Resch Center
The
Resch Center is a 10,200 seat multi-purpose
arena in
Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was built in
2002. It is the home of the
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team,
Green Bay Gamblers ice hockey team, and
Green Bay Blizzard arena football team. The arena was built next to the existing
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena which is across the street from
Lambeau Field. It was named for KI executive
Dick Resch.
* It was the site of the 2006
NCAA Hockey Tournament's Midwest Regional, held on March 25, and 26. The
Wisconsin Badgers of the
Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), the
Cornell Big Red of the
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC),
Colorado College, also of the WCHA, and
Bemidji State University of
College Hockey America (CHA), all participated in the Midwest Regional. The regional final had Wisconsin defeating Cornell 1-0 in three overtimes.
Jack Skille had the game winning goal at 11:13 into the third overtime. This game was the longest 1-0 game in
NCAA Tournament history, and the second longest game in tournament history.
The Time Warner Cable Theater is a 5,000-seat theater located inside the Resch Center and can be used for theater concerts, Broadway shows, and other events.
