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Just attended the America Cup for Short Track Speed Skating in the 1932 Arena. For many events this venue is preferable to the Herb Brooks 1980 arena due to the smaller size. Not a bad seat in the house.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Jack Shea Arena (known as the “1932 Arena” until recently) is a multipurpose space in the New York State community of Lake Placid. Built for the III Olympic Winter Games held in 1932, it was the first indoor arena used in a Winter Games (it hosted the figure skating competition and six of the twelve ice hockey games). Fun Fact: Jack Shea arena is named after John Amos Shea (1910-2002), an American double-gold medalist at the III Olympic Winter Games in speedskating. Shea is also notable for being the first American to win two gold medals at one Winter Olympics and for being the patriarch of the first family with three generations of Winter Olympians. Neat! Sadly, at the age of 91, Shea died from injuries sustained in a car accident. At the time of his death, Shea was the oldest gold-winning Olympian. Look for the Jack Shea Arena inside the Lake Placid Olympic Centre at 2634 Main Street. Today, the historic site is used for public skating, training (Dorothy Hamill trained in the 1932 Arena prior to her gold medal performance in 1976 at the XII Olympic Winter Games), and hockey events. It is owned and operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority, a New York State public benefit corporation. Be sure to check out all the cool memorabilia!…
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Date of experience: December 2019
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Still in use today. Ice surface is very good. The facility is well maintained. Free to view. Fun to read and view the memorabilia posted in the corridors.
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Date of experience: August 2019
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We have been here many times and always enjoy returning. There is just tons of history here, and it is fascinating to walk around, read many signs and plaques on the walls, and take in all of the American sports history. Public ice skating is available numerous times a week. And if there is a tournament ongoing, you can watch hockey or figure skating. That is really fun and a way to kill a good hour watching a fun sports event. And needless to say, once finished here, walk to the iconic Herb Brooks 1980 Hockey Arena for a once on a lifetime experience of absorbing all there is at this "hallowed ground" Arena, home of the Miracle on Ice. It gives you chills, no joke. David L.…
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Date of experience: March 2019
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As indicated in the title of the venue, this is the older of the two ice arenas in town. The seats are not the most comfortable, but they are better than just plain benches. There are no arm rests, and some of the seats seem to spill your body forward as you sit. They are molded plastic, and after a couple of hours, they tend to get hard. Otherwise, this is a basic no-frills arena.…
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Date of experience: January 2019
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