Thompson Arena
Interactive map of Rupert C. Thompson Arena | |
| Location | Hanover, NH |
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| Owner | Dartmouth College |
| Operator | Dartmouth College |
| Capacity | 3,500 (hockey) (4,500 with standing room only) |
| Surface | 200x90 ft (hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1973 |
| Opened | November 22, 1975 |
| Construction cost | $4.4 million |
| Architect | Pier Luigi Nervi |
| Tenants | |
| Dartmouth Big Green (men's and women's ice hockey) | |
43°42′04″N 72°16′49″W / 43.70111°N 72.28028°W Rupert C. Thompson Arena is a 3,500-seat hockey arena in Hanover, New Hampshire. It is home to the Dartmouth College Big Green men's and women's ice hockey teams. The barrel-vaulted, reinforced concrete arena was designed by renowned architect Pier Luigi Nervi. It was named for Rupert C. Thompson '28, the major benefactor of the project, and replaced Davis Rink, the original "indoor" home of Dartmouth hockey from 1929 to 1975. (Davis Rink, which was located next to old Alumni Gym, was demolished in 1985 to make way for the Berry Sports Center.)
The Arena has also hosted concerts, and in May 1978 featured the Grateful Dead in a packed sold-out stadium for the band's only appearance in New Hampshire.