Alumni Arena (SUNY Cortland)
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The Campus Center Hockey Arena is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose ice arena
Arena
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 located in Cortland, New York
Cortland, New York
Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....

 on the campus of SUNY Cortland. The arena is also the home to the Cortland Red Dragons Men's and Women's ice hockey teams competing at the NCAA Division III level in the State University of New York Athletic Conference
State University of New York Athletic Conference
The State University of New York Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletics conference consisting of schools in the State University of New York system...

 (SUNYAC). As well as a men's club team competing at the ACHA Division I
Acha
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 level in the Northeast Collegiate Hockey League
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League
The Northeast Collegiate Hockey League is an ACHA Division I Club hockey League consisting of 8 teams in the Northeastern part of the USA.-Format:...

, SUNY Cortland Figure Skating Club, intramural hockey, and broomball
Broomball
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. And for recreation ice skating
Ice skating
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 and figure skating
Figure skating
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.

The arena is also used for various other events: commencement ceremonies, trade shows, conventions, concerts, Empire State Games
Empire State Games
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, volleyball
Volleyball
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, and sports camps.

The ice arena is part of the larger Park Center Athletic Complex that serves as a location for various student activities and Red Dragon Athletic facilities.

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