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January 10, 1950
- A list of "firsts" for the Field House: Event: Interfraternity Ball on November 12, 1949 (music performed by Elliot Lawrence and his Orchestra). Sporting Event: December 3, 1949 as RPI defeated the New York State Maritime Academy 55-43 in basketball. Hockey Game: January 10, 1950 as RPI lost to Middlebury 8-2.
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Two weeks after the first hockey game, the RPI Field House hosted its first commencement ceremony, on January 27, 1950. General Omar Bradley , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , gave the first commencement address.
Hockey Game: January 10, 1950 as RPI lost to Middlebury 8-2. Commencement: January 27, 1950 (General Omar N. Bradley delivered the commencement speech). The building was originally called the RPI Field House.
May 20, 2010 · The Houston Field House is the current home of Rensselaer's Division I men's and women's ice hockey teams. Seating more than 4,800 fans, the Field House features six locker rooms, numerous offices and several meeting spaces.
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Popular legend holds that Houston Field House was previously an airplane or Airship hangar for the United States armed forces during World War II. In reality, it originated as a warehouse for the United States Navy in Davisville, Rhode Island. Following the war, the federal government established the Veterans Education Facilities Program (VEFP) to ...
A month later, on November 12, 1949, the RPI Field House hosted its first event, an Interfraternity Ball. On December 3, 1949, the first sporting event in the Field House's history took place as RPI defeated the New York State Maritime Academy 55-43 in basketball. A large impetus for the construction of the Field House was to create a home for the ...
As the popularity of hockey grew, tickets became hot items among students. Owing to its origins as a military warehouse, most views were obstructed at at least some angle between the rink and the seats due to large support columns that held up the Field House's roof. This led to the birth of what is known simply as "hockey line." Groups of people -...
In 1978, a new tradition started that continues today - the annual Big Red Freakout! event. This event fills the Field House with thousands of screaming fans, and there is a giveaway each year. Following Houston's death later that year, the Institute announced at the 1978 Commencement ceremonies that the RPI Field House would be known as Houston Fi...
Today, the Houston Field House seats 4,780 for hockey games, and remains the largest capacity in the ECACHockey League despite a decrease from its capacity of 5,217 in 2008. Its modern function is primarily as a home for the RPI men's and women's hockey teams to compete and practice, though several skating clubs also call the Field House home. The ...
Dec 11, 2022 · That warehouse became the Houston Field House, the current home of the RPI Engineers hockey program. The doors opened on the new facility in 1949 and the rest is history. At one point, the Houston Field House was the main civic arena for the Albany area and would even host the 1959 Frozen Four.
The 1959 Frozen Four was held March 12-14, 1959, in Troy, New York at the RPI Field House on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This was the first Frozen Four held in the Northeast...
RPI has opened ECAC Hockey conference play on the last weekend of October against Union since the 2012–13 season. The first conference home game is known as Black Friday or Black Saturday which alternates each year.
