Slater Family Ice Arena

{{Short description|Ice hockey venue in Bowling Green, Ohio}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Slater Family Ice Arena

| nickname =

| former names = BGSU Ice Arena (1967–2016)

| image = File:BGSUIce2.jpg

| location = Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

| coordinates = {{coord|41.378958|-83.627801|type:landmark|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| broke_ground = Spring, 1965

| opened = February 25, 1967

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Bowling Green State University

| operator = Bowling Green State University

| surface = 200' x 85' (ice hockey)

| construction_cost = $1.8 million

| architect = Buegher & Stowe, Toledo, Ohio

| former_names = BGSU Ice Arena

| tenants = Bowling Green Falcons (NCAA) 1967–present
Bowling Green Curling Club 1968–2016

| seating_capacity = 5,000 (ice hockey)

}}

The Slater Family Ice Arena is a 5,000-seat hockey arena on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is home to the university's men's ice hockey team, the Bowling Green Falcons, which plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. It was built from 1965 to 1967 for a cost of $1.8 million and opened in February 1967.{{cite news |first = Kevin |last = Gordon |url = http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/media_partners/wupw_Sentinel_Tribune_BGSU_Ice_Arena_renovations_on_hold |title = BGSU Ice Arena renovations on hold |work = FoxToledo.com |location = Toledo, Ohio |publisher = WUPW-TV |access-date = January 23, 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120216171618/http://www.foxtoledo.com/dpp/news/media_partners/wupw_Sentinel_Tribune_BGSU_Ice_Arena_renovations_on_hold |archive-date = February 16, 2012 }} The arena originally had seating for 2,863 until 1989 when it was expanded to its current size of 5,000.{{cite web |title = BGSU Ice Arena |url = http://www2.bgsufalcons.com/sports/2009/6/25/GEN_0625093242.aspx?path=mhockey |work = Bowling Green Athletics |publisher = Bowling Green State University |access-date = March 12, 2014 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130805231734/http://bgsufalcons.com/sports/2009/6/25/GEN_0625093242.aspx?path=mhockey |archive-date = August 5, 2013 }} Formerly known as the BGSU Ice Arena, it was renamed in 2016.{{cite news |last1 = Kuebeck |first1 = Peter |title = BGSU trustees give OK to Slater Family Ice Arena name |url = http://www.sent-trib.com/news/bgsu-trustees-give-ok-to-slater-family-ice-arena-name/article_892cff8a-be4b-11e6-b729-dfed1a4c3f82.html |access-date = April 21, 2017 |work = Sentinel-Tribune |date = December 9, 2016 |location = Bowling Green, Ohio }}