St. Cloud State University is renaming its hockey arena the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Herb Brooks coached the Huskies in 1986-87 when they finished third in the NCAA Division III tournament and helped elevate the program to Division I status.
SCSU renames its hockey arena after Herb Brooks
St. Cloud State University is renaming its hockey arena the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
April 18, 2013 at 2:12PM
Brooks, who died in 2003 and is best known for coaching the "Miracle on Ice" team to a gold medal in the 1980 Olympics, also helped secure the funding for the arena that will now bear his name. It had been called the National Hockey and Event Center.
The arena's $14.7 million renovation is expected to be completed by mid-June.
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