Yost Ice Arena

Yost Ice Arena

The Cathedral of College Hockey
Former names	Fielding H. Yost Field House (1924–1973)
Location	1000 S State St Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Coordinates	42°16′4″N 83°44′27.7″W / 42.26778°N 83.741028°W / 42.26778; -83.741028
Owner	University of Michigan
Operator	University of Michigan
Capacity	8,100 (1973-1991) 7,235 (1991-1996) 6,343 (1996-2001) 6,637 (2001-2012) 5,800 (2012-present)[2]
Record attendance	8,411
Field size	200 ft × 85 ft (61 m × 26 m) (ice hockey) 2 ft × 100 ft × 100 ft (0.61 m × 30.48 m × 30.48 m) (ice hockey)
Surface	Ice
Construction
Broke ground	January 1922
Opened	November 10, 1923 (1923-11-10) (100 years ago)
Construction cost	$563,168 (original) $9.9 million (combined renovations of 1992, 1996, 2001 & 2006) $16 million (2012 renovation)
Architect	Charles R. Beltz and Company[1] Rossetti (2012 renovation)
Tenants
Michigan Wolverines (NCAA) Men's basketball 1923–1967 Men's ice hockey 1973–present Women's ice hockey (ACHA) 1994–present

Yost Ice Arena, formerly the Fielding H. Yost Field House, is an indoor ice hockey arena located on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It is the home of the Michigan men's ice hockey team.

Yost Field House opened in 1923 and was the home of the Michigan men's basketball team until the Crisler Center opened in 1967. It was converted into an ice arena in 1973 and has been home of the men's ice hockey team since then. It also has been the home of Michigan's women's ice hockey club team since its establishment in 1994.