Berry Events Center

Berry Events Center
The Berry
Location	Marquette, Michigan
Coordinates	46°33′28″N 87°23′34″W / 46.557652°N 87.392675°W
Owner	Northern Michigan University
Operator	Northern Michigan University
Capacity	3,802 (ice hockey); 4,300 (basketball)
Surface	200 by 94 feet (61 m × 29 m) (ice hockey)
Construction
Opened	October 1, 1999
Construction cost	$11 million (approximate)
Tenants
	Northern Michigan Wildcats; (Hockey & Basketball)

Berry Events Center is a 4,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Marquette, Michigan, in the United States that opened in 1999. It is home to the Northern Michigan University Wildcats ice hockey and basketball teams. The arena formerly housed the US short track speed skating team. It was built in 1999, and is named for John W. Berry, Jr., class of 1971, a primary benefactor of the facility. The arena replaced Lakeview Arena, the home of Wildcat hockey for its first twenty-three seasons.

The arena contains 16 luxury suites and standing room for 400 fans. It is also the premier sports and entertainment venue in the Upper Peninsula, accommodating up to 5,675 for concerts.

It was formerly the only school in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association to have Olympic-size ice (200 by 100 feet or 61 by 30 metres), before a multi-million dollar ice making plant upgrade in 2023 that included shrinking the dimensions of the rink to a hybrid 200 x 94 ft rink.^[1]

External links

2005-06 Northern Michigan University Hockey Guide^{[permanent dead link]}

References

^ Mastric, Christie (24 July 2023). "Berry Events Center rink's cooling system updated". The Mining Journal. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

This article about a baseball venue in Michigan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Mastric, Christie (24 July 2023). "Berry Events Center rink's cooling system updated". The Mining Journal. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[1]

v t e Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's ice hockey
Teams in the final season	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers Alaska Nanooks Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Bemidji State Beavers Bowling Green Falcons Ferris State Bulldogs Lake Superior State Lakers Michigan Tech Huskies Minnesota State Mavericks Northern Michigan Wildcats
Venues in the final season	Propst Arena (Alabama–Huntsville) Carlson Center (Alaska) Seawolf Sports Complex (Alaska Anchorage) Sanford Center (Bemidji State) Slater Family Ice Arena (Bowling Green) Ewigleben Arena (Ferris State) Taffy Abel Arena (Lake Superior State) MacInnes Student Ice Arena (Michigan Tech) Mankato Civic Center (Minnesota State) Berry Events Center (Northern Michigan)
Other previous teams	Colorado College Tigers Denver Pioneers Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs North Dakota Fighting Hawks Notre Dame Fighting Irish Omaha Mavericks St. Cloud State Huskies Wisconsin Badgers
Championships and awards	Broadmoor Trophy MacNaughton Cup Champions All-WCHA Hockey Teams Individual awards Most Outstanding Player in Tournament All-Tournament Teams
Seasons	1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020