NCAA Women’s Hockey Arenas

All 12 home rinks of the NCAA Division I women’s teams that have their own rink for the 2026–27 season, ranked by capacity. The biggest is Walter Brown Arena (Boston University Terriers women) with 3,806 seats. Together they hold 18,629 fans, an average of 1,863 per rink. The oldest is OSU Ice Rink, opened in 1961. Most women’s teams share their school’s men’s rink and are listed with the men’s conference; this page covers the women’s teams that play in a rink of their own.

  1. 1NCAAWalter Brown Arena — Boston University Terriers women (Boston, Massachusetts)3,806 seats
  2. 2NCAARidder Arena — Minnesota Golden Gophers women (Minneapolis, Minnesota)3,400 seats
  3. 3NCAAThomas F. Sullivan Arena — Saint Anselm Hawks (Goffstown, New Hampshire)2,700 seats
  4. 4NCAAFred Rust Ice Arena — Delaware Blue Hens (Newark, Delaware)2,500 seats
  5. 5NCAALaBahn Arena — Wisconsin Badgers women (Madison, Wisconsin)2,273 seats
  6. 6NCAAMercyhurst Ice Center — Mercyhurst Lakers (Erie, Pennsylvania)1,500 seats
  7. 7NCAAOSU Ice Rink — Ohio State Buckeyes women (Columbus, Ohio)1,000 seats
  8. 8NCAACairns Arena — Saint Michael’s Purple Knights (South Burlington, Vermont)600 seats
  9. 9NCAAJason Ritchie Ice Arena — Franklin Pierce Ravens (Winchendon, Massachusetts)500 seats
  10. 10NCAATennity Ice Skating Pavilion — Syracuse Orange (Syracuse, New York)350 seats
  11. 11NCAAWorcester Ice Center — Assumption Greyhounds (Worcester, Massachusetts)
  12. 12NCAASportsCenter of Connecticut — Post Eagles (Shelton, Connecticut)

Part of the NCAA Division I Hockey Arenas directory.

Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current building, not later renovations.