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Whittemore Center Arena or Whitt is a multi-purpose arena in Durham, New Hampshire, United States, on the campus of the University of New Hampshire. It was built for $30 million and opened in November 1995. It was dedicated to Frederick B. Whittemore and his family on May 5, 1996. It is adjacent to its predecessor, the Snively Arena, which is still standing and is used as a recreation facility. It is also adjacent to Durham's Amtrak station, and it is across the street from Wildcat Stadium. The arena is home to the University of New Hampshire Wildcats men's and women's ice hockey teams. The hockey rink has a full Olympic-sized sheet of ice. In 2002, 2005 and 2016, UNH and the Whittemore Center hosted the NCAA Women's Frozen Four. The arena can seat 6,501 for hockey and basketball games, and 7,200 for concerts and similar events. The lobby is decorated with heroic portraits of past men's and women's All-American hockey players. Through the end of the 2006-2007 academic year, the arena was managed by Global Spectrum, but UNH Campus Recreation took over management before the 2007 academic year. The basketball teams (which currently draw roughly 1,000 fans per game on average) normally play across the street at Lundholm Gymnasium, which is attached to Cowell Stadium. A few home basketball games have been held at the Whittemore Center. The arena is also a venue for many concerts, trade shows, and events. The arena was New Hampshire's largest until the Verizon Wireless Arena (now the SNHU Arena) opened in Manchester in 2001. The consecration of Bishop Gene Robinson occurred in this arena on 2 November, 2003. Robinson is known for being the first openly gay bishop within the Episcopal Church. In September 2015 a new high definition center-hung scoreboard was unveiled. The main screens on each side of the board are . During the summer of 2017 the arena replaced its former HID fixture lighting system with a new LED lighting system which led to much more even lighting in the arena and no more loud hum produced by the former system.
Great event space and I love that most of the seats have backs to them verses just stadium seating. My only gripe is that the food is soooo expensive. All comps are pricey, but a small bag of... Read more
Nice skating surface. Nice new center ice video board (2015 or 2016). The concessions are a tad bit underwhelming vs. some of the other options in HockeyEast. Seats on the sides are standard arena... Read more
One of the nicest stadiums in Division 1 eastern college hockey. The Whit is the home of the UNH Wildcats. Great lower bowl style stadium; which makes Harvard, Northeastern and Providence's old... Read more
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- Sat: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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