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| Full name | Harry W. Lawson Ice Arena and Gabel Natatorium |
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| Location | 2009 Howard Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 |
| Coordinates | 42°16′33″N 85°37′04″W / 42.275937°N 85.617765°W |
| Public transit | WMU Bronco Transit Bus Service |
| Owner | Western Michigan University |
| Operator | Matt Kulik |
| Capacity | 3,667 |
| Record attendance | 5,168 (October 31, 1987)[1] |
| Field size | 200' x 85' (Ice Hockey) |
| Surface | Ice |
| Scoreboard | 4-Sided Box Center Ice & 3 Separate LED Screens |
| Construction | |
| Opened | November 15, 1974 |
| Renovated | 1993, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2016[1] |
| Tenants | |
| WMU Ice Hockey (NCAA) (1974–present) WMU Men's Basketball (NCAA) (1992–1994) WMU Women's Basketball (NCAA) (1992–1994) WMU Synchronized Skating (1999–2004) | |
| Website | |
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Harry W. Lawson Ice Arena and Gabel Natatorium is a 3,667-seat multi-purpose arena, and adjacent natatorium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, located on the far Southwest corner of Western Michigan University's main campus. The arena is a single-level, horseshoe-style arena with a concourse at the top. It is home to the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team, the WMU men's ice hockey club team, and the WMU synchronized skating club team. The arena is named after Harry W. Lawson, the founder of the hockey program at Western Michigan University. The Gabel Natatorium contains an olympic size swimming pool, diving facility, and is home to the WMU Swimming and Diving Club team.
From 1992 to 1994, while University Arena was being renovated, the basketball teams also called Lawson home.[1]
- ^ a b c "Lawson Ice Arena and Gabel Natatorium". Western Michigan University. Retrieved January 24, 2014.