Appleton Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Canton, New York. It is home to the St. Lawrence University Skating Saints ice hockey team. It was named for Judge Charles W. Appleton, class of 1897, the main benefactor of the arena as well as the riding center, which is named for his wife Elsa. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... ARENA may refer to either: Nationalist Republican Alliance, a political party in El Salvador. ... Canton, New York is a Town and aVillage in the US State of New York. ... St. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

Appleton Arena opened January 20, 1951, and was remodeled in the late 1970s and early 1980s to its current configuration. In 1999, the facade of the arena was renovated to allow for improved locker rooms (particularly for the growing women's program) and a larger lobby. Additionally, the playing surface was expanded to 85 feet by 200 feet, and a weight training facility was added. These renovations were specifically designed to improve the arena while only minimally changing the traditional wooden bleachers and general ambiance of the interior.

Aside from being home to the Skating Saints, the arena also hosts intramural hockey and broomball games, Canton College's hockey program, a figure skating club, and Canont Pee Wee Hockey.^[1] In addition to it's athletic uses, the University has also utilized the arena for concerts and for an alternate, indoor location for graduation ceremonies. A game of broomball begins with a face-off Broomball is a popular recreational ice sport originating in Canada and played around the world. ... Minor hockey is ice hockey for minors. ...

External links

• Appleton Arena at StLaw.edu
  
• SLU's women's hockey program, including a short history of the arena