University of Michigan Coliseum

Gymnasium

University of Michigan Coliseum

Former names| Weinberg Coliseum
Location| 721 S. Fifth Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Coordinates| 42°16′19″N 83°44′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.27194°N 83.74639°W﻿ / 42.27194; -83.74639
Owner| University of Michigan
Operator| University of Michigan
Construction
Broke ground| 1909*
Opened| 1909
(115–116 years ago)
Architect| Fred Weinberg
Tenants
Michigan Wolverines ice hockey (1920–1973)

The University of Michigan Coliseum is an indoor gymnasium located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was the home of the Michigan varsity ice hockey team from 1920 to 1973. It is currently used as an all-purpose facility for several Michigan sports programs.[1]

## History

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The foundation for the original indoor rink, then called the Weinberg Coliseum, was likely poured in 1909 by local Ann Arbor contractor Fred Weinberg. Initially the ice was cooled only by the chill winter air but after the University of Michigan purchased the facility in 1925 an artificial ice system was installed and gave the ice hockey team a home with consistent ice.[2] After the purchase, the building was simply known as the Michigan Coliseum.[3][4]

While the facility served as the home for the team for over fifty years, the building was prohibitively small, even after a 1949 remodeling, and was eventually replaced by the Yost Ice Arena in 1973. During its lifetime as an ice rink, the Weinberg Coliseum was home to seven National Championship teams.

After the ice was removed for the final time the Coliseum was recycled for use as a gymnasium and used by various university programs over the years but mostly by the men's and women's gymnastics teams.

The back of the Michigan coliseum

## References

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1. ^ "Coliseum". LocalWiki. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
2. ^ "Weinberg's Coliseum". Ann Arbor District Library. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
3. ^ "Pucksters Play to Tie in Last Night's Game". The Michigan Daily. January 16, 1926. p. 6.
4. ^ "Marquette Hockey Game Called Off". The Michigan Daily. January 21, 1926. p. 6.

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University of Michigan

Located in: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Colleges|

* Architecture and Urban Planning
* Art and Design
* Business
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Athletics|

| Teams|

* Michigan Wolverines
* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Field hockey
* Football
* Men's gymnastics
* Women's gymnastics
* Men's ice hockey
* Men's lacrosse
* Women's lacrosse
* Rugby
* Men's soccer
* Women's soccer
* Softball
* Swimming
* Track and field
* Women's volleyball

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Venues|

* Alumni Field
* Canham Natatorium
* Crisler Center
* Ferry Field
* Michigan Stadium
* Phyllis Ocker Field
* Ray Fisher Stadium
* Regents Field
* Waterman Gymnasium
* Yost Ice Arena

Other|

* Cold War
* Little Brown Jug
* Paul Bunyan Trophy
* The Big Chill at the Big House
* Michigan–Michigan State basketball rivalry
* Michigan–Michigan State ice hockey rivalry
* Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
* Michigan–Ohio State basketball rivalry

Campus|

* Angell Hall
* Observatory
* Burton Memorial Tower
* The Cube
* The Diag
* Ford Nuclear Reactor
* Hill Auditorium
* Library
* Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
* William L. Clements Library
* Life Sciences Institute
* Lurie Biomedical Engineering Center
* Lurie Tower
* Michigan Union
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* President's House
* The Rock
* Student housing
* Bursley
* Barbour
* Martha Cook
* Markley
* Stockwell
* Weiser Hall

| Museums|

* Archaeology
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* Behind the Walls
* Daedalus
* Orion
* The Romanovs Collect
* Shang
* Stiff Box 12
* Dentistry
* Natural History

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Botanical|

* Herbarium
* Matthaei Botanical Gardens
* Nichols Arboretum

Media|

* Michiganensian
* Daily
* Every Three Weekly
* Michigan Mathematical Journal
* The Gargoyle
* Channel
* Michigan Public
* WFUM
* WUOM
* WVGR
* Review
* Street Journal
* Times
* Press
* WCBN-FM
* WJJX (defunct)

People|

* General alumni
* Arts alumni
* Business alumni
* Law and government alumni
* Faculty and staff
* University presidents
* Board of Regents

Research|

* American National Election Studies
* Business Engagement Center
* Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems
* Environmental Research Institute
* Global Feminisms Project
* Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments
* Institute for Social Research
* Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
* National Survey of Black Americans
* Michigan Aeronautical Research Center
* Michigan Life Sciences Corridor
* Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute
* National Quality Research Center
* American Customer Satisfaction Index
* University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index

Student life|

* Black Action Movement
* Compulsive Lyres
* The Detroit Partnership
* Eclipse Jazz
* Graduate Employees' Organization
* Inter-Cooperative Council
* Escher Cooperative House
* Eugene V. Debs Cooperative House
* Michigan Cooperative House
* Stefan T. Vail Cooperative House
* "Let's Go Blue"
* MHacks
* Michigan Marching Band
* Michigan Ultras
* Phi Delta Theta House
* Men's Glee Club
* Naked Mile
* Order of Angell
* Pops Orchestra
* Social Venture Fund
* Society of Les Voyageurs
* Solar Car Team
* Students for a Democratic Society
* Theta Phi Alpha
* "The Victors"
* "Varsity"
* "The Yellow and Blue"

History|

* 1965 Teach-in
* 2020 graduate students' strike
* Affirmative action
* Gratz v. Bollinger
* Grutter v. Bollinger
* Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
* Doe v. University of Michigan
* Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America v. The University of Michigan
* Treaty of Fort Meigs
* Vietnam War protests

Campuses|

* Ann Arbor (Main)
* Dearborn
* Flint
* Detroit

* Founded: 1817
* Students: 52,065 (2023)
* Endowment: $17.9 billion (2023)

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Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey

Venues|

* Weinberg Coliseum (1914–1973)
* Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)

Coaches|

* Joseph Barss (1922–27)
* Eddie Lowrey (1927–44)
* Vic Heyliger (1944–57)
* Al Renfrew (1957–73)
* Dan Farrell (1973–80)
* Wilf Martin (1980)
* John Giordano (1980–84)
* Red Berenson (1984–2017)
* Mel Pearson (2017–2022)
* Brandon Naurato (2022–present)

Seasons|

* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
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* 1991–92
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* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Conference affiliations|

* MCHA/WIHL/WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981)
* CCHA (1981–2013)
* Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)

Rivalries|

* Michigan State
* Minnesota
* Notre Dame

Culture & lore|

* Great Lakes Invitational
* The Big Chill at the Big House
* Cold War
* Faceoff on the Lake

All-time leaders|

* Statistical leaders
* Brendan Morrison (284 Points)
* Denny Felsner (139 Goals)
* Marty Turco (127 Wins)

National championships|

* 1948
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1964
* 1996
* 1998

Frozen Four appearances|

* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1962
* 1964
* 1977
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2008
* 2011
* 2018
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

NCAA Tournament appearances|

* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1962
* 1964
* 1977
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
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* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2016
* 2018
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Conference Tournament titles|

* CCHA: 1994
* 1996
* 1997
* 1999
* 2002
* 2003
* 2005
* 2008
* 2010
* Big Ten: 2016
* 2022
* 2023

Hobey Baker winners|

* Brendan Morrison (1997)
* Kevin Porter (2008)
* Adam Fantilli (2023)

* University of Michigan
* Ann Arbor, MI

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Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's ice hockey

Teams in the final season|

* Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
* Alaska Nanooks
* Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
* Bemidji State Beavers
* Bowling Green Falcons
* Ferris State Bulldogs
* Lake Superior State Lakers
* Michigan Tech Huskies
* Minnesota State Mavericks
* Northern Michigan Wildcats

Venues in the final season|

* Propst Arena (Alabama–Huntsville)
* Carlson Center (Alaska)
* Seawolf Sports Complex (Alaska Anchorage)
* Sanford Center (Bemidji State)
* Slater Family Ice Arena (Bowling Green)
* Ewigleben Arena (Ferris State)
* Taffy Abel Arena (Lake Superior State)
* MacInnes Student Ice Arena (Michigan Tech)
* Mankato Civic Center (Minnesota State)
* Berry Events Center (Northern Michigan)

Other previous teams|

* Colorado College Tigers
* Denver Pioneers
* Michigan Wolverines
* Michigan State Spartans
* Minnesota Golden Gophers
* Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
* North Dakota Fighting Hawks
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Omaha Mavericks
* St. Cloud State Huskies
* Wisconsin Badgers

Championships and awards|

* Broadmoor Trophy
* MacNaughton Cup
* Champions
* All-WCHA Hockey Teams
* Individual awards
* Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
* All-Tournament Teams

Seasons|

* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020

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