the first game at Watson Arena.

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Sidney J. Watson Arena construction details
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