University of Dayton Arena

The University of Dayton Arena (commonly referred to as the U-D Arena) is an indoor arena located in Dayton, Ohio. The arena was proposed as being the home rink for the Dayton Aeros franchise in the World Hockey Association for its debut season. The arena opened in 1969. The arena lacked an ice plant and the University balked at the cost of installing one. The second option in town was the Hara Arena which only held 5,500. Since neither was a viable option the team relocated to Houston, Texas where they were renamed the Houston Aeros and would play out of The Summit. The arena under went an extensive renovation from 2017 to 2019