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The Cooler

GPS Address: 666 S. Exchange St., Geneva, NY

Home of the Hobart and William Smith ice hockey teams, the Geneva Recreation Complex Skating Rink is a regulation-size skating surface. Also home of the Geneva Youth Ice Hockey programs, Geneva Recreation Complex has four full-size locker rooms.

The Cooler has hosted six NCAA tournament games and dozens of conference tournament games. The home of Hobart hockey since it opened in 1978, the Cooler has seen the Statesmen capture four of their six conference championships.

During the 2007 off-season, the facility, which was dubbed The Cooler by Hobart Head Coach Mark Taylor, was enclosed through a collaborative effort of government agencies, the Colleges, and local businesses.

The rink also underwent extensive improvements prior to the 2001-02 season. The Colleges, in conjunction with the City of Geneva, built a varsity house at the north end of the rink to serve as the exclusive locker room for the Hobart Statesmen. A new floor, dasher boards, and auxiliary locker rooms were also added. Then In 2014 prior to their inaugural season, a new state of the art locker room was built exclusively for the William Smith Herons.