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Miami opened the Goggin Ice Center in 2006, replacing the previous home of its NCAA Division I hockey team and two national championship synchronized skating teams.

After three decades in a cramped but cozy 2,200-seat Goggin Ice Arena, the RedHawks have settled into a beautiful, modern, $34.8-million, 170,000-square foot building at 610 S. Oak St. in the southeast part of campus.

Two NHL-size (200'x 85') sheets are the focal point of the Ice Center, including the 3,200-seat Steve “Coach” Cady Arena. The arena includes 2,800 reserved lower-bowl seats, 102 club seats, four opera boxes and six private suites. When standing room is included in the capacity, Cady Arena boasts a capacity of nearly 4,000.

"We took great care in making sure the intimacy of the old building would not be lost," said Cady, who began serving as the administrator in charge of Goggin since 1985 and is the new building's namesake. "What made that building such a special place was how close the fans were to the action and we feel like we have captured some of that same magic in the new arena."

The second sheet of ice, with seating for 250, is mainly used for practice but sees extensive use through youth hockey, intramural activities and other community-related events.

The club seating area is accessible from the mezzanine level and extends into a full banquet area that provides fans with a fine dining alternative at each home contest. Fans in the luxury suites and north opera boxes also have access to the dining area.

Next to the club area is the press box, which provides one of the best views of the action in all of college hockey, with seating for 20, in addition to two four-person media booths.

The facility also includes state-of-the-art locker room facilities for both the hockey and synchronized skating programs, in addition to 13 other locker areas. Miami added the Leahy Performance Center, a state-of-the-art weight room, in 2014.


The Unsung Hero

A goaltender at Miami in the late 1970s, Tom Brown answered the call from his alma mater when the need for funding arose. Brown, the chief executive officer of Second Curve Capital, a financial services company in New York, came forward with the lead gift for the Goggin Ice Center construction, cementing his reputation as one of the biggest supporters of Miami's hockey program.

From Design to Reality

Through the collaborative efforts of 360 Architecture and GBBN Architecture, the same group that designed Nationwide Arena - the home of the National Hockey League's Columbus Blue Jackets - the plans for building the new Goggin were put in the capable hands of project manager John Seibert, a Miami graduate with strong ties to the hockey program. Seibert received his degree in environmental design from Miami in 1990, before earning his master's of architecture from MU in 1994, and was directly involved in all aspects of construction, from the bid process through completion.

Some 41,600 man-hours over 104 weeks went into the building, making it the most labor-intensive project in the history of the university.

The Community

"As excited as we are about what this building will mean to our athletic programs, we are even more energized about what it will mean to our community as a whole," Cady said during the construction process. "It will draw a great number of people to our community and we are excited to show them how wonderful Oxford and Miami University are."

In addition to serving as the home of the university's hockey and synchronized skating teams, the new Goggin also plays a key role in meeting the needs of Miami's student body and the surrounding community.

Over 500 intramural teams consisting of over 8,000 participants, taking part in a variety of activities, utilize the Ice Center, in addition to the over 1,000 students who take courses through the school's Physical and Health Sciences program. The facility also welcomes youth hockey teams from around the country for various tournaments, while serving as the site of Miami's nationally-renowned summer hockey school.