The Ohio State University Ice Rink is a 1,415-seat hockey rink located at

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, United States. The rink was built in 1961 and houses the

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team. The men's hockey team occupied the facility from 1963 until 1998, when the

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was completed. A 1999 renovation brought the rink to full

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dimensions and improved the facilities. The rink is located adjacent to the east side of St. John Arena on Woody Hayes Drive, just north of

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. In 2007, the men's Buckeye hockey team played three preliminary-round CCHA tournament games at the Ice Rink due to scheduling conflicts with the OHSAA Wrestling Tournament at Value City Arena. These games marked the men's ice hockey team's first game in the Ice Rink since 1999.

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