Worcester Arena

The Worcester Arena (also known as the Webster Square Arena) was an indoor arena located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The arena opened in 1946 as a rollerskating rink and was sold in 1952 then converted into a ice rink which opened in 1953. The arena had a 185'x82' ice surface and sat 1,500. The arena was converted back to a roller rink in 1985. The facility closed within a few years and is presently a strip mall known as Arena Plaza.

The arena was home to the Worcester Warriors who played in the Eastern Hockey League for the 1954-55 season and then moved to the Atlantic Hockey League for the 1955-56 season.

The arena would be home to the five colleges and universities in the city that sponsored men's ice hockey until the opening of the Buffone Arena on the campus of Assumption College in 1972 and Hart Center on the campus of Holy Cross in 1975. The Centrum (now DCU Center) opened in 1982.

Minor League

 * Worcester Warriors (1954-1956)

Collegiate

 * Assumption Greyhounds men's ice hockey (1964-1972)
 * Clark Cougars men's ice hockey (1978-1981 (not certain))
 * Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey (1952-1975)
 * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1953-1972)
 * Worcester State Lancers men's ice hockey (1966-1985)



Links
Forgotten Roller Rinks of the Past website page