The Herb Brooks Arena is a multi-purpose

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. This surface, along with the USA Rink, was built for the

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The arena hosted various events during the

, most famously the ice hockey tournament that saw the

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' 4–3 victory over the

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, the game commonly referred to as the Miracle on Ice. In 2005, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the American victory, the arena was named after the late Herb Brooks, who coached the American team during the 1980 Olympics. Other events the arena hosted during the 1980 games include figure skating events and the closing ceremony. The arena has been used several times for college hockey championships in the United States. It hosted the 1984 and 1988 men's

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, commonly referred to as the Frozen Four. The arena has hosted the

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as well, in 2007. From 1993 to 2002, the arena annually hosted the

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League's championships every March. The ECAC announced in July 2012 that the league would again crown its champion in Herb Brooks Arena for the 2013–14, 2014–15, and 2015–16 seasons. In March 2016 the contract was extended for another three years through the 2019 ECAC tournament. The

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-based Adirondack Thunder ice hockey team have used the arena for a few games because of high school basketball championship games being held at the

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. Over a two-week period in late January through early February 2021, the National Women's Hockey League held its 2020–21 season at the arena in an isolation bubble due to the

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1980 Winter Olympics official report.
Volume 1. pp. 47–59.

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* , hosted by the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority {{Authority control Venues of the 1932 Winter Olympics Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics Indoor ice hockey venues in New York (state) College ice hockey venues in the United States Olympic figure skating venues Olympic ice hockey venues Sports venues in Essex County, New York Sports venues completed in 1931 1931 establishments in New York (state)

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